“Survivors of a period when a plethora of Swedish indie bands achieved at least a small measure of commercial success, it comes as something of a surprise that this is Peter, Bjorn And John’s eighth studio album; there’s a lot more to the trio’s back catalogue than the decade-old, formerly ubiquitous whistling hit ‘Young Folks’. So what happens when indie-pop ages? When the carefree enthusiasm emb”
“The band’s eighth full-length is undoubtedly their strongest since Writer’s Block, with a renewed focus on eclecticism and sweet melodies.”
“Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John have been making music for almost 20 years. Formed in 1999, they have seven studio albums behind them, Darker Days landing as their eighth. In those two decades, they’ve matured to a rock sound and cropped out plenty of catchy indie pop, too—”Young Folks” remains one of the great alt pop gems of the ‘00s. On Darker Days, however, PB&J play to those catchy tendenci”
