The Making of WRITER'S BLOCK by Peter Bjorn and John - feat. Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson

About this episode

The episode explores the making of Peter Bjorn and John's album 'Writer's Block' through reflections from the band members.

In celebration of Peter, Bjorn and John’s breakthrough third album, 'Writer’s Block,' we take a detailed look at how it was made. When Peter Morén and Björn Yttling started playing music together in high school, they bonded over a shared love of guitar rock. When they moved to Stockholm after high school, they met John Eriksson, who was a trained percussionist, playing in a percussion ensemble. They eventually asked him if he would consider playing drums with them in a pop band and the trio, Peter Bjorn and John, was born. In 2001, they self-released their first EP with a self-titled album following in 2002. They jumped between Swedish labels Beat That! Records to Planekonomi and released their second album, 'Falling Out' in 2004. At this point, they considered ending the band, but decided to make one more album and record it themselves with Yttling producing. 'Writer’s Block' was eventually released in 2006. In this episode, Peter Morén reflects on connecting with Yttling early on and how their sound evolved over the years. Morén shares how he originally approached guitar by using multiple chords and leaving little space until Eriksson encouraged him to play less. Björn Yttling…

People in this episode

Guests: Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, John Eriksson

Topics covered

• album production
• music history
• band dynamics
• songwriting
• recording techniques

Keywords

• Peter Bjorn and John
• Writer's Block
• album making
• music production
• band history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peter Bjorn and John, Beat That! Records, Planekonomi

Books & works: WRITER'S BLOCK

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