The Swedish trio of
Peter Bjorn and John whistled their way onto the scene a decade ago with 'Young Folks' and have been making enjoyable indie-pop tunes ever since. Their last album was the slightly more rocking
Gimme Some, which featured 'Second Chance,' the single that ended up as the theme to
2 Broke Girls. After five years, the trio is back with
Breakin' Point, putting a glossier sheen on their melodic tunes.
The shinier production can be easily attributed to their producers on
Breakin' Point, who include
Paul Epworth (
Florence + The Machine,
Foster The People),
Emile Haynie (
Lana Del Rey) and the ubiquitous
Greg Kurstin (
Tegan and Sara,
Beck).
The record kicks off with the pounding, poppy 'Dominos' and never really looks back. 'Love Is What You Want' is built on a very '80s keyboard melody that feels like a song you've heard a million times but just can't place. PB&J fill
Breakin' Point with great big hooks such as
Arnold Jackson's favorite song of 2016, 'What You Talking About?'
Breakin' Point is simply a fun, enjoyable album from start to finish with plenty of great harmonies along the way. The tunes may start to blend together after a while but there's never a dull moment or slow spot ' just a steady stream of likable tracks from three guys who've put a fine point on the songwriting process. Peter Bjorn and John are back in Philly at
The Trocadero on September 23rd.