Peter, Bjorn & John are working on new material which could see them return to their roots.
Swedish trio Peter, Bjorn & John may be best known for the melancholic indie pop of 'Young Folks' but there is so much more to the band than this. Together, the trio have moved from a classic soft-rock sound to quite experimental material.
'Seaside Rock' in 2008 was an experimental collage of spoken word and music, while follow up 'Living Thing' was far from straight forward. Working on new material, Peter, Bjorn & John are apparently set to return to their roots.
The band have been holed up in the studio working on the forthcoming album, which is a return to their classic pop sound. Speaking to Spin, drummer John Eriksson explained that the material began as straight up punk.
"We originally planned to make a punk rock album," he said. "But listening to it now it's definitely a pop rock album. But it sounds more punk rock when we play the songs live!"
"We've sort (of) gone back to the beginning," he explained before joking: "It's like Back To The Future!"
The sessions are being steered by producer Per Sunding, who has introduced a party atmosphere to the studio. Erikkson explained that the band began drinking in the studio, with new track 'Tomorrow Has To Wait' apparently inspired by the party getting out of hand.
"We were more drunk this time," the drummer said. "We have to blame the producer for that. He made us drink more. A lot of the final cuts were the drunken versions."
Due to be released early next year, the forthcoming album has yet to be given a title. "We've been working on an album title for six months," Eriksson explained.
"We've been asking our fans on Twitter, We have everything from 'Clever Pig' to 'Stupid Sock', which have been working titles. But it's not going to be called anything like that. We're working on it!"
Peter, Bjorn & John are set to release their new album next year.