‘Young Folks’ is back, re-released on 17th September and taken from the band’s critically-acclaimed third album ‘Writers Block’. It comes with a stellar remix package too, with mixes from Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, Phones and Diplo.Since its original release in August 2006, ‘Young Folks’ has become a global phenomenon inspiring folk both young and old to shimmy across dancefloors meanwhile catapulting Peter Bjorn and John into the musical stratosphere, touring in ever bigger venues across America, Japan and everywhere in between.Easily one of the singles of the decade, not many songs have swept across the world like ‘Young Folks’. PBJ have kept it simple. In doing so they have created the most perfect pop song in years. It’s an uplifting pop masterpiece, the perfect antidote to what has so far been a wet old summer in the UK. For so long the whistle has been in decline and now PBJ have brought back this lost art.
Now the whole world whistles with Peter Bjorn and John. Even Kanye West. Raps hottest star has rapped over ‘Young Folks’ on his latest mixtape and has even invited PBJ to be his backing band when he plays Gothenburg in August.
’Young Folks’ is a duet featuring the melancholy Nico-esque vocals of Swedish songstress, Victoria Bergsman of Taken By Trees and formerly The Concretes. It’s a taste of summer - Peter Bjorn and John are set to play the following dates in the UK
August:
24th Leeds Festival 25th Brighton Concorde 2 26th Reading Festival 26th Get Loaded in The Park Festival