词条 | Writer's Block (Peter Bjorn and John album) |
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| name = Writer's Block | type = Album | artist = Peter Bjorn and John | cover = Record_writersblock.jpg | alt = | released = August 14, 2006 February 6, 2007 (USA) | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie pop, indie rock | length = {{duration|m=45|s=31}} | label = Wichita, V2, Startime | producer = Peter Morén, Björn Yttling, John Eriksson | prev_title = Falling Out | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Seaside Rock | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Writer's Block | type = Studio | single1 = Young Folks | single1date = 01 August 2006 | single2 = Let's Call It Off | single2date = 30 October 2006 | single3 = Objects of My Affection | single3date = 16 April 2007 }}{{Extra album cover | header = Writer's Block Remixes | type = Compilation LP | cover = WritersBlockRemixes_by_Peter_Bjorn_And_John.jpg | border = yes | alt = | caption = Alternate "night-time" artwork used for the cover of the remix album. }} }} Writer's Block is the third album by Peter Bjorn and John. It was released on August 14, 2006. Taking a departure from the production of their first two albums, Writer's Block is an experimental, semi-concept album based around themes of the highs and lows of romance. The inner sleeve art, as well as containing handwritten liner notes, features a tall, folding illustration of a building in the neighborhood alluded to in the album title's wordplay, with each window of the building representing a song from the album. The title is said to be a reference to the Hornstull neighborhood in Stockholm, where the band is based, which has a high concentration of creative artists (hence 'Writer's Block').[1] The songs take inspiration from a variety of artists. While the album is said to have a slightly more stripped down sound compared to the guitar-dominated previous albums, the arrangements were still too complex in some cases to be played live in their original form- most notably 'The Chills' continues to be entirely reworked for live performances. Later, the album Gimme Some would aim to address this issue directly. The album had three singles; "Young Folks" (featuring Victoria Bergsman, formerly of The Concretes on guest vocals), "Objects of My Affection", and "Let's Call It Off", the latter two using different versions of the songs than those found on the albums. All three songs had videos, the first music videos by the band. The track "Young Folks" was ranked at #5 on Pitchfork Media's list of the top 100 songs of 2006. Writer's Block was ranked at #24 on Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006. The album is generally seen as one of the defining albums of the mid-2000s indie genre. Reception{{Album ratings| MC = 82/100[2] | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[3] | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = A−[4] | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3Score = B+[5] | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[6] | rev5 = Mojo | rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[7] | rev6 = NME | rev6Score = 9/10[8] | rev7 = Pitchfork | rev7Score = 8.5/10[9] | rev8 = Rolling Stone | rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[10] | rev9 = Spin | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[11] | rev10 = Uncut | rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[12] }} Writer's Block is the third and most commercially successful album by Peter Bjorn And John. Unlike the band's two earlier albums, which were more in the vein of revivalist music and influenced by songwriters such as John Lennon and Elvis Costello, Writer's Block marked a more experimental and 'indie rock' approach. The album is notable for containing several tracks that feature prominent use of vocalisation techniques as major instruments; single Young Folks is the most well-known, but single 'Objects Of My Affection' and album tracks 'Up Against The Wall' and 'The Chills' are also examples of this. The album version of the track 'Let's Call It Off' contains a sample of the song 'Ancient Curse', the B-Side to the Young Folks single, at the end. Along with the reissues of the first two Peter Bjorn And John albums with bonus tracks, Writer's Block was rereleased with an extra disc featuring the B-Sides, remixes, single mixes and remixes from the album campaign, along with the videos of the album's three singles and three live tracks from the Roskilde Festival, 2007. Writer's Block was also ranked at #5 album of the year by Almost Cool and #10 by Under the Radar. This album was #44 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.[13] The title track is a sixteen-second snippet of 'found sound' from what appears to be a shopping mall or other public area, with the melody of 'Young Folks' playing in the background. Track listingAll songs written by Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson.
US bonus discThe US Release features the single mix of "Let's Call It Off" on the main disc in place of the original.
UK special edition bonus discThe single mix of "Objects Of My Affection" uses more folk-rock production and use of acoustic guitar with a more noticeable vocal melody than the windswept, shoegazing-style album version, while the single mix of "Let's Call It Off" uses steel drums and a 'calypso' style in contrast to the 'Merseyside Beat'-feel of the album version.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
Writer's Block RemixesIn April 2009, following the success of the album, a compilation of remixes and interpretations of songs from the album was released by the Drella label on a limited run of 500 vinyl LPs.[14]
Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Silver|title=Writer's Block|artist=Peter Bjorn and John|relyear=2006|certyear=2016|autocat=yes}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}In other media
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/peter-bjorn-and-john |title=Peter Bjorn and John |work=Contemporary Musicians |publisher=Gale |date=2004 |via=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=24 February 2019}} {{Peter Bjorn and John}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/writers-block/peter-bjorn-and-john |title=Reviews for Writer's Block by Peter Bjorn and John |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=5 September 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/writers-block-us-bonus-cd-mw0000577764 |title=Writer's Block – Peter Bjorn and John |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 September 2015 |last=Sendra |first=Tim}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/peter-bjorn-and-john-emwriters-blockem-7977 |title=Peter Bjorn And John: Writer's Block |work=The A.V. Club |date=6 February 2007 |accessdate=27 June 2016 |last=Murray |first=Noel}} 5. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/02/09/writers-block |title=Writer's Block |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=9 February 2007 |accessdate=27 June 2016 |last=Endelman |first=Michael}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/11/popandrock.shopping7 |title=Peter, Bjorn and John, Writer's Block |work=The Guardian |date=11 August 2006 |accessdate=5 September 2015 |last=Hann |first=Michael}} 7. ^{{cite journal |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=Mojo |issue=154 |date=September 2006 |page=100}} 8. ^{{cite journal |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=NME |date=2006 |page= |quote=By turns brooding and effervescent, but always outrageous fun, Writer's Block is a compact minor classic.}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9518-writers-block/ |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=Pitchfork |date=18 October 2006 |accessdate=17 October 2012 |last=Hogan |first=Marc}} 10. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peterbjornandjohn/albums/album/13243537/review/13246589/writers_block |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=Rolling Stone |date=24 January 2007 |accessdate=5 September 2015 |last=Swanson |first=David |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108122804/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/peterbjornandjohn/albums/album/13243537/review/13246589/writers_block |archivedate=8 January 2008}} 11. ^{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sye-0uaVa2cC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90 |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=Spin |volume=23 |issue=3 |date=March 2007 |accessdate=27 June 2016 |last=Walters |first=Barry |pages=88–91}} 12. ^{{cite journal |title=Peter Bjorn and John: Writer's Block |work=Uncut |issue=111 |date=August 2006 |page=104}} 13. ^{{cite web|last=Hudak |first=Joseph |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/22 |title=Music News | Latest in Rock, Indie, Hip Hop and More |publisher=Rolling Stone |date= |accessdate=2015-09-05}} 14. ^https://www.discogs.com/Peter-Bjorn-And-John-Writers-Block-Remixes/release/1762971 5 : 2006 albums|Peter Bjorn and John albums|Startime International albums|Wichita Recordings albums|Albums produced by Björn Yttling |
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