Peter Morén

The shuffler: Peter Morén, singer, guitarist, and harmonicist of Swedish indie-pop trio Peter Bjorn And John. He recently completed a U.S. tour behind his new John Lennon-esque solo debut, The Last Tycoon.

Peter Moren has been performing songs since he was a 10-year-old in the small Swedish village of Vika, learning to compose music in English by listening to British rock and covering Bob Dylan at pizza parlours. Despite the undeniable success of his primary band (Peter, Bjorn, and John) Moren's first recorded solo effort is an introspective album about doubts and failures. As he himself explains, "Flaws and mistakes are much more interesting, both personally and professionally."...

Peter on Daytrotter!

Peter Morén Sunday, April 13, 2008 As the principal songwriter and singer for the Swedish group Peter, Bjorn and John, Peter Morén has been very successful at creating smart, tuneful songs with international appeal. Peter recently found that he was writing songs that led to a solo side project, for which the songs may be even smarter and more tuneful. Peter joins host David Garland to talk about his music, and to play some of the thoughtful, beautifully crafted songs from his new solo album...

Peter Morén, who puts the Peter in Peter Bjorn and John, is releasing his first solo record tomorrow on Touch and Go records - The Last Tycoon is a bedroom folky affair with liberal amounts of acoustic guitar, strings, and piano, including some songs Peter wrote when he was 19 and others that he wrote much more recently. His tour to support The Last Tycoon is relatively short, considering that he’s covering Europe and the US in a brisk month (if DC-ers want to catch him, their best chance is...