Swedish trio Peter Bjorn & John hit the global music map in 2006 with the release of their song “Young Folks”, which was heard virtually everywhere and featured Victoria Bergsman on guest vocals. That’s the song they’re most oft associated with, which is a slight shame as their oeuvre is pretty phenomenal. They released their last album, Living Thing, in March of this year and it has plenty of solid, stunning tracks, “It Don’t Move Me”, being one.
.Peter Bjorn & John – It Don’t Move Me
A mid tempo track, “It Don’t Move Me” runs with a little urgency. The style of the song is set with a pounding piano intro, followed with drum stutters and a fluid rapidity of sequencers and programmed percussion. The percussion is not hard, not soft, yet it slaps around with affirmation, really driving the sleek, stylistic aesthetic of the song. What really adds greatness to the track is Peter Moren’s vocals. He sings with a cool, nonchalant disposition, which adds truth and feeling to lyrics that describe a man being done with a woman that “don’t move me no more”.
.Miike Snow Remix
Miike Snow’s mix is amazing. I like it a whole lot better than the original. Though the original is already a pretty solid dance track, Miike Snow adds a ton of dancing juice to this one. They layer wild synthesizers over the entire song, making it more electronic, faster, and jumpy. The verses are pierced with quick shifting synths, and the style they use for this track matches the disaffected, listless style of the vocals. It’s an incredible fuzz and buzz created on keyboards that underlies the back beat of the track, which adds another layer of synth fun. Towards the end, the group lets loose with plenty of programming, creating a carnival effect of sounds, loopy, bright and fast.
.The Knocks Remix
A slightly bland remix here that adds a lot of programmed drum beats that slap the beat of the song. A little more poppy, a little more youthful, the mix is by no means a replacement for the original or the Miike Snow mix, but it adds a little fun, though can get wearily repetitive after a few listens. The Knocks utilize typical synth distortion, lasered sequencers and fast beats.
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