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Photos by Kathryn Yu

What do you get when you subtract the B&J from PB&J? Typically, a crunchy nut that would hardly befit a sandwich by itself. But of course, we're not talking about nuts, but rather Peter Morén of Swedish popsmiths Peter Bjorn and John, who played a solo gig last night at New York City's Joe's Pub.

The butter showed up for the encore, as PB&J bandmate Björn Yttling joined in on piano and Morén rolled through Writer's Block anthem "Objects of My Affection". Strings were also enlisted for a few tunes, and Morén even treated the gathered to a cover of one of the biggest international hits ever to emerge from Scandinavia, a-ha's unstoppable "Take on Me".

As previously reported, Morén is putting together a solo album too. He'll rejoin B and J later this week for a full-on American tour, with the Besnard Lakes playing support, and also duck out for one more solo NYC date next month. Those tour dates, plus more P solo shots, lie just ahead.













PB&J:

11-23 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (also features PB&J DJ set) %
11-24 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft %
11-25 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom %
11-26 Kansas City, MO - Madrid Theatre %
11-27 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue %
11-29 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom %
11-30 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall %
12-01 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre %
12-02 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's %
12-03 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's %
12-05 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Peter Morén solo) %^
01-21 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
01-22 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix
01-24 Costa Mesa, CA - Samueli Theater #
01-26 Mexico City, Mexico - Salon 21

% with the Besnard Lakes
^ with Luke Temple
# with Sea Wolf