Gimme Some Explained

Gimme Some
Type:studio
Artist:Peter Bjorn and John
Cover:Peter Bjorn and John - Gimme Some.jpg
Released:28 March 2011
Studio:Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden)[1]
Genre:Indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia
Length:37:38
Label:Cooking Vinyl (UK)
Startime (USA)
Producer:Per Sunding
Prev Title:Living Thing
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Breakin' Point
Next Year:2016

Gimme Some is the sixth album by Peter Bjorn and John. It was released on 28 March 2011 in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world on Cooking Vinyl, and the following day in the US, on Startime International.

"Breaker, Breaker", "Second Chance", "Dig a Little Deeper" and "May Seem Macabre" were released as singles, the latter as a radio-only single. "Second Chance", released on 24 January 2011, is perhaps best known as the opening theme of the American television sitcom 2 Broke Girls. The US tour for Gimme Some was notable for being characterised by free food being provided at each show by a catering company local to the city the band were playing at, tying in with some lyrics and themes of the album's main thematic song "Down Like Me". Live performances from this era were characterised by a back-to-basic, punk-like energy that came as a result of an effort by the band to revert to a more stripped-down sound after the electronic, layered compositions of their previous album Living Thing. Three singles were released from the album: "Breaker Breaker", "Second Chance", and "Dig a Little Deeper". "May Seem Macabre" was also promoted for radio circulation. The band also created a music video in collaboration with Pitchfork.TV of the entire album.

Track listing

  1. "Tomorrow Has to Wait" – 3:00
  2. "Dig a Little Deeper" – 3:52
  3. "Second Chance" – 4:15
  4. "Eyes" – 2:55
  5. "Breaker Breaker" – 1:41
  6. "May Seem Macabre" – 4:44
  7. "(Don't Let Them) Cool Off" – 2:50
  8. "Black Book" – 1:38
  9. "Down Like Me" – 3:51
  10. "Lies" – 3:13
  11. "I Know You Don't Love Me" – 5:38

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maiolo. Alex. Per Sundig and Seden's Tambourine Studios. Tape Op. November 2015. 2 July 2024.