Peter Morén + Tobias Fröberg
Live @ Mercury Lounge, NYC, 4/21/08
Having arrived with Mr. Fröberg's set about half over (and being unfamiliar with his music), I had to summate what he was all about from an approximate 15-window. I found his (what I saw) of his set to be enjoyable, most notably the song "She is becoming her mother again" off his new album. However, Peter Morén was soon onstage opening the set with "The last tycoon"'s centerpiece "This is what I came for". From there we were treated to a set comprised of songs from said album ("Le petit coeur", "Social competence") as well as songs from his day-job ("Goodbye, again or", "Paris 2004"). The energy was very high considering his debut's more mellow outlook, and the songs really took a new life that should cast any doubters in his favor. The real highlight though, after giving a back story about how he began his music career, was a barn-burning rendition of the Buddy Holly masterpiece "Oh boy" -- and I left with that sentiment.
- Matt Giordano
