The Last Tycoon

Peter Morén | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Quarter Stick
• ASIN: B0013P6TJM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,194 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Reel To Real

2. Missing Link

3. Old Love

4. Le Petit Coeur

5. Tell Me In Time

6. My Match

7. This Is What I Came For

8. Twisted

9. Social Competence

10. I Don't Gaze At The Sky For Long

Editorial Reviews

This is Peter Moren's (of Peter Bjorn & John) highly anticipated first solo record. It features a more acoustic, low-key side of Peter than fans of 2007's ubiquitous indie anthem "Young Folks" are used to hearing. Built around the basic foundation of Peter and his guitar, the album has a distinctly homemade feel that feeds from the folk singer-songwriter tradition but still incorporates strings, synths, vibraphones, percussion, a musical saw, and even a drum machine or two. Look for Peter at SXSW.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not that great..., May 29, 2008

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mlm (austin, tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Tycoon (Audio CD)

This is the first solo album by Peter Moren, of Peter Bjorn and John fame. The album title, The Last Tycoon is a reference to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Love of the Last Tycoon. The songs on the album are very simple, somber singer-songwriter songs which remind of Badly Drawn Boy (except they are not as good).

Reel to Real (track 1) is guitars and vocals, but mostly vocals, with simple lyrics. Reel to Real, This is What I Came For (track 7), and Social Competence (track 9) also feature some clapping. Social Competence is probably the most poppy track on this album with the catchy keyboard melodies and clapping. Old Love starts out slightly lo-fi with a small room reverb. Twisted (track 8) has more prominent keys and guitar. Tell Me in Time (track 5) also has more depth and harmonica.