Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John re-emerges with SunYears project

SunYears, a new project from Swedish singer/songwriter Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John, unveils the first single, and title track from the debut album Come Fetch My Soul out June 16 via Yep Roc Records.

“As you get older, it gets easier to write songs because you become more vulnerable in a different way,” Morén explains of the bold and open-hearted song ‘Come Fetch My Soul!’ featuring Jess Williamson, offering, “it’s about being overwhelmed by the love you have for your partner, and this feeling of putting yourself in the hands of something or someone else.” 

Directed and animated by Vince Bigos, watch/share the official video for “Come Fetch My Soul.”

The album includes “Last Night I Dreamt I Met Phil & Don,” which takes inspiration from a dream meeting pop legends the Everly Brothers. Morén enlisted fellow indie artists Ron Sexsmith, Eric Johnson (Fruit Bats) and others, which resulted in multiple duets throughout the album. The closing track “Wake Up” was written during a songwriting retreat. “During that trip, we sang a lot together in different groups,” explains Morén, “and it was that spirituality of singing with other people that I want to bring into this record.”

An open-ended name that references both the classic sound of 1950’s Sun Records and the passage of time itself, SunYears has been years in the making with a figurative birth that came during the pandemic. With touring scrapped, Morén rediscovered his love of playing guitar in solitude and the art of collaboration, which he did with a tight-knit group of friends and peers in his hometown of Stockholm. “Those experiences brewed something in me,” he recalls. “Looking at how other people make music and dipping in and out of other environments was really inspiring.”

Co-produced by Morén, he wrote all songs on the album except “Wake Up,” which was written by Peter Morén, Kathryn Williams, and Ren Harvieu.

The album is available for pre-order here.

Track listing:

1. Come Fetch My Soul! (feat. Jess Williamson)

2. Day To Day Way
3. Two Birds, Mid-Flight
4. Granddad’s Song (feat. Ron Sexsmith)
5. A Dog’s Life
6. Slipping Away
7. These Quiet Tunes
8. Last Night I Dreamt That I Met Phil & Don (Feat. Fruit Bats)
9. Wordy
10. Wake Up! (feat. Ren Harvieu & Kathryn Williams)