A severe case of writer’s block can often result in the production of a poorly expressed, lackluster work of art.

In the case of pop sensation Peter, Bjorn and John, just the opposite appears to be true.

Writer’s Block, the latest release from the Stockholm trio boasts a two-disc utopia of romantic contradictions from dreamy, head-in-the-clouds proclamations of love to moody, strolling ballads on loneliness.

PB&J’s phonic spree calls on a diverse dabbling in all decades of the pop genre.

Some tracks reminisce over the jagged and messy electronic pop of the ’80s, while others dwell on the sad, indie-rock swing of the lost and departed ’90s.

“Young Folks,” the album’s first single featuring ex-Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman, captures the lackadaisical lust of new love with a whistling intro before the group exclaims, “If I told you things I did before, told you how I used to be…/Would you go along with someone like me?/If you knew my story word for word, had all of my history…/Would you go along with someone like me?”

The band flavors up a swinging tune of tragic longing with “Amsterdam,” in which member Bjorn Yttling drones over the seemingly everlasting absence of his lover as she’s away on holiday – “Baby went to Amsterdam/She put a little money into traveling/Now it’s so slow, so slow/Baby went to Amsterdam/Four, five days for the big canal/Now it’s so slow, so slow.”

On “Let’s Call it Off” the trio ditties up a catchy little sub-pop number about nonchalantly calling it quits with one of those many incompatible partners – “When you decided to knock on my door/Did you remember what happened before?/It just didn’t sparkle; it just didn’t grow/Some things look better inside of the store/Did you agree we just let it be?/And did you agree it’s a must?/Let’s call the whole thing off/We just have had enough of us.”

Writer’s Block is not only one of the better pop releases of late, but purchasing the album will also get you a short bonus disk on which the band reworks some of the main release’s tracks, as well as showcase some other lagging and less noteworthy melodies.

Listeners who are lovers will easily relate to the album’s cleverly composed expressions of affection in pop music.