Close on the heels of their latest album, “Living Thing,” Swedish indie-rock band Peter, Bjorn and John made a stop at the Pabst Theater last Wednesday.

Although their name might not ring a bell, you’ve most likely heard their pop hit ‘Young Folks’ played ad nauseam, thanks to Top-40 radio stations or that roommate who likes to leave songs on repeat. In true indie style, their latest album retains their distinctive sound while experimentation remains heavy.

Due to the popularity of “Young Folks,” the majority of hipsters, who comprise much of the indie audience, have long shunned PB&J. This ‘hipster-factor’ resulted in Wednesday’s attendance being fairly low and actually quite diverse. An indie show without hipsters is quite a sight, as it results in a lot more dancing and screaming where once there were only swaying and light cheers. Though this doesn’t help ticket sales, it definitely was more beneficial for the energy of the show.

Opening the show, Chairlift, known predominantly for their iPod commercial featured song “Bruises,” provided an unfortunately short but upbeat and serene sound. With an 80s New Wave style keyboard accompaniment, the vocals were neatly balanced between singer Caroline Polachek’s high and rich voice and Aaron Pfenning’s low, almost whispered lyrics.

Where-as a good many PB&J songs are slightly slower in beat and almost depressingly apathetic in lyrics, these same songs found renewed life in the show. Songs like “Amsterdam,” which includes lyrics such as ‘Sometimes you’re just meant to be alone,’ were met with enthusiastic cheers as PB&J lead singer, Peter Morén, energetically belted them out. Songs became longer and longer as they were augmented to reflect the reactions of the audience, often times by playing a guitar riff at the edge of the stage in classic guitar god fashion. Peter’s showmanship, reminiscent of Kevin Barnes from of Montreal (sans props and wardrobe), lacked nothing. He even stopped the final song of their encore ‘Up Against the Wall,’ half-way through to high five everyone he could reach.

As with some bands, having a pop song didn’t ruin their ego or destroy their sound. It just allowed them to continue doing what they like in front of a larger audience. Akin to their sandwich counterpart, PB&J is simple, filling, really good and really good for you.