Black Skies in Broad Daylight

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Black Skies in Broad Daylight
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Studio album by
Living Things
ReleasedAugust 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) (US), May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03) (UK)
Genre Rock and roll, punk rock
Length49:51
Label DreamWorks Records
Producer Steve Albini
Living Things chronology
Turn In Your Friends and Neighbors
(2003)		Black Skies in Broad Daylight
(2004)		Resight Your Rights
(2004)

Black Skies in Broad Daylight is the first full-length album by American punk rock band Living Things. It was released by DreamWorks Records on May 3, 2004 in the UK, and on August 17, 2004 in the US. It was produced by Steve Albini. [1] CMJ described the voice of the band's lead singer, Lillian Berlin, as a "snarling Iggy-inspired baritone" and the album's songs as "scathing socio-political commentaries." [2]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Cokemachineglow 26% [3]
Drowned in Sound 4/10 [4]
Hot Press (mixed) [5]
MusicOMH (mixed) [6]
PopMatters (favorable) [7]
Robert Christgau A– [8]

Track listing

  1. Bombs Below
  2. March In Daylight
  3. End Gospel
  4. New Year
  5. No New Jesus
  6. I Owe
  7. Born Under The Gun
  8. On All Fours
  9. Keep It Till You Fold
  10. Dead Deer
  11. Standard Oil Trust
  12. For Tomorrow We Die I Wish The Best For You
  13. Body Worship

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Spano, Charles. "Black Skies in Broad Daylight". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Under the Gun. CMJ.
  3. ↑ Ford, Sean (August 25, 2004). "Living Things: Black Skies in Broad Daylight (Dreamworks; 2004)". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Diver, Mike (May 10, 2004). "Black Skies in Broad Daylight Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Healion, Karla (June 29, 2004). "Black Skies In Broad Daylight". Hot Press. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ Turnbull, David (May 3, 2004). "Living Things – Black Skies In Broad Daylight". MusicOMH.
  7. ↑ Lundy, Zeth (August 2, 2003). "Black Skies in Broad Daylight Review". PopMatters.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 3, 2005). "Beguilement and Rage". Village Voice.
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