Living Thing

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Living Thing
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Studio album by
Released30 March 2009
Genre Indie pop
Length47:08
Label Wichita (UK)
Startime (US)
Cooperative (GER)
Peter Bjorn and John chronology
Seaside Rock
(2008)
Living Thing
(2009)
Gimme Some
(2011)
Singles from Living Thing
  1. "Nothing To Worry About"
    Released: 2009
  2. "It Don't Move Me"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Lay It Down"
    Released: 2009

Living Thing is the fifth album by Peter Bjorn and John, released on 30 March 2009 in the UK and 31 March in the US. [1] Much darker and more experimental than their previous album Writer's Block, Living Thing expands the sound of the group by taking more cues from hip-hop and electronic music, in particular the work of African electronic funk musician William Onyeabor. Three singles were eventually released from the album: "Nothing To Worry About," 'It Don't Move Me," and "Lay It Down."

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly (B) [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME (5/10) [6]
Pitchfork Media (5.5/10) [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters (7/10) [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Initial critical response to Living Thing was generally positive. At Metacritic, the album has received a score of 68 based on 31 reviews. [12] However, some were unsatisfied with the apparent darker tone of the album as a follow-up to their previous success with Young Folks.

Track listing

  1. "The Feeling" – 3:08
  2. "It Don't Move Me" – 3:21
  3. "Just the Past" – 5:10
  4. "Nothing to Worry About" – 2:56
  5. "I'm Losing My Mind" – 3:44
  6. "Living Thing" – 4:38
  7. "I Want You!" – 3:39
  8. "Lay It Down" – 3:26
  9. "Stay This Way" – 4:19
  10. "Blue Period Picasso" – 4:36
  11. "4 Out of 5" – 4:08
  12. "Last Night" – 4:03

References

  1. Raper, Dan. "Peter Bjorn and John: Living Thing < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. "Allmusic review".
  3. "Blender review". Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  4. "Entertainment Weekly review". March 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009.
  5. Catchpole, Chris (March 15, 2009). "The Guardian review". London.
  6. "NME review". NME .
  7. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork .
  8. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on March 22, 2009.
  9. "PopMatters review".
  10. "Spin review".
  11. "Slant Magazine review". Slant Magazine . 2 October 2023.
  12. "Peter Bjorn And John:Living Thing (2009): Reviews". Metacritic . CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-02.