| Living Things | ||||
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| Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 2002 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | RCAM Records | |||
| Producer | Matthew Sweet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [2] |
Living Things is the ninth studio album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on RCAM Records in 2004.
The album was met with little commercial success, but with favorable reviews. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalized score of 70% based on 9 reviews. [3] Uncut magazine wrote that Living Things was "as ambitious and compelling as psych-tinged pop gets."
The song, "Cats Vs. Dogs", was featured in the film, Garfield: The Movie .
All songs written by Matthew Sweet.
Japanese Copy Control CD version was released with two bonus tracks: [4]
Longing in Their Hearts is the twelfth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994. The album contained the mainstream pop hit, "Love Sneakin' Up On You," which reached #19 on the Billboard singles chart, and "You", which remains to date her only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 31.
Stereotype Be is the solo debut album of Kevin Max. The album blends progressive rock, world music, spoken word, and traditional pop, with spiritual lyrics.
Another Passenger is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on June 5, 1976.
Girlfriend is the third studio album by American alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1991.
Emoh is a solo album by Lou Barlow, the first with his real name; the album was released in the USA in 2005 by Domino and by Merge Records and recorded in 2004.
Under the Covers, Vol. 1 is the first collaboration between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs. Released by Shout! Factory in 2006, the album contains 15 cover versions of songs from the 1960s and 1970s. The album was a result of their mutual love for songwriting from the 1960s. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs decided to record an album together in dedication of that era consisting of only cover versions.
Altered Beast is the fourth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1993.
Earth is the second album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on A&M Records in 1989.
100% Fun is the fifth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Zoo Entertainment in 1995.
In Reverse is the seventh album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Volcano Entertainment in 1999.
Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu is an album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Cutting Edge in 2003.
Real Live Woman is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood, released on March 28, 2000.
We Ran is a 1998 rock album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Linda Ronstadt. The disc featured back-up from three members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. It spent two weeks on the Billboard albums chart, peaking at #160.
Something to Say is the third full-length studio album by Contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West. It was released on January 15, 2008 through Sparrow Records. The album's first single, "You Are Everything", was the most-played song on Christian AC radio in 2008. Other singles from the album include the title track "Something to Say", and West's third #1 single, "The Motions".
Sunshine Lies is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released by Shout! Factory in 2008.
Walking the Wire is an album released by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was his first for the Warner Brothers label. Three of its four singles charted, which were "Sweet Little Shoe", "Mason Dixon Line", and "When Love Comes Around the Bend". The B-side to "Mason Dixon Line", titled "Be My Angel", was later a non-album single for Lionel Cartwright, peaking at number 63 in late 1992.
Under the Covers, Vol. 2 is the second collaboration between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs. Released by Shout! Factory on July 21, 2009, it contains 16 cover versions of songs from the 1970s.
Off the Beaten Path is the third studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on August 20, 1996. Koz himself provides vocals on "That's the Way I Feel About You."
Memphis is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was Scaggs's first solo release since 2008's Speak Low. The album was released on March 5, 2013, by 429 Records. The album has debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 17, and has sold 90,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.
Tomorrow Forever is the twelfth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet, funded wholly by his fans through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. It was released on June 16, 2017 as a digital download, CD, and as a 2-LP vinyl set.
