Black Skies in Broad Daylight
Appearance
Black Skies in Broad Daylight | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 17, 2004 | (US), May 3, 2004 (UK)|||
Genre | Rock and roll, punk rock | |||
Length | 49:51 | |||
Label | DreamWorks Records | |||
Producer | Steve Albini | |||
Living Things chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cokemachineglow | 26%[6] |
Drowned in Sound | 4/10[5] |
Hot Press | (mixed)[8] |
MusicOMH | (mixed)[4] |
PopMatters | (favorable)[3] |
Robert Christgau | A–[7] |
Track listing
[edit]- Bombs Below
- March In Daylight
- End Gospel
- New Year
- No New Jesus
- I Owe
- Born Under The Gun
- On All Fours
- Keep It Till You Fold
- Dead Deer
- Standard Oil Trust
- For Tomorrow We Die I Wish The Best For You
- Body Worship
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Albini – engineer
- Bosh Berlin – drums
- Eve Berlin – bass
- Lillian Berlin – guitar, vocals
- Bryn Bridenthal – publicity
- Mike Dewdney – booking
- Ben Grosse – mixing
- Beth Halper – A&R
- Lij – engineer, mixing, producer
- Jennifer Ross – coordination
- Floria Sigismondi – creative director, photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b Spano, Charles. "Black Skies in Broad Daylight". AllMusic.
- ^ Under the Gun. CMJ.
- ^ Lundy, Zeth (2003-08-02). "Black Skies in Broad Daylight Review". PopMatters.
- ^ Turnbull, David (2004-05-03). "Living Things – Black Skies In Broad Daylight". MusicOMH.
- ^ Diver, Mike (2004-05-10). "Black Skies in Broad Daylight Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ^ Ford, Sean (2004-08-25). "Living Things: Black Skies in Broad Daylight (Dreamworks; 2004)". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2005-05-03). "Beguilement and Rage". Village Voice.
- ^ Healion, Karla (2004-06-29). "Black Skies In Broad Daylight". Hot Press. Retrieved 2017-09-07.