Black Skies in Broad Daylight

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cokemachineglow	26%[3]
Drowned in Sound	4/10[4]
Hot Press	(mixed)[5]
MusicOMH	(mixed)[6]
PopMatters	(favorable)[7]
Robert Christgau	A–[8]

Black Skies in Broad Daylight
Studio album by Living Things
Released	August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) (US), May 3, 2004 (2004-05-03) (UK)
Genre	Rock and roll, punk rock
Length	49:51
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)

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

• 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

1. Spano, Charles. "Black Skies in Broad Daylight". AllMusic.
2. Under the Gun. CMJ.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Healion, Karla (2004-06-29). "Black Skies In Broad Daylight". Hot Press. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
6. Turnbull, David (2004-05-03). "Living Things – Black Skies In Broad Daylight". MusicOMH.
7. Lundy, Zeth (2003-08-02). "Black Skies in Broad Daylight Review". PopMatters.
8. Christgau, Robert (2005-05-03). "Beguilement and Rage". Village Voice.