Living Thing

Living Thing
Studio album by Peter Bjorn and John
Released March 30, 2009
Genre Indie pop
Label Wichita (UK)
Almost Gold Recordings (USA)
Cooperative (GER)
Peter Bjorn and John chronology
Seaside Rock
(2008)		 Living Thing
(2009)		 Gimme Some
(2011)

Living Thing is the fifth album by Peter Bjorn and John, released on March 30, 2009 in the UK and March 31 in the US.[1] The lead-off single from this album is "Nothing to Worry About."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Blender [3]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[4]
The Guardian [5]
NME (5/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media (5.5/10)[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
PopMatters (7/10)[9]
Spin [10]
Slant Magazine [11]
InYourSpeakers (Mixed)[12]

Initial critical response to Living Thing was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 68, based on 31 reviews.[13]

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. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72089-peter-bjorn-and-john-living-thing/
  2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1490833/review. 
  3. ^ "Blender review". http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5488. 
  4. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20267730,00.html. 
  5. ^ Catchpole, Chris (March 15, 2009). "The Guardian review". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/mar/15/peter-bjorn-john-living-thing. 
  6. ^ "NME review". http://www.nme.com/reviews/peter-bjorn-and-john/10242. 
  7. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12874-living-thing/. 
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/26654979/review/26749199/living_thing. 
  9. ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72089-peter-bjorn-and-john-living-thing/. 
  10. ^ "Spin review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/peter-bjorn-and-john-living-thing-almost-goldstartime. 
  11. ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1702. 
  12. ^ "InYourSpeakers review". http://inyourspeakers.com/content/peter-bjorn-and-john-living-thing. 
  13. ^ "Peter Bjorn And John:Living Thing (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/peterbjornandjohn/livingthing. Retrieved 2009-04-02. 
Peter Bjorn and John
Peter Morén • Björn Yttling • John Eriksson
Studio albums
Singles