Living Things (album)
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Living Things is the ninth studio album by alternative rock
musician Matthew Sweet
. It was released via RCAM Records in 2004.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
musician Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Sidney Matthew Sweet is an American alternative rock/power pop musician. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s...
. It was released via RCAM Records in 2004.
Track listing
- "The Big Cats of ShambalaThe Big Cats of Shambala"The Big Cats of Shambala" is the first track on Matthew Sweet's 2004 album Living Things. As with the other songs on the album, it was written by Sweet and recorded in the summer of 2002 in his home studio.-Personnel:*Ric Menck – drums, percussion...
" - "You're Not Sorry"
- "Dandelion"
- "Push the Feelings"
- "In My Tree"
- "Cats Vs. Dogs"
- "I Saw Red"
- "In My Time"
- "Sunlight"
- "Season is Over"
- "Tomorrow"
Personnel
- Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitar, bass, theremin, e-bow, clavioline
- Van Dyke ParksVan Dyke ParksVan Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
– piano, organ, electric harpsichord - Greg LeiszGreg LeiszGreg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
– slide guitar, mandolin - Doug Lacy – steel drums
- Tony Marsico – double bass
- Ric Menck – drums, percussion
- Peter Phillips – guitar
- Roger Handy – harmonica