Living Things (band)

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Living Things
Universal, Jive
MembersLillian Berlin
Eve Berlin
Bosh Berlin
Cory Becker
Websitehttp://www.livingthingsband.com/

Living Things is an American

St. Louis, Missouri
. The band consists of the brothers Lillian Berlin (vocals/guitar), Eve Berlin (bass), and Bosh Berlin (drums), and Cory Becker (guitar).

History

Brothers Lillian Berlin (born

Dreamworks Records, which released the album Black Skies in Broad Daylight in 2004, but the label then went bankrupt. Geffen Records also spent money to develop the band but then dropped them due to their controversial, politicized concert performances. They eventually signed with Jive Records.[3]

Living Things released the critically acclaimed album

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and became addicted to anti-depressants.[3] The book was adapted into a short film directed by Floria Sigismondi and broadcast on Turner Classic Movies in 2006.[6]

Living Things performing at the Mod Club Theatre in 2009.

Living Things released the album Habeas Corpus in 2009. Also in 2009, Eve Berlin participated in a photo shoot with fashion designer Roberto Cavalli.[7] In 2010 Lillian Berlin composed the original score for the film The Runaways.[8] Living Things self-released a series of songs in 2010 and announced an upcoming triple album,[9] though that album never appeared. They released a controversial video for the song "Har Megiddo" featuring a man having sexual intercourse with his car. Lillian Berlin stated that Ray Kurzweil's philosophy on "singularity" and society's love of machines were the inspirations for the video.[10]

The band ended regular activities in 2011. Lillian Berlin launched a solo career as a singer-songwriter under their given name Lawrence Rothman.[11] In January 2020 Living Things regrouped for the single "Take No Prisoners", a collaboration with Sunflower Bean for the film The Turning.[12] In May 2020 Living Things released their first new music in more than ten years, the three-song EP Shapeshifter, which was co-produced by Steve Albini.[13]

Members

  • Lillian Berlin - vocals, guitar
  • Eve Berlin - bass
  • Bosh Berlin - drums
  • Cory Becker - guitar

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Biography: Living Things". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Steve Albini to produce Living Things' full-length debut". Paste Magazine. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Living Things: Rock'n'Roll Music from the Front Line". The Independent. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records of 2005". AOTY. Album of the Year. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Chart History: Living Things". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Film Article: Postmortem Bliss". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Kate Moss Cheating Allegations". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ Hedengran, Stefan (February 2011). "Lillian Berlin of Living Things: Scoring Music for 'The Runaways' Film". Softube. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ "untitled article". The New Philadelphia. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ^ Bronson, Kevin (10 November 2011). "Video: Living Things, 'Har Megiddo'". buzzbands.la. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. ^ Geffen, Sasha (11 October 2017). "Lawrence Rothman on Being Gender Fluid: "Why Do You Have to Check a Box That's Male or Female?"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Listen to 'The Turning' soundtrack with original songs from Courtney Love, Girl in Red and more". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  13. ^ "Living Things - Shapeshifter EP". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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