The Best Day | ||||
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Studio album by Thurston Moore | ||||
Released | October 20, 2014 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Noise rock | |||
Length | 50:22 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Thurston Moore | |||
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Singles from The Best Day | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B |
Consequence of Sound | B– |
Cuepoint | |
The Guardian | |
NME | 8/10 |
Pitchfork Media | 7.1/10 |
PopMatters | 7/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
Slant Magazine |
The Best Day is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock musician Thurston Moore, released on October 20, 2014 on Matador Records. The album cover is a photograph of Moore's mother, circa 1940.
The Best Day was announced for release in March 2014 on Sonic Youth's official news blog. A month prior to its announcement, Moore released "Detonation" as a standalone 7-inch single, backed with "Germs Burn" as its B-side, on the independent English label Blank Editions as part of its Solo Series.
A formal announcement of The Best Day, including cover art, a track listing and release dates, was made on August 20 by Matador Records. The album is due to be released on October 20 in Denmark, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom; October 21 in Spain and the United States; and October 24 in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Officially-licensed streams of the album were made available on NPR Music and The Guardian's official web sites a week prior to its international release.The Best Day will be issued as a double LP, single CD and as a digital download, with the first 100 U.S. LP pressings featuring an autographed poster.