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2014 studio album by Thurston Moore
The Best Day is the fourth solo
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, Eleanor Moore, circa 1940 and a photograph of Moore's parents as artwork.
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Release
The Best Day was announced for release in March 2014 on
Sonic Youth ' s official news blog.
[2] 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.
[3]
[4]
A formal announcement of The Best Day , including cover art, a track listing and release dates, was made on August 20 by
Matador Records .
[5] The album was 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.
[6]
[7] 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.
[8]
Track listing
Title 1. "Speak to the Wild" 8:30 2. "Forevermore" 11:15 3. "Tape" 5:54 4. "The Best Day" 4:31 5. "Detonation" 2:56 6. "Vocabularies" 4:31 7. "Grace Lake" 6:53 8. "Germs Burn" 5:52 Total length: 50:22
Personnel
The Thurston Moore Band
Release history
References
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"Thurston Moore's New Day: Inside His Upbeat Rock & Roll Solo Album" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 20, 2014 .
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"Thurston: New LP The Best Day , upcoming shows w/ Deb Googe, Steve Shelley and James Sedwards" .
Sonic Youth . March 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Hear Thurston Moore's "Detonation" 7" inspired by Stoke Newington activists" .
Fact .
The Vinyl Factory . January 23, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
^ Minsker, Evan (January 22, 2014).
"Listen to Thurston Moore: "Detonation" | News" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Matablog | Coming October 21: Thurston Moore's The Best Day" .
Matador Records . August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
^ Mosurock, Doug (October 13, 2014).
"First Listen: Thurston Moore, 'The Best Day' " .
NPR Music .
NPR . Retrieved October 13, 2014 .
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"Thurston Moore – The Best Day: album stream | Music" .
The Guardian .
Guardian Media Group . October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014 .
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"The Best Day by Thurston Moore" .
Matador Records . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"The Best Day - Thurston Moore" . Metacritic. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Thomas, Fred.
"The Best Day - Thurston Moore" . AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved October 22, 2014 .
^ Mincher, Chris.
"In closing the book on Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore holds on to a few pages" . The AV Club . Onion Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2014 .
^ Bray, Ryan.
"Thurston Moore - The Best Day" . Consequence of Sound . Townsquare Music. Retrieved October 22, 2014 .
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Christgau, Robert (February 13, 2014).
"Expert Witness" .
Cuepoint . Retrieved November 18, 2014 .
^ Gibsone, Harriet.
"Thurston Moore: The Best Day review – former Sonic Youth frontman returns to noise-rock" . The Guardian . Retrieved October 17, 2014 .
^ Cottingham, Chris.
"NME Reviews - Thurston Moore - 'The Best Day' " . NME . Retrieved October 22, 2014 .
^ Berman, Stuart (October 20, 2014).
"Thurston Moore: The Best Day" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved October 20, 2014 .
^ Gu, Marshall.
"Thurston Moore: The Best Day" . PopMatters . PopMatters Media.
^ Brunner, Rob.
"Thurston Moore's New Album" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 22, 2014 .
^ Winograd, Jeremy.
"Thurston Moore - The Best Day" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved October 17, 2014 .
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"Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore" .
iTunes Store .
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Musique – The Best Day par Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in French).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Musik – The Best Day av Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in Swedish).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore" .
iTunes Store .
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Música – The Best Day de Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in Spanish).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore" .
iTunes Store .
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Musik – "The Best Day" von Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in German).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore" .
iTunes Store .
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Muziek – The Best Day van Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in Dutch).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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"Musik – "The Best Day" von Thurston Moore" [Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore].
iTunes Store (in German).
Apple . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
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