Putting the Days to Bed explained

Putting the Days to Bed
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Long Winters
Cover:	Ptdtb.jpg
Released:	July 25, 2006
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Barsuk Records
Producer:	John Roderick
Prev Title:	Ultimatum
Prev Year:	2005

Putting the Days to Bed is the third full-length studio album by indie rock band the Long Winters. It was released in the US by Barsuk Records and distributed in Europe by Munich Records in 2006. The album title is a lyric from the album track "Hindsight".

Reception

Pitchfork described the album as "[missing] the masterful mark" but still "a solid effort—a step in a promising new direction" and "not so much power pop or even necessarily powerful pop—just powered up pop, all horns and echoes and toe-tapping parties",^[1] while Paste Magazine called it, "Roderick's strongest work to date".^[2]

Many reviews remark on Roderick's songwriting, calling him "a master storyteller",^[3] as well as the album's stylistic continuity despite the band's lineup changes.^[4] Keith Phipps, writing for the A.V. Club, said, "changing has meant growing into a band that's tougher to ignore than ever."^[5]

Track listing

Notes

• † denotes tracks originally released on the 2005 EP Ultimatum

Personnel

The Long Winters

• John Roderick – guitar, vocals, piano, production
• Jonathan Rothman – guitar, keys
• Eric Corson – bass
• Nabil Ayers – drums

Additional musicians^[6]

• Chris Funk – additional instruments on "Honest"
• Chris Walla – additional instruments on "Honest"
• Kurt Bloch – guitar on "Ultimatum"

Additional personnel

• Floyd Rietsma – engineering
• John Goodmanson – mixing
• Ed Brooks – mastering

Cover versions

In 2011, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional covered "The Commander Thinks Aloud" on his album Covered In The Flood.^[7]

Use in other media

• The song "(It's A) Departure" served as the theme song to the comedy advice podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me from January 17, 2011^[8] until 2021, as well as to the television series based on the podcast. Roderick since appeared on the podcast, as well as toured with the podcast's live shows and performed the song live to introduce the show.^[9] However, it was announced on January 3, 2021 that after a controversy involving Roderick on Twitter they would no longer be using the song.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Long Winters: Putting the Days to Bed Album Review. Khong. Rachel. 2006-08-03. Pitchfork. en. 2019-12-12.
2. Web site: The Long Winters. Shellen. Grant. 2007-02-01. Paste Magazine. en. 2019-12-12.
3. Web site: Love, Humor and a Sly Sucker-Punch. Yu. Kathryn. 2006-07-12. NPR. en. 2019-12-12.
4. Web site: The Long Winters. duBrowa. Cory. 2006-08-22. Paste Magazine. en. 2019-12-12.
5. Web site: The Long Winters: Putting The Days To Bed. Phipps. Keith. 2006-08-09. The A.V. Club. en-us. 2019-12-12.
6. Web site: Putting the Days to Bed The Long Winters. www.thelongwinters.com. 2019-12-12.
7. Web site: Chris Carrabba To Release "Covered In The Flood" Solo Album . Alter The Press! . Jon . Ableson . 17 June 2013.
8. Web site: MBMBaM 217: Clippy Lovemaking Tips. 2014-09-14. My Brother, My Brother and Me. 2019-12-12.
9. Web site: MBMBaM 204: Bait Kids. 2014-06-09. My Brother, My Brother and Me. en-US. 2019-12-12.