The Best Day (Thurston Moore album) explained

The Best Day
Type:studio
Artist:Thurston Moore
Cover:Thurston Moore - The Best Day.jpg
Alt:A black-and-white photograph of a woman in water holding a dog. In the upper-left corner, white text inside a teal circle reads "Thurston Moore" in standard case, followed by "The Best Day" in uppercase text.
Genre:Alternative rock, noise rock
Label:Matador
Producer:Thurston Moore
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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.[1]

Release

The Best Day was announced for release in March 2014 on Sonic Youths 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 Guardians 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]

Personnel

The Thurston Moore Band

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalog
Denmark[9] October 20, 20142×LP, CD, digital downloadMatadorN/A
France[10]
Sweden[11]
United Kingdom[12]
Spain[13] October 21, 2014
United States[14]
Germany[15] October 24, 2014
Ireland[16]
Netherlands[17]
Switzerland[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thurston Moore's New Day: Inside His Upbeat Rock & Roll Solo Album. Rolling Stone. October 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: Thurston: New LP The Best Day, upcoming shows w/ Deb Googe, Steve Shelley and James Sedwards. Sonic Youth. March 20, 2014. August 20, 2014.
  3. Web site: Hear Thurston Moore's "Detonation" 7" inspired by Stoke Newington activists. Fact. The Vinyl Factory. January 23, 2014. August 20, 2014.
  4. Web site: Listen to Thurston Moore: "Detonation" | News. Pitchfork Media. Minsker. Evan. January 22, 2014. August 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: Matablog | Coming October 21: Thurston Moore's The Best Day. Matador Records. August 20, 2014. August 20, 2014.
  6. Web site: First Listen: Thurston Moore, 'The Best Day'. NPR Music. NPR. Mosurock. Doug. October 13, 2014. October 13, 2014.
  7. Web site: Thurston Moore – The Best Day: album stream | Music. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. October 13, 2014. October 13, 2014.
  8. Web site: The Best Day by Thurston Moore. Matador Records. August 20, 2014.
  9. Web site: Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. August 20, 2014.
  10. Web site: Musique – The Best Day par Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. French. August 20, 2014.
  11. Web site: Musik – The Best Day av Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. Swedish. August 20, 2014.
  12. Web site: Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. August 20, 2014.
  13. Web site: Música – The Best Day de Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. Spanish. August 20, 2014.
  14. Web site: Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. August 20, 2014.
  15. Web site: Musik – "The Best Day" von Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. German. August 20, 2014.
  16. Web site: Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. August 20, 2014.
  17. Web site: Muziek – The Best Day van Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. Dutch. August 20, 2014.
  18. Web site: Musik – "The Best Day" von Thurston Moore. Music – The Best Day by Thurston Moore. iTunes Store. Apple. German. August 20, 2014.

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