Best Day, The
Reviews
Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2014-11-12
Reviewed 2014-11-12
As Reviewed By Mister Esquire.
jammy stuff/alternanation scam/Neilism.
like fellow ex-Sonic Youth guy, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston worships at the alter of Neil Young.
ex-Sonic Youth guy, Steve Shelley plays drums on most tracks. buncha other in crowd musicians. (check inside: great cast.)
all tracks are long and jamming.
accessible&arty =One Of The Best of 2014.
MR. ESQ SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW.
FCC CLEAN.
SOUNDS LIKE: SONIC YOUTH, LEE RANALDO, NEIL YOUNG, TELEVISION, KURT VILE, DINOSAUR JR., ET AL.
PLAY: ANY/ALL/RANDOMEOW/SMOKE SOME CATNIP NOW.
1. PURR-FECT II: mid building chiming gits. his snotty voice kicks in. goes into jam at end. (note: all songs do this.)
2. PURR-FECT II: classic SY gits tinkling. builds, yearning, doomed. picks up pace at end.
3. draggy stuff. acoustic. chambery. sings like Beck.
4. PURR-FECT(TIE): upbeat, kinda countryish. like Television. smoke some catnip now...
5. catnip? catnip!
6. catnip! catnip! catnip!...
7. PURR-FECT(TIE): beautiful/ethereal/sublime.
8. PURR-FECT II: Television. Dead. Foo Fighters(!?) relaxed&relaxy&rocking.
jammy stuff/alternanation scam/Neilism.
like fellow ex-Sonic Youth guy, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston worships at the alter of Neil Young.
ex-Sonic Youth guy, Steve Shelley plays drums on most tracks. buncha other in crowd musicians. (check inside: great cast.)
all tracks are long and jamming.
accessible&arty =One Of The Best of 2014.
MR. ESQ SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW.
FCC CLEAN.
SOUNDS LIKE: SONIC YOUTH, LEE RANALDO, NEIL YOUNG, TELEVISION, KURT VILE, DINOSAUR JR., ET AL.
PLAY: ANY/ALL/RANDOMEOW/SMOKE SOME CATNIP NOW.
1. PURR-FECT II: mid building chiming gits. his snotty voice kicks in. goes into jam at end. (note: all songs do this.)
2. PURR-FECT II: classic SY gits tinkling. builds, yearning, doomed. picks up pace at end.
3. draggy stuff. acoustic. chambery. sings like Beck.
4. PURR-FECT(TIE): upbeat, kinda countryish. like Television. smoke some catnip now...
5. catnip? catnip!
6. catnip! catnip! catnip!...
7. PURR-FECT(TIE): beautiful/ethereal/sublime.
8. PURR-FECT II: Television. Dead. Foo Fighters(!?) relaxed&relaxy&rocking.
Recent airplay
Germs Burn
The Nick & James Show — Mar 13, 2019
Speak To The Wild
Reckless Burning — Apr 10, 2017
Speak To The Wild
Life Aquatic — Apr 08, 2016
Forevermore
Mix Tape — Jan 17, 2015
The Best Day
The Best Day
Time Traveler — Jan 02, 2015
Charting
2014-11-14 — 2015-01-16
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 11 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | 2 |
| Dec 28 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | 3 |
| Dec 7 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | 7 |
Track listing
| 1. | Speak To The Wild | ||
| 2. | Forevermore | ||
| 3. | Tape | ||
| 4. | The Best Day | ||
| 5. | Detonation | ||
| 6. | Vocabularies | ||
| 7. | Grace Lake | ||
| 8. | Germs Burn |