The Best Day
by Thurston Moore
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 October 2014
- Label: Eagle Vision, Montreux Sounds
- Country: United States
- Length: 50:09
- Community rating: 3.73/5 from 6 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'The Best Day', Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore refines his signature sound into something more structured and melodic, without losing his experimental edge. Featuring Steve Shelley on drums and Debbie Googe of My Bloody Valentine, the album balances motorik jams with jangly, acoustic textures. It stands as one of his strongest solo efforts, showcasing his mastery of guitar tuning and alternative rock songwriting.
Genres
Descriptors: dissonant, noisy, repetitive, guitar-driven, literate
Tracklist
- Speak to the Wild (08:29)
- Forevermore (11:12)
- Tape (05:52)
- The Best Day (04:29)
- Detonation (02:54)
- Vocabularies (04:30)
- Grace Lake (06:51)
- Germs Burn (05:52)
Credits
- Justin Shirley-Smith - co-producer, engineer [engineered by]
- Kris Fredriksson - co-producer, engineer [engineered by]
- Kyle Smart - editor
- Geoff Kempin - executive-producer
- Jim Beach - executive-producer
- Terry Shand - executive-producer
- Jeff Leach - keyboards
- Jason Finestone - legal
- Rebecca Bradshaw - legal
- Kevin Metcalfe - mastered by
- Tim Young - mastered by [audio mastering]
- Brian May - performer [all tracks performer]
- Kerry Ellis - performer [all tracks performer]
- Francyne Carr - photography by
- Jamie Cooper - photography by
- Lionel Flusin - photography by
- Steve Goudie - photography by
- Terry Brisco - photography by
- Rosie Holley - production manager
- J茅r么me Blondel - recorded by
- Mike Savage - recorded by
- Robin Fox - recorded by