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Putting The Days To Bed

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 3 votes
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Album Info
Label: Barsuk
Release Date: 25 July 2006
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
The John Roderick-led Seattle indie rockers return with a third album.
Also By This Artist: When I Pretend To Fall
Also On The Web: Long Winters @ Barsuk Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Lost At Sea
A dazzling collection of songs, Putting The Days To Bed cements Roderick's reputation as one of the best songwriters working today.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
Roderick's knotty tales never wrap up neatly--and they're all the better for it. [4 Aug 2006, p.69]
All Music Guide
Putting the Days to Bed finds Roderick writing his most intimate lyrics to date while also building upon the radiant pop sensibility of 2005's Ultimatum EP.
Read Full Review >Uncut
It's Roderick's lyrics that really grip. [Nov 2006, p.118]
Delusions of Adequacy
It's apparent that great care was taken in the making of this record as the meticulous production radiates through the music on every song.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
Putting the Days to Bed is a solid effort-- a step in a promising new direction.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
Roderick has a disarming command of how swelling choruses and careful harmonies can push a song from good to great.
Read Full Review >Tiny Mix Tapes
Even though Days To Bed is littered with the sort of tunes that indie pop fans obsessively search for, it suffers the same fate as the group’s previous releases. By the time you reach the final 25% of the album, you’re more than ready to go to bed — and not in a good way.
Read Full Review >Magnet
Bed... opts to crank the volume knobs a little, with wildly divergent results. [#73, p.100]
Rolling Stone
Mastermind John Roderick packs an endearing, nuanced indie-boy voice and a bucketload of bittersweet pop-rock melodies. [13 Jul 2006, p.105]
Spin
Addictive listening. [Aug 2006, p.80]
cokemachineglow
These are good songs, catchy enough to claim a place in your head while grounded by enough passion to put them close to your heart. It’s just that the Long Winters have proven themselves capable of even better than that.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
The first chunk of Putting the Days to Bed consists of the kind of big-chorused, proudly conventional pop songs summers are made of... Elsewhere Roderick's voice and lyrical acumen fail him.
Read Full Review >Prefix Magazine
If in the future Roderick puts more brain power behind making his music as adventurous as his lyrics, the Long Winters' albums should only get better and better.
Read Full Review >Alternative Press
Occasionally, Roderick gets in the way of himself and makes the proceedings more difficult than they should be. [Sep 2006, p.214]
Under The Radar
A few... tracks, such as “(It’s A) Departure,” will stick with you, but Putting the Days to Bed falls shy of expectations. [Summer 2006]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Pat D gave it a10:
Very, very solid album. Absolutely understated in every sense. The Long Winters have a finger on the pulse of relevant power-pop and cannot make a bad album. No song on PTDTB sticks out above the rest yet they have already set the bar unreasonably high. The only thing this album lacks is a sense of pretentiousness that has found its way into most of this year's 'critically' acclaimed releases. Listen to their old stuff or their new stuff, it don't matter... just listen to their stuff.
Matthew gave it a10:
Somehow these guys keep putting out a better album than the last every time they release one. I gave the first two albums a 8, then a 9, so now we see a 10. The second album never gets old and I introduce people to that album still to this day. It's easy to convert new fans when a band is just this darn good. This album is more pop than the last and has a strong energy from start to finish. I've been listening to it non-stop for two days and I've concluded that this is the perfect Christmas in July.
