Putting The Days To Bed
by The Long Winters
  • Record Label: Barsuk
  • Release Date: Jul 25, 2006
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Lost At Sea
    90
    A dazzling collection of songs, Putting The Days To Bed cements Roderick's reputation as one of the best songwriters working today.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Roderick's knotty tales never wrap up neatly--and they're all the better for it. [4 Aug 2006, p.69]
    All this publication's reviews
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    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.
  5. AllMusic
    80
    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.
  6. Uncut
    80
    It's Roderick's lyrics that really grip. [Nov 2006, p.118]
    All this publication's reviews
  7. Pitchfork
    77
    Putting the Days to Bed is a solid effort-- a step in a promising new direction.
  8. The A.V. Club
    75
    Roderick has a disarming command of how swelling choruses and careful harmonies can push a song from good to great.
  9. Rolling Stone
    70
    Mastermind John Roderick packs an endearing, nuanced indie-boy voice and a bucketload of bittersweet pop-rock melodies. [13 Jul 2006, p.105]
    All this publication's reviews
  10. Spin
    70
    Addictive listening. [Aug 2006, p.80]
    All this publication's reviews
  11. cokemachineglow
    70
    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.
  12. Billboard
    70
    A substantive collection of back-to-basics indie rock.
  13. Magnet
    70
    Bed... opts to crank the volume knobs a little, with wildly divergent results. [#73, p.100]
    All this publication's reviews
  14. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    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.
  15. Stylus Magazine
    67
    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.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. PatD
    Aug 5, 2006
    10
    Very, very solid album. Absolutely understated in every sense. The Long Winters have a finger on the pulse of relevant power-pop and cannot 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.… Full Review »
  2. Matthew
    Jul 27, 2006
    10
    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 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.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »