Thank You for Today
by Death Cab for Cutie
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 17, 2018
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
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  1. DavidWasHere
    Sep 6, 2018
    5
    Bands and artists should usually evolve their sound and style over time. It's only a natural progression in order to evolve as an artist, to not only stay relevant but fresh and full of great ideas. No one can pull of the AC/DC shtick. So when I say I was disappointed by this album, it is not because Death Cab changed their sound. I'm saying that Death Cab is growing into a staler,Bands and artists should usually evolve their sound and style over time. It's only a natural progression in order to evolve as an artist, to not only stay relevant but fresh and full of great ideas. No one can pull of the AC/DC shtick. So when I say I was disappointed by this album, it is not because Death Cab changed their sound. I'm saying that Death Cab is growing into a staler, blander indie rock band. I might not have become a fan around the glory days of Transatlanticism, but for a band who were one of the most unique bands of the 2000s to get mainstream crossover attention to becoming what feels like passionless mush, it's a real tragedy.

    While the melodies are pretty, with the exception of lead off single Gold Rush which is just a clunker, hardly any of them stick in the brain. They all exist as background music for shopping at a Kohl's or drinking coffee at a Starbucks. There's no warmth or passion, just gloss without any substance. It's the Tums of indie rock albums. And what is the most damning is that I never gotten a sense that this is Death Cab but more of a side project Ben Gibbard has to pass the time between Death Cab albums and being a real tease about releasing another Postal Service record. Which is the same thing i can say about Kinsugi, but at least there were standout moments on that record. Here only like four songs here are pretty good to listen to, like Summer Years (the most Death Cab-like song here), When We Drive, and You Moved Away. But honestly ever since Codes and Keys, Ben hasn't recaptured the spark from Plans or Trans. The lyrics might suggest a mature songwriter, but instead we're getting a man losing touch with what made him a gifted artist in the first place.    … Expand

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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Under The Radar
    Aug 23, 2018
    45
    For the second record in a row, Death Cab for Cutie are treading water, splashing about in the faded sound of glories past.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Aug 22, 2018
    70
    Death Cab For Cutie aren’t changing any time soon, and Thank You For Today is another reliable if unsurprising missive from a band who seem to be settling into middle age comfortably.
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  3. Clash Music
    Aug 20, 2018
    60
    Whilst adhering to a pretty well-worn formula with the usual rousing emotion ebbs and flows, Gibbard’s ability to paint such vivid imagery with his carefully considered approach to lyricism does warrant revisiting, despite some moments proving patchy than others.
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