''The Best Day'' is the fourth solo

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by the American

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musician

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moo ...

, released on October 20, 2014 on Matador Records. The

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is a photograph of Moore's mother, Eleanor Moore, circa 1940 and a photograph of Moore's parents as artwork.

Release

''The Best Day'' was announced for release in March 2014 on

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s official news blog. A month prior to its announcement, Moore released "Detonation" as a standalone 7-inch single, backed with "Germs Burn" as its

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, on the independent English label Blank Editions as part of its Solo Series. A formal announcement of ''The Best Day'', including cover art, a track listing and release dates, was made on August 20 by Matador Records. The album was released on October 20 in Denmark, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom; October 21 in Spain and the United States; and October 24 in Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Officially licensed

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of the album were made available on

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and ''

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''s official web sites a week prior to its international release. ''The Best Day'' will be issued as a double LP, single CD and as a digital download, with the first 100 U.S. LP pressings featuring an autographed poster.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Thurston Moore Band *

– vocals, guitar *

James Sedwards James Sedwards is an English guitarist, musician, and composer, working predominantly in alternative rock. Initially known for leading the band Nought (or "Nøught"), he has more recently been known as a collaborative musician on projects includin ...

– guitar * Debbie Googe – bass *

Steve Shelley Steven Jay Shelley (born June 23, 1962) is an American drummer. He is best known as the longtime drummer of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, for whom he played from 1985 until their 2011 disbandment. Biography Shelley was born in Midland, ...

– drums

Release history

References

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