Thank You for Today

by Death Cab for Cutie

Overview

With Thank You for Today, Ben Gibbard moves Death Cab for Cutie into a new phase, one that reflects his newly minted middle age and one without Chris Walla. It's a new beginning, but one that announces itself with a whisper. Thank You for Today simmers in a fashion that's not unfamiliar to Death Cab, but there's a definition to the composition and production of its ten songs that keeps the album far from the reaches of mood music. Make no mistake, Thank You for Today still casts a specific spell -- one that's supple yet subtle, music that feels as cozy as a warm bath yet has a quiet urgency derived from Gibbard taking stock of how the world has changed around him. Gibbard doesn't shy away from all of the issues familiar to a modern American urbanite, musing about gentrification and loves old and new, all from a vantage point of somebody who is comfortable about where he's at but knows what's been lost. This results in an album where the melancholy is bittersweet, not all-consuming, which means Thank You for Today is softly reassuring even when its intent is lightly barbed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/17/2018
Label:	Barsuk
UPC:	0655173118016
Rank:	6114

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Death Cab for Cutie   Primary Artist
Zac Rae   Piano,Beatbox,Recorder,Sampling,Bass Viol,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Electric)
Dave Depper   Juno,Tape,Loops,Drones,Guitar,Strings,Omnichord,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Slide Guitar,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Nashville),Vocals (Background)
Jason McGerr   Drums,Percussion
Ben Gibbard   Piano,Guitar,Hi Hat,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Piano (Thumb),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Lauren Mayberry   Vocals
Nicholas Harmer   Drums (Bass),Guitar (Bass),Synthesizer Bass

Technical Credits

Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Dave Depper   Composer,Programming
Jason McGerr   Composer,Programming,Auricle Programming
Ben Gibbard   Composer,Engineer,Programming
Yoko Ono   Composer
Rich Costey   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Nicolas Fournier   Engineer
Steve Ralbovsky   A&R
Martin Cooke   Engineer,Programming
Drew Hamlet   Photography