Any Day

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Any Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2018
Genre Indie Rock, Post-rock, Jazz Rock
Label Thrill Jockey
The Sea and Cake chronology
Runner
(2012)
Any Day
(2018)

Any Day is a 2018 studio album by the Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 70/100 [2]
Review scores
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [6]

Any Day received generally positive reviews from music critics.

No.TitleLength
1."Cover the Mountain"2:51
2."I Should Care"3:17
3."Any Day"4:53
4."Occurs"4:32
5."Starling"3:30
6."Paper Window"3:22
7."Day Moon"3:18
8."Into Rain"3:53
9."Circle"3:36
10."These Falling Arms"4:53

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References

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  2. "Any Day by The Sea and Cake – Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. Bemrose, Bekki. "The Sea and Cake – Any Day". AllMusic .
  4. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (May 11, 2018). "The Sea and Cake: Any Day review – elegantly disheveled, melodic jazz rock". The Guardian . Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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