Putting the Days to Bed is the third full-length studio album by indie rock band the Long Winters.

Pitchfork described the album as "[missing] the masterful mark" but still "a solid effort—a step in a promising new direction" and "not so much power pop or even necessarily powerful pop—just powered up pop, all horns and echoes and toe-tapping parties",[3] while Paste Magazine called it, "Roderick's strongest work to date".

[4] Many reviews remark on Roderick's songwriting, calling him "a master storyteller",[5] as well as the album's stylistic continuity despite the band's lineup changes.

Club, said, "changing has meant growing into a band that's tougher to ignore than ever.

"[7] All tracks are written by John RoderickThe Long Winters Additional musicians[8] Additional personnel In 2011, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional covered "The Commander Thinks Aloud" on his album Covered In The Flood.