The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
The Spill Magazine The Spill Magazine
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Features
    • Live Reviews
    • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • Headlines
    • News
    • Contests
    • Events
    • Entertainment Headlines
    • Concert Listings
    • Toronto Concert Venues
  • New Music
    • Premieres
    • Track Of The Day
  • Track Of The Month
  • Books + Movies
  • About
16
new
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: KRISTA HARTMAN – “MOON SALOON”
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: FLEA & THE HONORA BAND @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO
SPILL CONTEST: WIN 1 OF 2 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO SEE SATCHVAI BAND AT MERIDIAN HALL ON MAY 13!
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: TRIUMPH w/ APRIL WINE @ SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME, CALGARY
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE LEMON TWIGS – LOOK FOR YOUR MIND!
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEE LONG – WATER IS MAGIC
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES – FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ABIGAIL LAPELL – SHADOW CHILD
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROB & ELLEN – IN ON IT
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BITTER BLUE – LEVITY
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE – REMEMBER THE HUMANS
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROB CLARKE – OPIOPE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DAYNA MANNING – FIELD NOTES
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SOCIAL DISTORTION – BORN TO KILL
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ELECTRIC SIX – I SHALL EXTERMINATE EVERYTHING AROUND ME THAT RESTRICTS ME FROM BEING THE MASTER (2026 REMASTER)
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: BUSTIÉ – “PERIMETERS OF LOVE”
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Features
    • Live Reviews
    • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • Headlines
    • News
    • Contests
    • Events
    • Entertainment Headlines
    • Concert Listings
    • Toronto Concert Venues
  • New Music
    • Premieres
    • Track Of The Day
  • Track Of The Month
  • Books + Movies
  • About
  • Spill Menu
    • Reviews
      • Album Reviews
      • Features
      • Live Reviews
      • Festivals
    • Portraits
    • Headlines
      • News
      • Contests
      • Events
      • Entertainment Headlines
      • Concert Listings
      • Toronto Concert Venues
    • New Music
      • Premieres
      • Track Of The Day
    • Track Of The Month
    • Books + Movies
    • About
Album Reviews
494
previous article
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TACOCAT - THIS MESS IS A PLACE
next article
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: COREY HART - DREAMING TIME AGAIN

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LUCY SPRAGGAN – TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY

Lucy Spraggan

Lucy Spraggan
Today Was A Good Day
Cooking Vinyl

Naming your album Today Was A Good Day is certainly a good indication of how the artist feels at the moment. And with her fifth album, UK singer/songwriter Lucy Spraggan obviously feels in a good place. By all indicators, she certainly should!

In the past, she has had Top 20 singles, her previous four albums have all reached Top 30, her YouTube videos have received over 50 million views, 240 million Spotify streams, and she is the first X Factor contestant to play the renowned Glastonbury Festival. She is no doubt also content in her personal life with her partner “G”.

It all reflects in Lucy’s music, a folky rock concoction that runs the spectrum from Courtney Barnett on the rockier end and Ed Sheeran on the poppy side, and Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall somewhere in the middle.

Spraggan had no problem flexing her good vocal muscles so far, and Today Was A Good Day is no exception in that respect, one is the fact that she has a knack for a good melody, “Lucky Stars” and “Don’t Play This On The Radio” being the exceptional songs here in that respect.

All that is coupled with tasteful arrangements that never go over the top but let Spraggan do what she does best. Based on this album, those viewing and streaming numbers will just keep on growing.



Artist Links

website_flat_2016 facebook_flat_2016 twitter_flat_2016 instagram_flat_2016

Item Reviewed

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LUCY SPRAGGAN – TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY

Author

Ljubinko Zivkovic

Here's what we think...
Spill Rating
Fan Rating
Rate Here
New Criteria
10
9.1
7.0
Total Spill Rating
9.1
Total Fan Rating
2 ratings
You have rated this
Album Reviews
album reviewalbum reviewscooking vinyllucky starslucy spraggantoday was a good day
album review, album reviews, cooking vinyl, lucky stars, lucy spraggan, today was a good day
About the Author
Ljubinko Zivkovic
Formerly a lot of things, including a journalist and a translator, currently a freelance writer living in The Netherlands.
RELATED ARTICLES
album reviewalbum reviewscooking vinyl
 
8.0
The Lemon Twigs
10

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE LEMON TWIGS – LOOK FOR YOUR MIND!

by Joseph Mastel on May 8, 2026
THE LEMON TWIGS  LOOK FOR YOUR MIND! CAPTURED TRACKS  You can always count on brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs to deliver excellently crafted pop and rock gems with a fresh spin. They have become known for their amazing [...]
 
8.0
Dee Long
10

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEE LONG – WATER IS MAGIC

by Aaron Badgley on May 8, 2026
DEE LONG WATER IS MAGIC DEE LONG MUSIC It has been far too long since the last Dee Long album, 2011’s Life AfterLife. While there had been some singles and an EP, Long’s voice and guitar playing had been missing. But he is back with his new [...]
 
8.0
Simon Bromide and The Bromides

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES – FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST

by Ljubinko Zivkovic on May 8, 2026
SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES FOREST MOUNTAIN FOREST SCRATCHY RECORDS Carrying the torch of great artists and bands is not as easy as some listeners might think. That torch could be damn heavy if you haven’t picked up all the right cues [...]
 
8.0
Abigail Lapell

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ABIGAIL LAPELL – SHADOW CHILD

by Ljubinko Zivkovic on May 8, 2026
ABIGAIL LAPELL SHADOW CHILD OUTSIDE MUSIC Some readers might get the impression that Abigail Lapell is kind of a Spill Magazine favorite. Ok, so they might be right, but the reasons for that do not lie solely with the fact that she’s from [...]
 
8.0
Rob & Ellen

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROB & ELLEN – IN ON IT

by Ljubinko Zivkovic on May 8, 2026
ROB & ELLEN IN ON IT INDEPENDENT Making pop rock that is distinctive is a feat, whether it relies on inspiration drawn from other musical sources or whether it brings up something completely new. And an even bigger feat comes when it all [...]

Latest Album Reviews
View All
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE LEMON TWIGS – LOOK FOR YOUR MIND!
8.0
10
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEE LONG – WATER IS MAGIC
8.0
10
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SIMON BROMIDE AND THE BROMIDES – FOREST M...
8.0
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ABIGAIL LAPELL – SHADOW CHILD
8.0
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ROB & ELLEN – IN ON IT
8.0

STAY UP-TO-DATE
WITH OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER!

SPILL MAGAZINE MENU
  • Home | The Spill Magazine
  • Newsletter
  • Premieres
  • Track Of The Month
  • Album Reviews
  • Books + Movies
  • Features
  • Live Reviews
  • Festivals
  • Portraits
  • News
  • Events
  • Entertainment Headlines
  • Concert Listings
  • Toronto Concert Venues
  • About Us
  • Contests
  • New Music
  • Contributors
  • TOTD
  • Privacy Policy
  • The Scene Unseen
  • Newsletter

Copyright © 2026 | The Spill Magazine
All Rights Reserved.

TRENDING RIGHT NOW
   
 
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S ABOUT THE CLIMB – A CONVERSATION WITH GORILLAZ
3481
 
SPILL TRACK OF THE MONTH: DAYS OF SORROW – “WHO WE ARE”
945
 
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: TENILLE TOWNES @ RICHMOND HILL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RICHMOND HILL
912
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MOBY – FUTURE QUIET
891
 
🇨🇦 SPILL CONTEST: WIN A BOB & DOUG McKENZIE – GREAT WHITE NORTH & STRANGE BREW (44 ¾ ANNIVERSARY) PRIZE PACK! 🇨🇦
880
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SOCIAL DISTORTION – BORN TO KILL
839
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BECK – EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME
822
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BRIAN WILSON – ON TOUR 1999-2007
756
 
SPILL NEWS: THE AFGHAN WHIGS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “HOUSE OF I” | THEIR FIRST NEW MUSIC SINCE 2022
741
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TORI AMOS – IN TIMES OF DRAGONS
591
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SQUEEZE – TRIXIES
590
 
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JOE JACKSON – HOPE AND FURY
578
 
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: IAMX – “INFINITE FEAR JETS {MIMETIC HEXES REWORK}”
536
ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES