diff --git a/beets/mediafile.py b/beets/mediafile.py
index 13f1b2dfb..bd9b11969 100644
--- a/beets/mediafile.py
+++ b/beets/mediafile.py
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ class DateField(MediaField):
         for item in items:
             try:
                 items_.append(int(item))
-            except:
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
                 items_.append(None)
         return items_
 
diff --git a/beets/plugins.py b/beets/plugins.py
index 2ecdb8472..d62f3c011 100644
--- a/beets/plugins.py
+++ b/beets/plugins.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def load_plugins(names=()):
                             and obj != BeetsPlugin and obj not in _classes:
                         _classes.add(obj)
 
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             log.warning(
                 u'** error loading plugin {}:\n{}',
                 name,
diff --git a/beets/util/functemplate.py b/beets/util/functemplate.py
index 51716552c..58b0416a1 100644
--- a/beets/util/functemplate.py
+++ b/beets/util/functemplate.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class Template(object):
         """
         try:
             res = self.compiled(values, functions)
-        except:  # Handle any exceptions thrown by compiled version.
+        except Exception:  # Handle any exceptions thrown by compiled version.
             res = self.interpret(values, functions)
 
         return res
diff --git a/beets/util/pipeline.py b/beets/util/pipeline.py
index 367e5d980..39bc7152e 100644
--- a/beets/util/pipeline.py
+++ b/beets/util/pipeline.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class FirstPipelineThread(PipelineThread):
                             return
                     self.out_queue.put(msg)
 
-        except:
+        except BaseException:
             self.abort_all(sys.exc_info())
             return
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class MiddlePipelineThread(PipelineThread):
                             return
                     self.out_queue.put(msg)
 
-        except:
+        except BaseException:
             self.abort_all(sys.exc_info())
             return
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class LastPipelineThread(PipelineThread):
                 # Send to consumer.
                 self.coro.send(msg)
 
-        except:
+        except BaseException:
             self.abort_all(sys.exc_info())
             return
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class Pipeline(object):
             while threads[-1].is_alive():
                 threads[-1].join(1)
 
-        except:
+        except BaseException:
             # Stop all the threads immediately.
             for thread in threads:
                 thread.abort()
diff --git a/beetsplug/duplicates.py b/beetsplug/duplicates.py
index 93d53c58a..2f6bba3e6 100644
--- a/beetsplug/duplicates.py
+++ b/beetsplug/duplicates.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class DuplicatesPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         if tag:
             try:
                 k, v = tag.split('=')
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise UserError(
                     u"{}: can't parse k=v tag: {}".format(PLUGIN, tag)
                 )
diff --git a/beetsplug/thumbnails.py b/beetsplug/thumbnails.py
index 838206156..04845e880 100644
--- a/beetsplug/thumbnails.py
+++ b/beetsplug/thumbnails.py
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ class GioURI(URIGetter):
 
         try:
             uri_ptr = self.libgio.g_file_get_uri(g_file_ptr)
-        except:
-            raise
         finally:
             self.libgio.g_object_unref(g_file_ptr)
         if not uri_ptr:
@@ -285,8 +283,6 @@ class GioURI(URIGetter):
 
         try:
             uri = copy_c_string(uri_ptr)
-        except:
-            raise
         finally:
             self.libgio.g_free(uri_ptr)