For all its partying, Doom Days preaches unity and intimacy, and how in times like these, we as people should be coming together rather than letting our differences tear us—and the world—apart.
This need to seize the moment has been one of Bastille's main messages since "Pompeii," and with Doom Days, they prove they can deliver it in increasingly eloquent and relatable ways.
Mostly this is just a bit Bastille by numbers.
This ... is precisely the main problem with Doom Days: the more you put into it, the less you get out.
On Doom Days Bastille falls into a sonic rut, but its best music gives us plenty of indication that this need not spell doom for what's to come for this still-young outfit.
(Analbumaday Day 245)
Imma be honest, I wasn’t giving this too much attention, I was distracted by other important matters, but I still got the gist of it. Bastille’s vocalist has a really strong and brooding voice that helps set the tone of the songs alongside often apocalyptic themes, I think he’s a great singer, the instrumentals can go surprisingly hard, the production is solid, the writing is mixed, but honestly, this is a good record, there seems to be a lot of passion ... read more
I was drawn in by the "apocalyptic concept album" claim, but it did not turn out to be the case. This isn't a bad album, but it is a very generic and one-dimensional one. Bastille's sound is far from refined, and they seem to still be trying to capitalize on the same techniques they used on their breakout hit "Pompeii."
this album sounds like Bastille saw the success of their Marshmello collaboration "Happier" and tried to make an LP full of potential hits rather than captivating thought provoking tracks. Especially considering the "concept" that is about as surface level and thought provoking as those "stop vaping" ads that are all over TV today, this is really lacking in any substance at all. To sum everything up, this is Bastille's "Selling Out" album.
The production ... read more
I was initially pretty confused and disappointed by Doom Days, but it has since grown on me a lot. Still, there are two things in particular that still bother me: the emphasis on sex being the primary response to the end of the world (not that it's invalid, just uncomfortable), and the production on Million Pieces (mainly because of how much worse it is than the original snippet on "The Descent"). Otherwise, pretty solid project.
1. Quarter Past Midnight - 8
2. Bad Decisions - 5
3. ... read more
Liked every song, pretty much like all the other albums I've listened to so far, they kept the same type of music since Bad Blood. I'd recommend this easily. It deserves the 90 rating it gets :)
It's enjoyable for sure. A clear step down in their work and the "concept" aspect of it was overhyped by the band itself, but yeah, no doubts a fun album with plenty of bangers.
Best tracks: Quarter Past Midnight, Bad Decisions, Those Nights, 4AM
Worst tracks: Divide
1 | Quarter Past Midnight 3:19 | 87 |
2 | Bad Decisions 3:09 | 80 |
3 | The Waves 4:00 | 77 |
4 | Divide 3:52 | 63 |
5 | Million Pieces 4:11 | 73 |
6 | Doom Days 2:18 | 87 |
7 | Nocturnal Creatures 3:52 | 64 |
8 | 4AM 4:07 | 77 |
9 | Another Place 3:31 | 72 |
10 | Those Nights 4:30 | 87 |
11 | Joy 3:12 | 79 |