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After confronting global corruption on 2016's Wild World, it's only natural that the men of Bastille would feel the need for escape that they express on Doom Days. It's as necessary to take moments to just exist as it is to resist the world's injustices, and the band's third album follows a night out with friends and possible lovers, from singing along with the radio on the way to the party to waking up on the floor the next morning. However, their attempts to ignore the world around them on Doom Days are even more relatable because they can't shut it out entirely. "We never knew what we had," Dan Smith sings on "Quarter Past Midnight," capturing the way it's possible to be nostalgic for a moment before it has passed. Though Bastille's choruses are as rousing as ever, on this song and throughout the album there's a newfound intimacy to their music as they explore everyday loneliness and hope in a time of crisis. On the title track, Smith recites a litany of 2010s disasters ("I'm livestreaming the final days of Rome" once again harks back to the band's smash hit "Pompeii"), but chooses to stay present instead of worrying about the latest bad news. Similarly, the celebratory pulse of "Nocturnal Creatures" reaffirms that good times shine all the brighter when people live in the constant shadow of something ominous. Thanks to its concept, Doom Days is easily the group's most cohesive album yet, but as they tighten their focus, they also expand their sound. Alongside quintessentially heartfelt Bastille songs like "Another Place" are tracks such as "4AM," which moves from a cozy acoustic singalong to brass and beats with the seamless flow of their mixtapes, and "Million Pieces," which sets Doom Days' escapist heights to rhythms that evoke '90s garage. On "Joy," the band draws on the power of a gospel choir to give the album a happy ending that feels well-earned, even if it's only temporary. 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.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Vocals, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kianja, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hall Hall, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kianja, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hall Hall, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kianja, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bim Amoako-Gyampah, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Keyboards, Moog Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer - Daniel Priddy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hall Hall, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Duxbury, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Dawn of MAY, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Cardan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Muchtar Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kianja, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tinashé Fazakerley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Senab Adekunle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Reese Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Charlie Barnes, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rittipo, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Al Mik, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kianja Harvey-Elliot, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rittipo, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer - Senab Adekunle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Reese Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bim Amoako-Gyampah, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Piano, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Producer, Additional Producer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hall Hall, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Desmarais, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kianja Harvey-Elliot, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Desmarais, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Duxbury, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Bradbury, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jonny Abraham, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Savage, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris West, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Gordon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - The Chamber Orchestra Of London, Orchestra/Member, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marije Ploemacher, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gareth Griffiths, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Allen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Lowe, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa Lucas-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Moore, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Melanie Martin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Maxwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shlomy Dobrinsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Senab Adekunle, Choir, Choir Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tetsuumi Nagata, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Etheridge, Choir - Nile Bailey, Choir - Daisy Spiers, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Durrant, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah, Choir - Emile Chakalov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Chrissie Myles, Choir - Eva Thorinsdottir, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Hohmann, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Gleed, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Bucknell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Berger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Osu, Choir
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rob Farrer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Bradbury, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer - Mikey Davis, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jonny Abraham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Savage, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Pritchard, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Gordon, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Chamber Orchestra Of London, Orchestra/Member, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mitchell Yoshida, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Marije Ploemacher, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Marsh, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gareth Griffiths, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Allen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Barnes, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Lowe, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa Lucas-Smith, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dominic Moore, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Melanie Martin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - George Oulton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Maxwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barnaby Philpott, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Shlomy Dobrinsky, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Senab Adekunle, Choir, Choir Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Mehta, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tetsuumi Nagata, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Etheridge, Choir - Nile Bailey, Choir - Daisy Spiers, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Durrant, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah, Choir - Emile Chakalov, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Chrissie Myles, Choir - Jennie Chilton, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eva Thorinsdottir, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Hohmann, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nikki Gleed, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Bucknell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sarah Berger, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Osu, Choir - Emma Bassett, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Woodcroft, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - John Rittipo-Moore, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher "Coach Brodie" West, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Virgin Records Limited
Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Freeman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Straus, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Barnes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alessia Cara, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kianja Harvey-Elliot, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Dan Smith, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bastille, MainArtist - Kyle Simmons, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Will Farquarson, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris 'woody' Wood, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Virgin Records Limited
Kevin Cronin, ComposerLyricist - TOM KELLY, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Jones, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Anderson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Dagger, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Coulson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Smith, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Genewick, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gillon Cameron, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Thomas, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Brown, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mat Bartram, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gemma Sharples, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Savage, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Kettle, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Bastille, MainArtist - Zoe Martlew, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Gonzales, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Pasha Mansurov, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Brunt, Producer, String Arranger, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sergio Serra, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Poppy Ewence, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Catherine Harrison, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Wilson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mara Carlyle, Producer, String Arranger, Musical Saw, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Dawson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Byers, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Morawski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Moody, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Pedro Segundo, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - London Contemporary Orchestra, Orchestra/Member, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George English, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oli Morgan, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iain Maxwell, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Lucy Goddard, Mezzo-Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Raja Halder, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Barnaby Philpott, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bethany Horak Hallett, Mezzo-Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Tinker, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Reinoud Ford, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bayliss, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Lyddon, Mezzo-Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Mandhira De Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Kent, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Pooley, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Daisy Vatalaro, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Eve McGrath, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Harriet Armston-Clarke, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Eleanor Gregory, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Philpott, Piccolo, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Antonia Kesel, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Reed, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Edmundson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Tyler Unland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Radhika de Saram, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Zoe Matthews, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Crespo O'Donoghue, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandra Caldon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Maguire, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cott, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Anna De Briun, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Ovsyanikova, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Edward McCullagh, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cara Laskaris, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maria Fiore Mazzarini, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eloise Riddell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phillippa Slack, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Geoghegan, Piccolo, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Olivia Jageurs, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Heloise Werner, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Zahra Benyounes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
After confronting global corruption on 2016's Wild World, it's only natural that the men of Bastille would feel the need for escape that they express on Doom Days. It's as necessary to take moments to just exist as it is to resist the world's injustices, and the band's third album follows a night out with friends and possible lovers, from singing along with the radio on the way to the party to waking up on the floor the next morning. However, their attempts to ignore the world around them on Doom Days are even more relatable because they can't shut it out entirely. "We never knew what we had," Dan Smith sings on "Quarter Past Midnight," capturing the way it's possible to be nostalgic for a moment before it has passed. Though Bastille's choruses are as rousing as ever, on this song and throughout the album there's a newfound intimacy to their music as they explore everyday loneliness and hope in a time of crisis. On the title track, Smith recites a litany of 2010s disasters ("I'm livestreaming the final days of Rome" once again harks back to the band's smash hit "Pompeii"), but chooses to stay present instead of worrying about the latest bad news. Similarly, the celebratory pulse of "Nocturnal Creatures" reaffirms that good times shine all the brighter when people live in the constant shadow of something ominous. Thanks to its concept, Doom Days is easily the group's most cohesive album yet, but as they tighten their focus, they also expand their sound. Alongside quintessentially heartfelt Bastille songs like "Another Place" are tracks such as "4AM," which moves from a cozy acoustic singalong to brass and beats with the seamless flow of their mixtapes, and "Million Pieces," which sets Doom Days' escapist heights to rhythms that evoke '90s garage. On "Joy," the band draws on the power of a gospel choir to give the album a happy ending that feels well-earned, even if it's only temporary. 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.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:56
- Main artists: Bastille
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2019 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2019 Virgin Records Limited
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