With Doom Days, the third album by the British band Bastille, you can party into the apocalypse with peace of mind. A bit à la (2017) by , who also provided our rotten globe with a party soundtrack. Apart from this concept, there is little to discern on Doom Days that this album differs from the previous two records of the band around . The mix of bombastic indie / synthipop has a high sing-along
… content and it rains 'ooooohs'. It is therefore not entirely surprising that Bastille's message falls slightly into the water. With the title track, a party that got out of hand is compared to the end of the world. Nice, but lyrics like 'we fucked this house up like the planet' rub against the kitsch. Just like the rest of this album, actually. (JvQ)more
