The members of indie band Bastille are getting ready for the release of their third studio album, and they gave us a taste of things to come with the title track “Doom Days”.
The music video for their new single isn’t exactly plot-driven, but that’s not stopping it from being powerful. The dark video shows the lead vocalist Dan Smith directly addressing the audience and delivering a hard-hitting message.
Unlike the rest of Bastille’s catchy and lighthearted tunes, this in us pretty harrowing and unlike anything they’ve released before. Shortly after dropping the single, Smith sent an email to fans of the band and explained how “Doom Days” came about.
“We wanted it to be really direct and talk about trying to find escapism from our modern anxieties – phone addiction, porn addiction, fake news addiction, climate change denial… Ultimately it’s about switching off for the night,” wrote Smith.
“Doom Days” will be featured on the band’s third studio album of the same name, but the are yet to share information about its release date.
