Bad//Dreems – Doomsday Ballet
The pub rock band Bad//Dreams has just completed their third album Doomsday Ballet, a collection of 12 hardcore songs about the confused state of the world we live in.
From its opening line, “People are stupid… People go round… Fanning the flames while their houses burn down,” the first song Morning Rain sets the blunt tone for the album.
Throughout Doomsday Ballet, the band stays true to its original Aussie twang, which is especially evident in two of the best songs from the album, Salad and Low Life.
Nevertheless, the group’s latest work does show that Bad//Dreams is more than a one genre band by including slightly more mellow songs such as Cannonball and Harry’s Station.
★★ ½
Reviewed by Erika Echternach
