• Record Label: EMI
  • Release Date: Feb 4, 2022
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Feb 4, 2022
    80
    There’s everything from glitchy pop, dance tracks and emo rock on this album, but a key message, Smith’s unique vocals, and a tendency towards electronic earworms, make it a sonically cohesive work that has just the perfect touch of modern life to make us feel something, but with enough escapism that we don’t burn out from it.
  2. 80
    It’s easy to make fun of, but the melodies are uniformly gorgeous, the layered synth and string arrangements are bright and exciting, Smith’s singing is filled with pliant emotion, and it all adds up to a pop album so addictive that it feels as though it had been intravenously injected into my system.
  3. 80
    The record itself functions like an escape pod. When confined within Bastille’s catchy hooks and imaginative, era-spanning production, what lies ahead suddenly isn’t so terrible. The future is bright – for 30 minutes’ worth of bops, at least.
  4. Feb 3, 2022
    80
    ‘Give Me The Future’ achieves everything a pop album should and stands out as Bastille’s best and most expansive work. The narrative is compelling and successfully paints the picture of a universally relatable topic.
  5. The result is the most expansive, yet cohesive record Bastille have put their name to. In fact, they may have created a perfect soundtrack to life after lockdown.
  6. Feb 4, 2022
    70
    At times Give Me the Future feels a bit heavy-handed. Fortunately, the album's brisk pace saves it from feeling overblown. This is music for and of its moment, with a mix of ambition and pop concision that's unmistakably Bastille.
  7. Feb 3, 2022
    70
    Bastille’s choral, digestible power pop DNA is present, but grittier than usual.
  8. Feb 14, 2022
    47
    Give Me the Future is almost perverse in its inability or unwillingness to develop its premise beyond the most basic and obvious elements.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Feb 4, 2022
    10
    It's a masterpiece. Unique, fun, wonderful transitions and a amazing futuristic vibe. Lots of books, and movies references.
  2. Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Equal parts hopeful and nihilistic, full of pop culture references and instrumentals so fun it takes a few listens to realize some of theEqual parts hopeful and nihilistic, full of pop culture references and instrumentals so fun it takes a few listens to realize some of the lyrics are quite depressing…Yup, it’s a quintessential Bastille album. Really enjoying this sound from them. Full Review »
  3. Feb 4, 2022
    8
    Fun, frenetic, and realized. Bastille understands their place in pop. They know how to have epic scope, while never sacrificing their humanityFun, frenetic, and realized. Bastille understands their place in pop. They know how to have epic scope, while never sacrificing their humanity and intimacy. While this album is a barely long enough that it isn’t an EP, it still satisfies and has barely any bloat. While “Wild World” is still my favorite of their works, this is another feather in their cap and exciting to hear them be a little more fearless with their sound. Doom Days had to grow on me and had a good amount of tracks, but suffered from too many aimless tracks. My hope is they ride this momentum and expand their sound further on a future longer LP. Full Review »