Data Doom

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Data Doom
Data Doom Frankie and the Witch Fingers Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1 2023
Length41:29
Label Greenway Records
Producer Frankie and the Witch Fingers
Frankie and the Witch Fingers chronology
Levitation Sessions (Live)
(2020)
Data Doom
(2023)
Live at LEVITATION
(2024)
Singles from Data Doom
  1. "Electricide B/W Chalice"
    Released: 21 October 2022
  2. "Mild Davis"
    Released: 14 June 2023
  3. "Futurephobic"
    Released: 12 July 2023
  4. "Empire"
    Released: 16 August 2023

Data Doom is the seventh studio album by American rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers. It was released on September 1, 2023, by Greenway Records. This is the first album to feature Nick Aguilar on drums.

Contents

Composition and recording

With the addition of Smith and Aguilar the band shifted focus to a more rhythmic approach feeling the influence of the new members. [1] Sizemore said of the album themes he was conceptually interested in "Technology and how it’s been affecting humanity both negatively and positively", and that these themes affected the lyrics and songwriting. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts DeskStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Louder than WarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim!8/10 [5]

In a 4-out-of-5 star review by The Arts Desk, they described the album as "proto-punkers Blue Öyster Cult at their most forceful getting down with Scandi psychedelicists Goat and it's a total blast." [3] In a 4-out-of-5 bomb review by Louder than War, they view the songs as "they shift and surge through a haze of deep fuzz, rising from a burning inferno to the sulpher-lined clouds above.", while comparing the band's style combinations to that of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. [4] Exclaim! Magazine called it "their most complex and intense album to date". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frankie and the Witch Fingers.

No.TitleLength
1."Empire"7:28
2."Burn Me Down"3:08
3."Electricide"3:35
4."Syster System"6:17
5."Weird Dog"3:57
6."Doom Boom"4:10
7."Futurephobic"3:38
8."Mild Davis"4:46
9."Political Cannibalism"4:25
Total length:41:29

Personnel

Frankie and the Witch Fingers

Additional personnel

References

  1. wluwfmchicago (2023-10-12). "Data Doom, Doom Bloom, and Digitization with Frankie and the Witch Fingers". WLUW 88.7FM. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. Hansen, Myriam. "Interview: Frankie and the Witch Fingers, "Data Doom"". La Groupie. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Album: Frankie & the Witch Fingers - Data Doom". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  4. 1 2 Whittle, Nathan (2023-09-06). "Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Data Doom - Album Review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  5. 1 2 "Frankie and the Witch Fingers Are Proudly Human on 'Data Doom'". Exclaim. Retrieved 2025-07-01.