Days Are Gone
This talented three-sister act received what felt like years of hype with its advance EPs before finally releasing its debut album, *Days Are Gone*—which sports a title seemingly aware of how much time passed while fans were waiting. With such expectations, *Days Are Gone* delivers on the hype, with self-penned songs so perfectly performed that it feels unfair that Haim has received so many comparisons to Fleetwood Mac, no matter how kind and worthy. A catchy tune like “The Wire” is so immediately likable that it\'d throw the rest of an album by a lesser act off balance. Except Haim is the real deal, and even the very next songs—“If I Could Change Your Mind,” “Honey & I,” “Don’t Save Me”—exhibit fresh excitement of their own propulsion. Producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Usher, Vampire Weekend) helped these songs flow with their identities intact. The album features the best attributes of \'80s pop; while those who lived through that era might feel a sense of untraceable déjà vu, everyone should marvel at the catchy, unforced fun heard throughout this remarkable debut.
Haim’s impeccably crafted mix of influences—soft rock’s incandescent glow, R&B’s sensuality, the spiky-yet-polished effervescence of pop-rock—come together seamlessly on their winning full-length debut.
It’s been almost a year since Haim released its first single, “Forever,” the track that garnered the trio of California sisters a ton of hype just for singing about an intimate yet universal experience—a relationship’s do-or-die moment. “Forever” has since become the second track on Haim’s debut, Days Are Gone, and…
There’s as much intensity in performance as there is depth of potential on Haim's long-awaited debut.
When knocking a pop song into shape, the finished product is always going to bear the marks of its influences.
Haim are three twentysomething sisters (and an unrelated drummer) from Los Angeles who grew up playing in a band with their mom and dad.
HAIM might seem like they've been the next big thing for the past year, but they put this band together way back in 2006.
While much has been said about HAIM, it's Stevie Nicks and gang who have seemed to haunt nearly every piece of press since we first wrapped our ears around the Forever EP in February of last year.
Album review: Clash rates 'Days Are Gone', the debut album from hyped Los Angeles band Haim
<p>The California sisters' debut album show a more serious side than their kooky reputation suggests, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong></p>
HAIM’s debut, Days Are Gone, is an impeccably crafted fusion of late-’80s and ’90s pop influences.
It'd be hard to truly dislike Haim. They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend
The Haim sisters' breezy debut album goes the full Phil Collins without a knowing smirk – and that takes chutzpah, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>
Combining existing sounds in different ways can be nearly as exciting as finding new ones. This isn’t lost on California sister act Haim (HIGH-yim). Their sound can find a kindred spirit in every decade since pop music has come into existence. They also have everything they need to be earmarked as a buzz band: musical