"I love the juxtaposition of the album title, Doom Loop – i.e. negative, dark, heavy, difficult and a smiling, brazen, vampire, messy face.

Doom Loop is the second full-length studio album by British punk band Dream Nails.

At Clash Music, Julia Mason rated this album an 8 out of 10, calling the band "outspoken yet vulnerable, confronting yet honest, ferocious yet calm" and stating that the music is "about self-expression, opening up so that others can find community and thus hope.

rated this album 4 out of 5 for displaying the band's "infectious ability to combine powerful storytelling with upbeat punk jams tailor-made for bopping along to".

[1] The Skinny's Cheri Amour rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, praising new vocalist Ishmael Kirby and the band's signature rock sound, while also noting that the album "surprises with tender, piano-led closer 'Time Ain't No Healer'".