Doubting Paris – “Come Home” / “All The Shit I’ve Done”

Doubting Paris – “Come Home” / “All The Shit I’ve Done” – Singles Review

Alrighty…if you read my review on the last Doubting Paris record called The Things We Don’t Talk About last month, then you already knew I’d be back here with bells on to tell you about the brand-new singles that they’ve been releasing this year.  I’ll tell you this much straight off the bat – I’m fucking STOKED for a Doubting Paris summer resurgence in 2026…if all goes well, I’ll be seeing them play this weekend at the Chilliwack Fair, later on down the road in September when they play the rooftop of the Westlund Building in Langley, and if I’m lucky enough, hopefully I’ll be able to find some time to squeeze into their increasingly busy schedule to get in an interview or some kind of behind the scenes special for SBS LTW.

But that’s all in the future to come.  Right now, there are a couple of incredible new tunes from DP out there and available online that you should already be spinning loud and proud.  Slyly released onto the internet at the end of May this year, Doubting Paris took the first step forward back into the spotlight with “Come Home” – and YES, obviously I’m a fan, but also YES – it’s every bit as awesome as I hoped it would have been.  Lemme put it to you this way…the band has kind of got this whole split persona thing goin’ on…they’ve got the up tempo Rock side of their sound, and they’ve got a beautifully devastating side as well, which is usually based in more of a stripped down, gentle acoustic kind of vibe.  While I would personally have a hard time choosing between which of the two I like the most, thankfully I don’t have to choose at all – if you like the band, you’ll get both, part and parcel.  When I put on their single “Come Home” for the first time this year, it was literally like hearing the band rewind time some twenty years to reconnect with the energy they put into their debut self-titled record way back when – and it was genuinely glorious to hear them sound like they hadn’t dropped a beat.  Sure it’s arguably a little more refined, the production’s probably better…they ARE older and wiser after all – but the real spirit in their music sounded as inspired as it ever has, and longtime fans of Doubting Paris are sure to welcome “Come Home” with open arms.  I’d go as far as to say that “Come Home” is honestly one of the most universally accessible tunes I’ve heard from the band to-date…like…do you like MUSIC folks?  If you like MUSIC, as in, your ears are functional and you can hear things out of’em, then you no matter who you are or what kind of tunes you normally listen to, you should have no problem turning this cut up loud & proud.  Obviously we can only speculate and hope that this new song will make the cut when they hit the road for their tour this year, but I don’t see how they wouldn’t be playing this song like.  “Come Home” is the kind of song with the hooks and pull that will bring new fans into the fold, while providing their dedicated fan-base with everything they could have ever wanted to hear from them at the same time.  I might naturally gravitate towards the band’s more emotionally shattering acoustic melodies, but if you read the last review I wrote about DP, then you know that I’ve also got a tremendous amount of love for songs like “Queen Of The Radio” and “Paparazzi” that have long been woven into the fabric of the soundtrack of my life.  “Come Home” would fit snugly into a lineup with songs like that for sure, and hey, it offers Doubting Paris to bring back a couple of their bigger hits from the past should they feel so inclined…just sayin.’  LISTEN to the way the band surges into the hook of the chorus on this single will ya?  The verses were already more than worth the price of admission without a doubt, but hearing them hit the chorus of “Come Home” is nothing short of the energy you really want to hear right now, I promise ya.  Their last record proved they’ve never lost their magic touch when it comes to songwriting and melody, but “Come Home” confirms the band’s still completely got the fire inside of them as well.

Whereas a song like “Come Home” could very well have you feeling nostalgic, remembering how you might have first discovered Doubting Paris long ago, their latest single “All The Shit I’ve Done” plays more like a logical continuation from the space they were just in when recording the songs for The Things We Don’t Talk About.  Is one song better than the other?  Again, I’m just being as objective as I can possibly be when I tell ya it’s dealer’s choice.  If you were to tell me that “Come Home” was your favorite song of the summer of 2026, you’d get an enthusiastic high five from me.  If I came back at you and said, great choice, but I’m pretty sure “All The Shit I’ve Done” is an award-worthy tune…you better be ready to hit me up with a high five of your own in return, then we can go get ourselves a beer and hash it out.  Like I was saying earlier, when it comes to this particular band, I think it’s fair to say that it has always been their mellower melodies that hit me the hardest on a personal level (Read: Previous review where I talked about being emotionally destroyed by their song “Garden”) – and I kind of…hmm, how does a person say this?…I welcome the feeling that comes with those tunes.  The imagery in Tim’s words and the scenarios he creates in the stories that fuel his songs is always worth paying attention to, because it’s so vivid and so real.  I never pretend to know exactly what anybody is ever singing about in any song by any band or artist, but I have my theories like anyone else would, and I just happen to have made a career of writing them down for you.  If I had to hazard a guess, I’d probably bet on “All The Shit I’ve Done” being about complete and total honesty…like, the very moment where you give yourself over to somebody else, lay all your secrets bare to another special soul, and see what happens.  For better or worse, those moments in life can change everything – and heck, even Tim will explain in the lyrics of this new single that part of him was definitely hoping that the lady in question will run far, far away, rather than possibly confront the reality of what might come next, no matter how good that might actually be.  The line of the chorus where he sings “I drive her to her apartment and tell her all the shit I’ve done, in hopes she’ll run from all my baggage and save me from making some,” is a spectacular fit.  It’s relatable in the greatest of ways, and sure to have you recalling some of the most pivotal moments in your own life as you pursued love against all odds.  We try to sabotage some of the best things we experience in that arena…the overwhelming thoughts, feelings and emotions we try to navigate can often get the better of us if we’re not too careful…many of the obstacles that exist between you and the person you want to be with are the ones we actually put up ourselves, and “All The Shit I’ve Done” paints a great picture of that, while also being able to communicate how irresistible the desire to be loved really is.  Much of that theme comes through the words of course, but let’s not gloss over how gifted Ben Rogers is at finding the right chords, tones, and melodies alongside Tim to create the perfect atmosphere for their music & lyrics to connect with everyone listening.  This song is for every lost soul that has ever tried to find their way back to a place they can comfortably call home, where you can just be who you really are.  I haven’t had a full-on “Garden”-style breakdown from listening…yet…but trust me when I tell ya, “All The Shit I’ve Done” has the potential to hit me the exact same way on the right night, and I’ve definitely felt tears welling up at the corners of my eyes when I really sit down to listen to this new single.  But like I said…I welcome that feeling – that’s what I’m here for when I listen to Doubting Paris, and truthfully, nobody does it quite like they do.  I think “All The Shit I’ve Done” is right up there with the best of the best I’ve heard from this band, and if anything, these last two singles seem to indicate that they’re somehow still getting better at this point in their career, which is seriously impressive.  Every step they’ve ever taken has lead them to this very moment in time.  They’re revitalized, refreshed, inspired & ready for it, and these two new songs are proof of that.  The sincerity of their music will leave a lasting impression on the hearts & minds of everyone that’s listening.

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