Days Like These (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Days Like These

| type = studio

| artist = Diesel

| cover = Diesel_Days_Like_These.jpg

| alt =

| released = 23 August 2008

| recorded = July 2008 @ Ocean St. Sound, Blackfoot Hollow & Freight Train Studios

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock, Blues music

| length = 36:30

| label = Liberation Records

| producer = Diesel, Richie Vez, Lee Moloney

| prev_title = Coathanger Antennae

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = The Essential Diesel

| next_year = 2009

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Coathanger Antennae

| type = studio

| single1 = Days Like These

| single1date = June 2008 {{cite web|url=http://dieselmusic.com.au/portfolios/days-like-these-single/|title=Days Like This - single|publisher=Diesel Music|accessdate=10 June 2018}}

}}

}}

Days Like These is the ninth studio album by Diesel released in August 2008.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/days-like-these/283391987|title=Days Like These|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=12 April 2016}} The album reached a peak of #17 on the ARIA Charts in September 2008.

The album was recorded in 12 days, whereby Diesel recorded 17 tracks. "There were some overdubs done later but basically the tracks were done really quickly. It was probably the fastest writing process for me ever."{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianmusician.com.au/diesel-days-like-these/|title=DIESEL-DAYS LIKE THESE|publisher=www.australianmusician.com.au|work=Greg Phillips|date=10 September 2008|accessdate=12 April 2016}} Diesel toured the album around Australia from October to December 2008.“It was just the three of us,” says Diesel. “Myself, Richie Vez on bass and Lee Moloney on drums. It`s a new spin on old ground.” {{Cite web|url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/6083-diesel-announces-days-like-these-tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424084601/http://www.undercover.fm/news/6083-diesel-announces-days-like-these-tour|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 April 2016|title=Diesel announced Days Like These tour|publisher=www.undercover.fm|work=Paul Cashmere|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=11 April 2016}}

During 2022 he presented a 12-part TV documentary series Days Like These with Diesel, with each episode describing a pivotal concert by Australian artists: Jet, Baby Animals, Hunters & Collectors, the Angels, Diesel, Rose Tattoo, Jimmy Barnes, Eurogliders, Archie Roach, Icehouse, Troy Cassar-Daley and Cold Chisel.{{cite web | url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/days-like-these-with-diesel-2022/40520 | title=Days Like These with Diesel (2022) – The Screen Guide | website=Screen Australia | via=National Library of Australia | archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20220821033423/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/days-like-these-with-diesel-2022/40520 | archive-date=21 August 2022 | access-date=14 November 2022 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web | url=https://au.variety.com/2022/music/news/days-like-these-with-diesel-abc-tv-2258/ | title=Days Like These with Diesel Doco to Screen on ABC | first=Vivienne | last=Kelly | work=Variety Australia | date=3 May 2022 | access-date=14 November 2022 }}