Bastille is a Grammy award-nominated rock group from South London, England that formed in 2010. Bastille started out as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band.The quartet consists of Dan Smith, Chris 'Woody' Wood, Will Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. Lyrics to Tuning Out. By Bastille from the Bad Blood Bonus Tracks album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more!
.WebsiteMembers. Kyle Simmons. Will Farquarson. Chris 'Woody' WoodBastille (stylised as BΔSTILLE) is a British band formed in 2010.
The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist, but later expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist and guitarist Will Farquarson and drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood. The name of the band derives from, which is celebrated on 14 July, the date of Smith's birthday. Smith has said that the band was initially going to be called Daniel in the Den before they settled on Bastille. The name was later used for the 10th track on their album Bad Blood instead.After an independently released debut single and a self-released EP, the band signed to. Their first studio album, was released in March 2013 and entered the at number one and included the hit single ' which peaked at number two on the. The band was nominated for four at the, winning the.
As of February 2019, Bastille have sold over nine million records worldwide. Contents.History Formation and early releases (2010–2011) Bastille debuted in July 2010 with their limited edition 7' single that featured the two tracks 'Flaws' and 'Icarus'. Released through London-based independent record label Young & Lost Club, only 300 copies were pressed. One of the copies found its way into the hands of Alex Baker, presenter of the unsigned/independent artists radio show on Kerrang! Baker started to support Bastille on air, and the band began to find an audience. They released the EP themselves later in 2011. After debuting further tracks online through sites such as YouTube and MySpace, the band's audience started to grow.
In December 2011 Smith signed a contract with Virgin Records. The group subsequently secured a few support slots and later performed at major UK festivals including, the, Reading and Leeds Festival. The band also recorded and released two parts of their mix-tape titled Other People's Heartache for free. Bad Blood and All This Bad Blood (2012–2015). Bastille in concert at, 2013On 27 April 2012, their first official single release, ', was released through, as confirmed by EMI on 1 May 2012. Following its video premiere in November 2011, popular music publication, introduced the track as its 'Track of the Day' for 7 March 2012. The second single to be released from the upcoming debut studio album, was the eponymous track, '.
An accompanying video for the single was released on the band's official VEVO channel on 29 June 2012, and digitally through Virgin Records on 20 August 2012. Bastille were also named 'New Band of the Day' by British newspaper in July 2012. The song charted moderately at number 90 in the United Kingdom, and saw the group's first entry into the chart. In August 2012 the band performed at UK festivals like and, as well as supporting British singer-songwriter.
They later played a small headlining tour, titled 'Flaws Tour' in October 2012, with as their support act. In November 2012, the band performed at Hong Kong's Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival, their first outside of Europe.
Their third single, a re-release of their first 7' non-album single ', was a commercial success, earning the group their first position in the UK Top 40, debuting at number-twenty-one. The song 'Oblivion' was featured in Season 4 Episode 9 of in December 2012. Dan Smith at festival 2013 in, FinlandIn February 2013, Bastille confirmed the release of the fourth single to be taken from Bad Blood, '. The song was positively reviewed by critics, reaching number two in the United Kingdom and number five in the US.
Their debut album Bad Blood was released on 4 March 2013, and placed at number one in the. On 11 March, Bastille were announced to be playing at Reading and Leeds Festival in August 2013. In an interview with in March 2013, ' was revealed to be the fifth single to be released from the album, by lead vocalist, Dan Smith. It was released on 3 June 2013, and an accompanying video for the track premiered through the band's official VEVO page on 12 April 2013. The group joined English rock band as a supporting act on their in May 2013 and did so again in June 2013. In May 2013, Bastille released their Haunt EP in the US via iTunes.
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On Saturday 6 July the band headlined their first UK summer music festival at. Smith was quoted as saying 'We're massively excited about our first ever headline slot at a festival. Particularly because we love Blissfields so much, and because they've been so supportive to us over the last couple of years.' The performance coincided with the band appearing on the cover of a national music publication, for the first time. On 24 August 2013, ' was released as the sixth single from the band's debut album. A music video for the song was shot in and, Lithuania. On 3 September 2013, Bastille released their Bad Blood album in the US via iTunes.
On 9 October 2013 Bastille released a new single, ', a mash-up of the songs ' by and '. The single debuted at number two on UK Singles Chart. The song was promoting, a reissue of the band's debut album, released on 25 November 2013. In January 2014 Will Farquarson said in an interview with magazine that the band had already started to work on its second album in between tour dates. The band performed on on 25 January 2014.
On 4 February 2014 Bastille won the for Best Breakthrough Act and performed a remixed version of 'Pompeii' with and their song ' at the. Two hours after their appearance, sales of Bad Blood were up by 132% to give them a second week at number one in the UK album chart and 'Pompeii' had climbed 29 places in the singles.
On 1 April 2014 the Official Charts Company announced that Bad Blood was the biggest selling digital album of 2013, and Number 11 in the over-all Official Artist Albums Top 40 of 2013. Also in April 2014, the band performed at the at the Empire Polo Club in. On 31 May 2014 the band took part in the Annual in, performing among other bands including. On 13 July 2014, Bastille played at. In September 2014 they released the last single from Bad Blood, '. The Bad Blood Tour finished in 2014.
VS., Wild World (2014–2017). Dan Smith (2015)In late 2013 Bastille began to play new songs called 'Blame' and 'Campus'. Another song called 'Oil On Water' was played during sound-check and leaked online. They began proper work on the album in 2014, and planned to start recording it in September. Farquarson said that they had '16 or 17 tracks' demoed already for the album.
He also said “We’re going into the studio in September to record; hopefully by then we’ll have 20 or maybe more. I think it’s always better to have more material and whittle it down. Our producer has gone on tour with us, so we’ve been doing things on our days off and during sound-checks.' Dan Smith said the album will include more guitars saying 'we didn't really have much of that on the first album and it may not end up on it but it would be quite interesting to try it out. We feel quite free. If we want to go quite electronic then we can and if we want to go more rocky and indie then we can.'
On 21 October 2014 Bastille announced their third mixtape, VS. (Other People's Heartache, Pt.III) with the release of their song 'Torn Apart', featuring the artists Grades and,on 's BBC Radio 1 show. They also wrote and recorded the song 'The Driver' for the re-score of the film which was released a week later and also featured on the mixtape. (Other People's Heartache, Pt.III) was released on 8 December 2014 and featured the Gemma Sharples Quartet, Tyde, Rationale, Grades, F.U.G.Z, Braque,.
In November 2014, Bastille were featured on the version of '. They were nominated for at the, but lost out to.In 2015, Bastille recruited a new touring member,. On 22 September 2015, Bastille released an independent single called 'Hangin '. The band also featured on the (2015) soundtrack with a cover of the debut single '.
It was announced via that their second album would be released in 2016. Also, during that summer, the band debuted two new songs live: 'Grip' and 'Snakes'. In April 2016, the band debuted a new song entitled 'The Currents'. On 2 June 2016, the band uploaded a trailer including an excerpt from the then-unreleased song Two Evils announcing the name of the album to be. On 9 June, it was announced that the band's new single, 'Good Grief', would be released on 16 June 2016. On 16 June 2016, debuted ' on her show as the 'hottest record in the world.'
The track was immediately released to radio, streaming services, and for purchase following the debut. In an interview with Mac following the song's premiere, Dan Smith revealed that their second album would 'go through a variety of sounds, but it is very much us Bastille.' On 24 June 2016, Bastille performed the songs 'Good Grief' and 'Two Evils' live for the first time at as part of their set on the Other Stage. On 30 June 2016, Bastille announced the release of the second LP Wild World and embarked on their Wild Wild World Tour in July. Released on 9 September, the album reached the top of the mid-week sales chart, while the band set up pop-up shops in London, New York and Los Angeles to promote the release. On 16 September, it was confirmed that Wild World had reached #1 on both the U.K.
And Scottish album charts. On 2017, the band released an original song titled 'Comfort of Strangers.' Doom Days and Other People's Heartache, Pt. IV (2018–present).
Bastille performing at the 2019The band announced their third studio album, which was released on 14 June 2019. Speaking to, Smith said 'We never really stop writing and recording, but I can confirm we spent a lot of this year writing our third album.' On 1 September 2017, the band headlined the annual Pilton Party Held at Pilton Worthy Farm, home of. On 9 November 2017, the band released a music video for “World Gone Mad”, a song for the Netflix movie.
On 23 November 2017, and Bastille released ',” the second single from David’s album,. The single peaked at number 5 in 2018.On 9 May 2018, ', the first single from the group's third album was aired on BBC Radio 1. On 17 August 2018, Bastille and released their single ', which reached a high of 2 on the in February 2019.In early December 2018, the band announced a release date of 6 December 2018 for their single ' which features duo. Also released was ' on 7 December 2018 which featured the likes of, Kianja, Lily Moore, Moss Kena, Swarmz,. A limited edition Record Store Day 2019 version of the mixtape was released in independent record shops on 13 April 2019.On 25 April 2019, Bastille released the second single and from their third album. On 2 May 2019, the third single from the album, ', was premiered on Scott Mills' show on BBC Radio 1.On 17 May 2019, Bastille was featured on American pop duo 's song titled 'Won't Let You Go' on their debut album Vacation.On 14 June 2019, the band released their third album Doom Days.
Media Bastille's music has been used on the TV soap with one week in the early summer focused on Bastille's song '. Their music also has been on:. Bastille can also be heard on 2014 trailer with 'Things We Lost in the Fire'. They can also be heard on and on the fourth episode of with the collaboration 'No One's Here to Sleep'.
Their song is featured in First Touch game, First Touch Soccer 15, the game, and the 2014 movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman. The song 'Haunt' can be heard in the season 1 finale of the TV series.The band's music has appeared in the three times: 'Weight of Living, Pt. II' is featured in, Hangin' is featured in, and ' is featured in. Bastille's music has also been featured in the simulation game in the Supernatural DLC, specifically the song ' which is dubbed over in the videogame's language of SimlishIn August 2017, the band released a version of the song ' for the series. Discography.
Main article:Studio albums. (2013). (2016). (2019)Band members Current members. – lead vocals, piano, keyboards (2010–present).
Kyle Simmons – piano, keyboards, backing vocals, bass, guitar (2010– present). Will Farquarson – guitar, bass, backing vocals, piano, keyboards (2010–present). Chris 'Woody' Wood – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2010–present)Touring members. – guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, percussion, bass (2015–present)Awards and nominations.
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