Release type
ALBUM
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© 2013 Virgin Records Ltd
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1
Pompeii
03:34
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2
Things We Lost In The Fire
04:00
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3
Bad Blood
03:32
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4
Overjoyed
03:26
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5
These Streets
02:55
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6
Weight Of Living, Pt. II
02:54
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7
Icarus
03:45
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8
Oblivion
03:16
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9
Flaws
03:38
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10
Daniel In The Den
03:08
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11
Laura Palmer
03:06
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12
Get Home
03:11
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13
The Silence
03:51
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14
Weight Of Living, Pt. I
03:28
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15
Laughter Lines
04:04
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Bad Blood reveals that Bastille is a synth-driven band that isn't particularly arty, something of a rarity during the electronic pop revival of the 2000s and 2010s. Where many of their contemporaries used the glamour of synth-pop's '80s heyday and electronic music's infinite possibilities to craft shiny pop fantasies, Bastille builds on the glossy, anthemic approach they set forth on the Laura Palmer EP (the title track, which is included here, might also be the least arty song inspired by David Lynch's surreal soap opera Twin Peaks). Early highlights like "Pompeii," "These Streets," and the title track boast panoramic choruses and sleek arrangements that hint at a kinship with Empire of the Sun and Delphic, while the handclaps and popping bassline on the otherwise moody "Icarus" recall Hot Chip at their most confessional. However, most of Bad Blood suggests that Bastille are actually an electronically enhanced upgrade of sweeping British pop traditionalists like Keane or Coldplay. The band updates "Oblivion"'s piano balladry with ping-ponging drums and contrasts Dan Smith's throaty singing and searching lyrics ("There's a hole in my soul/Can you fill it?") with a tumbling beat on "Flaws." Like the aforementioned acts, Bastille has a way with heartfelt melodies and choruses that resonate, particularly on the driving "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Get Home," where the slightly processed vocals also evoke Sia, Imogen Heap, and other electronic-friendly singer/songwriters. While the band occasionally gets a little too self-serious on the album's second half, Bad Blood is a solid, polished debut that fans of acts like Snow Patrol (who don't mind more electronics in the mix) might appreciate more than synth-pop aficionados. [A Digital version added three bonus tracks, "Silence," "Weight of Living, Pt. 1," and "Laughter Lines."] ~ Heather Phares
1. Pompeii
by Bastille
- Background Vocals
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Ian Dudfield
Joshua Platman
Jon Willoughby
Ralph Pelleymounter - Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris Wood
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mixing Assistant
- Matty Green
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
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Ian Dudfield
Ralph Pelleymounter
Chris Wood
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Joshua Platman
Jon Willoughby - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Matty Green
Bob Ludwig
Mark Crew
Mark 'spike' Stent - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
2. Things We Lost In The Fire
by Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Cello
-
Richard Phillips
Verity Evanson - Drums
- Chris Wood
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Percussion
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Juliet Lee
Will Farquarson
Willemijn Steenbakkers
Verity Evanson
Mark Crew
Alexandra Urquhart
Sophie Lockett
Richard Phillips
Chris Wood
Dan Smith - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Strings Arrangement
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
Verity Evanson - Viola
- Alexandra Urquhart
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
- Matty Green
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Matty Green
Mark 'spike' Stent
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig - Violin
-
Juliet Lee
Sophie Lockett
Willemijn Steenbakkers - Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
3. Bad Blood
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Keyboard
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Performer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
4. Overjoyed
by Bastille
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Performer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
- Mark Crew
- Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
5. These Streets
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
-
Davide De Rose
Chris Wood - Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Percussion
- Dan Smith
- Performer
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Jon Willoughby
Ian Dudfield
Chris Wood
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Joshua Platman
Davide De Rose
Ralph Pelleymounter
Dan Smith - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
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Dan Smith
Joshua Platman
Jon Willoughby
Ian Dudfield
Ralph Pelleymounter - Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
6. Weight Of Living, Pt. II
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris Wood
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Chris Wood - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Mixing Assistant
- Matty Green
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
Matty Green
Mark 'spike' Stent
7. Icarus
by Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Cello
- Verity Evanson
- Drums
- Chris Wood
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Percussion
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Verity Evanson
Mark Crew
Chris Wood
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
8. Oblivion
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Cello
- Verity Evanson
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Verity Evanson
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
9. Flaws
by Bastille
- Drums
- Davide De Rose
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Davide De Rose - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Mixing Assistant
- Matty Green
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programmer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Matty Green
Mark 'spike' Stent
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
10. Daniel In The Den
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Percussion
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Mark Crew
Will Farquarson
Dan Smith - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programmer
- Dan Smith
- Programming
- Mark Crew
- Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
11. Laura Palmer
by Bastille
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Cello
-
Willemijn Steenbakkers
Richard Phillips
Verity Evanson - Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Willemijn Steenbakkers
Verity Evanson
Mark Crew
Juliet Lee
Alexandra Urquhart
Sophie Lockett
Richard Phillips - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Strings Arrangement
-
Mark Crew
Verity Evanson
Dan Smith - Viola
- Alexandra Urquhart
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
- Matty Green
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Bob Ludwig
Matty Green
Mark 'spike' Stent
Mark Crew - Violin
-
Juliet Lee
Sophie Lockett - Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
12. Get Home
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Keyboard
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Performer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Bob Ludwig
Mark Crew
13. The Silence
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Bass
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Performer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Gemma Sharples - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Violin
- Gemma Sharples
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programmer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Bob Ludwig
Mark Crew
14. Weight Of Living, Pt. I
by Bastille
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Drums
- Chris Wood
- Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Will Farquarson
Dan Smith
Chris Wood
Mark Crew - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
15. Laughter Lines
by Bastille
- Background Vocals
-
Will Farquarson
Chris Wood - Composer
- Dan Smith
- Cello
-
Verity Evanson
Richard Phillips - Keyboard
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Richard Phillips
Sophie Lockett
Verity Evanson
Mark Crew
Juliet Lee
Alexandra Urquhart
Willemijn Steenbakkers
Will Farquarson
Dan Smith
Chris Wood - Piano
- Dan Smith
- Viola
- Alexandra Urquhart
- Violin
-
Juliet Lee
Willemijn Steenbakkers
Sophie Lockett - Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Programmer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Bob Ludwig
Mark Crew - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 15 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 51 minutes and 51 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- All tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Alternative, Indie
- Label
- Virgin
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 3/10
- Release Date
- Mar 3, 2013
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602537477340
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