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© 2016 Virgin Records Ltd
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Good Grief
03:26
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2
The Currents
03:24
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3
An Act Of Kindness
03:28
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4
Warmth
03:49
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5
Glory
04:41
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Power
03:29
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Two Evils
02:46
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Send Them Off!
03:20
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Lethargy
03:24
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Four Walls (The Ballad Of Perry Smith)
04:12
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Blame
02:55
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12
Fake It
04:04
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13
Snakes
03:17
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14
Winter Of Our Youth
03:23
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Though their debut album, Bad Blood, was released in 2012 and their huge hit "Pompeii" dominated the airwaves in 2013, Bastille never really went away during the years that followed. Thanks to mixtapes like VS. and their consistent touring -- as well as their fondness for premiering songs in concert -- Wild World's arrival in 2016 felt more inevitable than surprising. Even so, the refinements they've made since Bad Blood are striking. Bastille have learned exactly what people want from them, and "Pompeii" provides the model for the album's punchy production and sharpened hooks (although none of them are quite as ingenious as that song's a cappella chant). Sometimes, the band borrows from the song blatantly: On "Snakes," Dan Smith prays for "the ground to swallow me whole," and when he asks "What's gonna be left of the world if you're not in it?" on "Good Grief," it echoes "Pompeii"'s questioning chorus, "How am I going to be an optimist about this?" More often, though, Wild World recaptures the way that song seized moments of joy in the face of disaster, whether it's the threat of a Donald Trump presidency ("The Currents") or getting older and giving up ("Lethargy"). Bastille expand on this template as much as they refine it, adding hints of R&B, dance, and rock to their anthemic pop. "Glory" is a standout, setting Smith's lilting vocals to stark, R&B-tinged verses before unleashing its massive choruses. Elsewhere, "Warmth" opens with an honest-to-goodness guitar solo, while the stomping "Blame" could be a collaboration with Imagine Dragons. When the band departs from Wild World's formula, the results are mixed; built on insistent bass and brass, "Send Them Off!" is one of the album's best and most distinctive moments, but the ballad "Two Evils" drags a bit. Nevertheless, Wild World proves that Bastille can build on their success with style. They're the kind of band that sounds better as they get bigger, and their thoughtful lyrics, jaunty melodies, and huge choruses could fill a Coldplay-shaped hole in listeners' hearts. ~ Heather Phares
1. Good Grief
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
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Michael Freeman
Geoff Swan - Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Guitar
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Mark Crew
Will Farquarson - Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
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Mark Crew
Chris 'woody' Wood
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
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Geoff Swan
Mark Crew
Mark 'spike' Stent
Bob Ludwig
Michael Freeman - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
2. The Currents
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Manny Marroquin
- Mixing Assistant
- Chris Galland
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Cello
- Verity Holloway
- Drums
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
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Dan Smith
Gemma Sharples
Will Farquarson
Verity Holloway
Mark Crew
Chris 'woody' Wood - Violin
- Gemma Sharples
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Strings Arrangement
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Gemma Sharples
Verity Holloway - Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Manny Marroquin
Mark Crew
Chris Galland
Bob Ludwig - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
3. An Act Of Kindness
by Bastille
- Drum Programming
- Mark Crew
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Piano
- Dan Smith
- Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
4. Warmth
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
- Mario Borgatta
- Recording Assistant
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Martin Cooke
Nicholas Fournier - Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
Will Farquarson - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Rich Costey
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Martin Cooke
Nicholas Fournier
Rich Costey
Mario Borgatta
Bob Ludwig - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
5. Glory
by Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mixing Assistant
- Chris Galland
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Cello
- Verity Holloway
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Percussion
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Performer
-
Will Farquarson
Dan Smith
Chris 'woody' Wood
Gemma Sharples
Mark Crew
Verity Holloway - Violin
- Gemma Sharples
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Strings Arrangement
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Gemma Sharples
Verity Holloway - Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Manny Marroquin
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Studio Personnel
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Bob Ludwig
Manny Marroquin
Chris Galland
Mark Crew - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
6. Power
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
- Chris Galland
- Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
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Dan Smith
Kyle Simmons - Performer
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Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Kyle Simmons
Chris 'woody' Wood - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Manny Marroquin
- Producer
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Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
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Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
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Mark Crew
Jonathan Sagis - Studio Personnel
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Jonathan Sagis
Manny Marroquin
Mark Crew
Will Purton
Chris Galland
Bob Ludwig - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
7. Two Evils
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Performer
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Will Farquarson
Dan Smith - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
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Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
- Jonathan Sagis
- Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Studio Personnel
-
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew
Will Purton
Bob Ludwig - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
8. Send Them Off!
by Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Percussion
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Performer
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Kate Fleetwood
Jonny Abraham
Chris 'woody' Wood
Chris Finney
Barnaby Philpott
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Rittipo
Mark Crew - Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Saxophone
- Rittipo
- Spoken Word
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Kate Fleetwood
Chris Finney - Trombone
- Barnaby Philpott
- Trumpet
- Jonny Abraham
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson - Recording
-
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson
Jonathan Sagis - Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Studio Personnel
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Hal Ritson
Bob Ludwig
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew
Will Purton - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
9. Lethargy
by Bastille
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Guitar
-
Mark Crew
Will Farquarson - Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Dan Smith
Chris Finney
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson - Engineer
- Hal Ritson
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Spoken Word
- Chris Finney
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Programming
-
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith - Recording
- Mark Crew
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
Hal Ritson - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
10. Four Walls (The Ballad Of Perry Smith)
by Bastille
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Beau Colburn
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Chris Finney - Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Spoken Word
-
Beau Colburn
Chris Finney - Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programming
-
Dan Smith
Hal Ritson
Mark Crew - Recording
-
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Studio Personnel
-
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
Hal Ritson - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
11. Blame
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing Assistant
-
Geoff Swan
Michael Freeman - Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
-
Kyle Simmons
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Kyle Simmons
Chris 'woody' Wood
Mark Crew
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson - Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Mark 'spike' Stent
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
-
Mark Crew
Jonathan Sagis - Studio Personnel
-
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew
Mark 'spike' Stent
Will Purton
Geoff Swan
Bob Ludwig
Michael Freeman - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
12. Fake It
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Background Vocals
- Tinashé Fazakerley
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Mark Crew
Tinashé Fazakerley
Kate Fleetwood
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson - Composer
- Dan Smith
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Mixing
- Manny Marroquin
- Mixing Assistant
- Chris Galland
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Spoken Word
- Kate Fleetwood
- Programming
-
Dan Smith
Hal Ritson
Mark Crew - Recording
-
Mark Crew
Hal Ritson - Studio Personnel
-
Chris Galland
Manny Marroquin
Mark Crew
Bob Ludwig
Hal Ritson - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Vocals
- Dan Smith
13. Snakes
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Background Vocals
- Kyle Simmons
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drums
- Chris 'woody' Wood
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
-
Kyle Simmons
Dan Smith - Performer
-
Chris 'woody' Wood
Chris Finney
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith
Will Farquarson
Mark Crew
Kyle Simmons - Spoken Word
- Chris Finney
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Producer
-
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Programming
-
Hal Ritson
Dan Smith
Mark Crew - Recording
-
Hal Ritson
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew - Studio Personnel
-
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew
Will Purton
Bob Ludwig
Hal Ritson - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
14. Winter Of Our Youth
by Bastille
- Primary Artist
- Bastille
- Lyricist
- Dan Smith
- Mixing
- Mark Crew
- Recording Assistant
- Will Purton
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Composer
- Dan Smith
- Bass Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Drum Programming
- Mark Crew
- Guitar
- Will Farquarson
- Keyboard
- Dan Smith
- Performer
-
Mark Crew
Will Farquarson
Kyle Simmons
Dan Smith - Synthesizer
- Kyle Simmons
- Vocals
- Dan Smith
- Mastering Engineer
- Bob Ludwig
- Producer
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Programming
-
Mark Crew
Dan Smith - Recording
-
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew - Studio Personnel
-
Bob Ludwig
Jonathan Sagis
Mark Crew
Will Purton - Composer Lyricist
- Dan Smith
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 14 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 49 minutes and 38 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 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
- Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Electronic, Indie
- Label
- Virgin Records Ltd
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- Polish
English (United States) - Popularity
- Popularity 2/10
- Release Date
- Sep 8, 2016
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602557004168
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