Being in the realm of sounding absurd is not much of a surprise in the general music scene. All genres that are regarded as ‘indie’ or independent have become famous nowadays that they are treated as if they are part of the mainstream. One band that we have come to know, adore and idolize for the past five years is the now famous English rock band Bastille, who has come forward with what indie pop is all about.
Comprised of the talented quintet Dan Smith, Charlie Barnes, William Farwuarson, Chris Wood and Kyle Simmons, Bastille derived their name from the July 14 celebration accurately called Bastille Day, which also happens to be the birthday of the band’s head, Dan Smith.
Now signed under Virgin or Capitol, Bastille independently marked their way to stardom as one of the most anticipated bands of this generation due to their quirky performances and the songs that have cemented their fame as relevant, intellectual artists.
Hailing from the music-loving country of the United Kingdom, Bastille has released two EPs entitled Laura Palmer and Haunt; one full-length studio album Bad Blood released in 2013 and famous sets of mixtapes such as Other People’s Heartaches (2012), Other’s People’s Heartaches Part II (2012) and VS. (2014).
Leading the band in vocals is Dan Smith, who has also created this sensational group out of his dreams of making it big in the music industry. Currently, the band is well on its way to crafting a second studio album and this was noticed when they released new tracks just last year like Blame, Weapon and Campus.
The follow-up album was recorded last 2014, but the members of the band felt it necessary to at least come up with 20 singles to choose from as this is one of their awesome ways of pleasing their slowly-growing fan base with beauty and liberty of selection.
During the course of their career, Bastille has been given enough opportunities to shine in numerous instances and music festivals as grand as Coachella. They have also placed well on the Billboard Hot 100 with their first album and received fair reception with the songs included in Bad Blood. Some of the other fests graced by the talents of Bastille include the Leeds and Reading Festival, KROQ Weenie Roast and T in the Park.
Bastille made it big in 2014 and this year has been fruitful for their careers to be recognized in a global scale.
Some of the awards that the band tucked under their belts include the UK’s Brit Awards as the British Breakthrough Act, several nominations from the coveted Grammy’s for Best New Artist and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for their hit song Pompeii both earned in 2015, JIMTv Jimmie Awards as the winner for International Breakthrough, Teen Choice Awards for Choice Rock Song given to Pompeii, and a handful of nominations for World Music Awards for Best Group, Best Act, Best Album (Bad Blood), Best Song (Pompeii) and Best Video (Of The Night) all gained in 2014.
During their short stay in the music scene, Bastille left their own significant mark as musicians by successfully hitting the 5-million sales record just with one album and as many music experts have said, this is due to their gargantuan following in live music streaming sites such as Spotify and Apple Music.
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