Safe to say it's been one hell of a year for Bastille.
Having sold out two Alexandra Palace shows and a U.S Arena tour; earned
themselves a BRIT Award plus two AMA nominations and having surpassed the three
million sales mark for their debut album (Bad Blood), most bands would be
content to end the year quietly. Not this band. The four-piece are broadening
their horizons and discography further by releasing a brand new mixtape, aptly
titled 'VS. (Other People's Heartache Pt. III)' on December 8th. An eight-track
offering, the mixtape follows similar footsteps to their previous mixtapes,
'Other People's Heartache Pt.I’ and ‘Pt.II’ by melding together an array of
genres, styles and production techniques, alongside some rather special
collaborations. “With the mixtapes,” offers frontman Dan Smith, “it's about
working with as many people as possible and having fun with people that we know
and the friends we've made through touring.” Take a look at the tracklisting
and you'll find larger-than-life stars like Haim, Angel Haze and Lizzo
alongside the new and raw talents of MNEK, Rag'N'Bone Man, Rationale and
Grades. Having taken a year to put together, Smith describes it as “a patchwork
of stuff that we've been working on and people we've been working with
throughout 2014”, the results are bound to take some listeners by surprise.
From the distorted string introduction of 'Fall Into Your Arms' to the
groove-infused guitars of 'Bite Down'; the heavy hip hop feel of 'Weapons' to
the surprising final guest on closer 'Remains', every track reveals a new facet
to one of Britain’s most successful bands.
Safe to say it's been one hell of a year for Bastille.
Having sold out two Alexandra Palace shows and a U.S Arena tour; earned
themselves a BRIT Award plus two AMA nominations and having surpassed the three
million sales mark for their debut album (Bad Blood), most bands would be
content to end the year quietly. Not this band. The four-piece are broadening
their horizons and discography further by releasing a brand new mixtape, aptly
titled 'VS. (Other People's Heartache Pt. III)' on December 8th. An eight-track
offering, the mixtape follows similar footsteps to their previous mixtapes,
'Other People's Heartache Pt.I’ and ‘Pt.II’ by melding together an array of
genres, styles and production techniques, alongside some rather special
collaborations. “With the mixtapes,” offers frontman Dan Smith, “it's about
working with as many people as possible and having fun with people that we know
and the friends we've made through touring.” Take a look at the tracklisting
and you'll find larger-than-life stars like Haim, Angel Haze and Lizzo
alongside the new and raw talents of MNEK, Rag'N'Bone Man, Rationale and
Grades. Having taken a year to put together, Smith describes it as “a patchwork
of stuff that we've been working on and people we've been working with
throughout 2014”, the results are bound to take some listeners by surprise.
From the distorted string introduction of 'Fall Into Your Arms' to the
groove-infused guitars of 'Bite Down'; the heavy hip hop feel of 'Weapons' to
the surprising final guest on closer 'Remains', every track reveals a new facet
to one of Britain’s most successful bands.
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