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The band initially included two other musicians on violin and cello, but dwindled down to the four current members. Smith, Wood, Farquarson, and Simmons played together before the band was started, but all of their first songs were written and recorded by Smith.
The band initially included two other musicians on violin and cello, but dwindled down to the four current members. Smith, Wood, Farquarson, and Simmons played together before the band was started, but all of their first songs were written and recorded by Smith.


Bastille debuted in June 2010 with their limited edition 7"/45 rpm single featuring the two tracks "Flaws" and "Icarus". Released through London-based independent record label, 'Young & Lost Club', only 300 copies were pressed. This was followed by the release of the EP ''Laura Palmer'' later in 2011. The title track was rerecorded in Simlish (the in-game jibberish language) for Electronic Arts' ''The Sims 3: Supernatural'', released in September 2012 .After debuting further tracks online through sites such as YouTube and MySpace, the band received a great amount of attention from media and fans. The group subsequently secured a few support slots, and later performed at major UK festivals including [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], the [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] and [[Blissfields]]. Their music has also been used to a large extent on the TV soap ''Hollyoaks''.{{cn|date=January 2014}}
Bastille debuted in June 2010 with their limited edition 7"/45 rpm single featuring the two tracks "Flaws" and "Icarus". Released through London-based independent record label, 'Young & Lost Club', only 300 copies were pressed. This was followed by the release of the EP ''Laura Palmer'' later in 2011. The title track was rerecorded in Simlish (the in-game jibberish language) for Electronic Arts' ''The Sims 3: Supernatural'', released in September 2012. After debuting further tracks online through sites such as YouTube and MySpace, the band received a great amount of attention from media and fans. The group subsequently secured a few support slots, and later performed at major UK festivals including [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], the [[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]] and [[Blissfields]]. Their music has also been used to a large extent on the TV soap ''Hollyoaks''.{{cn|date=January 2014}}


===''Bad Blood'' and ''All This Bad Blood'' (2012–present)===
===''Bad Blood'' and ''All This Bad Blood'' (2012–present)===

Revision as of 03:42, 15 April 2014

Bastille
Bastille after winning the British Breakthrough Act at the Brit Awards 2014.
Bastille after winning the British Breakthrough Act at the Brit Awards 2014.
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresIndie pop, indie rock, synthpop
Years active2010–present
LabelsVirgin
MembersDan Smith
Kyle Simmons
Will Farquarson
Chris 'Woody' Wood
Websitebastillebastille.com.

Bastille (stylised as BΔSTILLE) are an English rock band formed in London in 2010. They began as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band. The four-piece consists of members; Dan Smith, Chris Wood, William Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. The name of the band derives from Bastille Day – an event celebrated on Smith's birthday, 14 July.[1]

In December 2010, EMI Music announced that they had offered Bastille a record contract with Virgin Records.[2] Their debut single, "Overjoyed" was subsequently released in April 2012. Their first studio album, titled Bad Blood, was released in March 2013 and debuted atop the UK Albums Chart.[3] The band was nominated for four Brit Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including for British Breakthrough Act, British Group, British Single of the Year and British Album of the Year, winning for British Breakthrough Act.[4]

As of February 2014, Bastille have sold over 2.07 million records in the UK alone.[5]

History

Formation and early releases

The band initially included two other musicians on violin and cello, but dwindled down to the four current members. Smith, Wood, Farquarson, and Simmons played together before the band was started, but all of their first songs were written and recorded by Smith.

Bastille debuted in June 2010 with their limited edition 7"/45 rpm single featuring the two tracks "Flaws" and "Icarus". Released through London-based independent record label, 'Young & Lost Club', only 300 copies were pressed. This was followed by the release of the EP Laura Palmer later in 2011. The title track was rerecorded in Simlish (the in-game jibberish language) for Electronic Arts' The Sims 3: Supernatural, released in September 2012. After debuting further tracks online through sites such as YouTube and MySpace, the band received a great amount of attention from media and fans. The group subsequently secured a few support slots, and later performed at major UK festivals including Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight and Blissfields. Their music has also been used to a large extent on the TV soap Hollyoaks.[citation needed]

Bad Blood and All This Bad Blood (2012–present)

Main articles: Bad Blood (Bastille album) and All This Bad Blood

On 27 April 2012, their first official single release, "Overjoyed", was released through Virgin Records, as confirmed by EMI on 1 May 2012.[6] Following its video premiere in November 2011, popular music publication, Q Magazine introduced the track as its 'Track of the Day' for 7 March 2012.[7] The second single to be released from the upcoming debut studio album, Bad Blood, was the title-track, "Bad Blood". 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 The Guardian in July 2012.[8] The song charted moderately at number 90 in the United Kingdom, and saw the group's first entry into the chart. August 2012 saw the band perform at UK festivals; Reading and Leeds, as well as supporting British singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. They later played a small headlining tour, titled 'Flaws Tour' in October 2012, with Swiss Lips as their support act. Their third single, a re-release of their first 7" non-album single "Flaws", 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 The Vampire Diaries in December 2012.

In February 2013, Bastille confirmed the release of the fourth single to be taken from Bad Blood, "Pompeii". 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 UK Albums Chart . On 11 March, Bastille were announced to be playing at Leeds and Reading Festival in August 2013.[9] In an interview with Digital Spy in March 2013, "Laura Palmer" was revealed to be the fifth single to be released from the album, by lead vocalist, Dan Smith.[10] 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.[11] The group joined English rock band Muse as a supporting act on their The 2nd Law Tour in May 2013 and did so again in June 2013.[12] In May 2013, Bastille released their Haunt EP in the US via iTunes. On Saturday 6 July the band headlined their first UK summer music festival at Blissfields. [13] 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, Notion magazine, for the first time. On 24 August 2013, "Things We Lost in the Fire" was released as sixth and the last single from the band's debut album.[14] A music video for the song was shot in Vilnius and Kėdainiai, Lithuania.[15] On 3 September 2013, Bastille released their "Bad Blood" album in the US via iTunes.

On 9 October 2013, Bastille released a new single, "Of the Night", a mash-up of the songs "The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona and "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!. The single debuted at number two on UK Singles chart. The song was promoting All This Bad Blood, a reissue of the band's debut album, released on 25 November 2013.

In January 2014, Will Farquarson said in an interview with Billboard magazine that the band had already started to work on its second album in between tour dates.[16]

In February 2014, Bastille won the BRIT Award for Best Breakthrough Act and performed a remixed version of "Pompeii" with Rudimental and their song "Waiting All Night" at the ceremony. Two hours after their appearance, sales of Bad Blood were up by 132% and "Pompeii" had climbed 29 places in the singles chart.[17]

The band performed on Saturday Night Live on 25 January 2014.

On April 1 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.[18]

Discography

Main article: Bastille discography

Band members

  • Dan Smith, (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 38) – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion (floor toms), producer, songwriter
  • Kyle Simmons, (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36) – keyboards, percussion, bass, backing vocals, synthesizers
  • William Farquarson, (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) – bass, keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris "Woody" Wood, (1985-07-06) 6 July 1985 (age 39) – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
  • Polly Comber (Black Fox Management) - Manager
  • Paul "Coop" Cooper – Live engineer
  • Tom Middleton – Filmographer
  • Martin McAndrew – Stage crew
  • Ben Kingman - Monitor Engineer
  • Will Dart – Live engineer
  • Dick Meredith - Tour manager
  • Gregory Nolan - Photographer

Awards and Nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2014 Brit Awards British Breakthrough Act[19] Won
Brit Awards British Group[20] Nominated
Brit Awards British Single of the Year[21] Nominated
Brit Awards British Album of the Year[22] Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Bastille’s storming success". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2014
  2. ^ EMI Music | Bastille and Eric Prydz join Virgin Records
  3. ^ 2013-03-16 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Official Charts
  4. ^ "Brits 2014: Nominations in full". Bastille also performed with Rudimental at the Brits. BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2014
  5. ^ Myers, Justin (19 February 2014). "The BRIT Awards 2014: The biggest selling nominees revealed". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Overjoyed Bastille release debut Virgin single". EMI.
  7. ^ Bastille – Overjoyed – Track Of The Day – QTheMusic.com
  8. ^ New band of the day – No 1,316: Bastille | Music | guardian.co.uk
  9. ^ Green Day, Phoenix, Bastille & more for Reading/Leeds festivals 2013 | Metro News
  10. ^ Bastille to release 'Laura Palmer' as new single – listen – Music News – Digital Spy
  11. ^ Bastille – Laura Palmer – YouTube
  12. ^ "Bastille added to the line up in the UK". Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Bastille added to the line up in the UK". Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  14. ^ 24 August 2013 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive | Bastille
  15. ^ Watch: Bastille's new video for 'Things We Lost In The Fire'
  16. ^ Graff, Gary (20 January 2014). "Bastille Working On Sophomore Album In Between Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  17. ^ Myers, Justin (20 February 2014). "BRITs 2014 stars see hefty sales uplift overnight". Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-selling-artist-albums-of-2014-so-far-2874/
  19. ^ "Brits 2014: Winners in Full". Retrieved 3/12/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "Brits 2014: Winners in Full". Retrieved 3/12/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Brits 2014: Winners in Full". Retrieved 3/12/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ "Brits 2014: Winners in Full". Retrieved 3/12/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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