Bastille
(On digipacks written as BΔSTILLE) are a British indie pop band formed in 2010.
The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later
expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, guitarist and bassist Will
Farquarson, and drummer Chris Wood. The name of the band derives from Bastille
Day, which is celebrated on 14 July, Dan Smith’s birthday is also on this day
and has admitted to getting inspiration and naming the band from this. Bastille
have won several music awards and landed many nominations, including ones for
Brit Awards, Billboard Music Awards, World Music Awards, and Grammy Awards.
Bastille has sold over 8 million records worldwide. Across the band’s social
media you get the sense that the band are also music fans first and foremost
and that love of music is something they share with their fans.
In February 2013, ahead of the release of
their debut album, the band's fourth single, Pompeii was released to huge
demand, this is the song that brought Bastille further into the public eye charting
at number 2 in the UK. Their first
studio album ‘Bad Blood’ was released in March 2013 and debuted atop of the UK
Albums Chart.
There
are no images of the band on the front cover, suggesting that the band’s
‘brand’ is not dependent on, or even linked to, their physical appearance. Also
follows conventions of rock artwork – image is ambiguous, ‘arty’ and juxtaposed
with red text and name of album has dark, sinister connotations.
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