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Bastille (band)
Bastille (sometimes stylised as BΔSTILLE) are an English pop rock band formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist and guitarist Will Farquarson and drummer Chris "Woody" Wood. After an independently released debut single and a self-released EP, the band signed to Virgin Records. Their first studio album, '' Bad Blood'', was released in March 2013 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and included the hit single "Pompeii" which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Bastille was nominated for four Brit Awards at the 2014 ceremony, winning the British Breakthrough Act. As of August 2021, the band have sold over eleven million records worldwide. History Formation and early releases (2010–2011) Bastille debuted in July 2010 with their limited edition 7" single that featured the two tracks "Flaws" and "Icarus". Released through London-based independent record lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Smith (singer)
Daniel Campbell Smith (born 14 July 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the founder, lead singer and primary songwriter of the English pop rock band Bastille. The band formed in 2010 and gained mass popularity in 2013 when the song "Pompeii" was released with their album '' Bad Blood''. The band then released their second album, '' Wild World'' in September 2016. In June 2019, the band released their third album ''Doom Days''. Career Smith attended King's College School and the University of Leeds in Leeds, West Yorkshire, where he graduated with a degree in English Language and Literature while also writing about film and music for the Leeds student newspaper. A film obsessive from a young age, he originally wanted to be a director or editor until admitting he was "more of a fan than a filmmaker". At age fifteen, Smith started writing songs on the piano and his laptop in his bedroom, but kept his music secret from his friends and family un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Palmer EP
''Laura Palmer EP'' is the debut EP by English indie pop band Bastille The Bastille (, ) was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was sto ..., self-released in November 2011 as a digital download and on CD. It features four of Bastille's earliest songs, which were later included on their debut album '' Bad Blood''. It followed their debut single " Flaws" / "Icarus", which was released on 4 July 2011. Track listing All songs written and composed by Dan Smith References External links Laura Palmer EP , Bastille {{Authority control 2011 debut EPs Indie pop EPs Bastille (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaws (song)
"Flaws" is a song by British band Bastille. It is the third single from their debut studio album '' Bad Blood''. The song was the band's debut single; it was first released in 2011 through the independent label Young and Lost Club as a double A-side 7-inch single with their song "Icarus". The single was later re-released through Virgin Records as a digital download on 21 October 2012, featuring remixes and new B-side track "Durban Skies", peaking at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ... on this occasion. "Flaws" was released for a third time on 3 March 2014, but did not improve upon its previous peak. Composition "Flaws" makes extensive use of compound quadruple meter ( time). Music video Two music videos have been produced. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Lips
Swiss Lips were a five-piece electropop band from Manchester. Musical career The band describe their sound as influenced by the Manchester music scene in some ways but display a wide range of influences. "Finding the middle ground between guitar music and dance music has been something Manchester has always been good at, and we hope to carry on that tradition." They draw inspiration from a wide-ranging array of artists: "...we take influences from all kinds of music. At the moment we are listening to Prince, Sebastian, Def Leppard, The Weeknd, The Beach Boys, Joe Goddard." History Early years (2011-13) Swiss Lips signed a four-album deal with Epic Sony at the end of 2011. As a new band they were asked how it felt to be signed to a major record label, the band were able to point out that while Swiss Lips are a new band, they themselves are not novices to the music industry. "We are a new band but have all been playing in different bands for as long as we can remember so it doe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeli Sandé
Adele Emily Sandé, ( ; born 10 March 1987), known professionally as Emeli Sandé, is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by an English mother and a Zambian father, Sandé rose to prominence after being a featured artist on the 2009 track " Diamond Rings" by rapper Chip. It was the first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart for both of them. In 2010, she was featured on "Never Be Your Woman" by the rapper Wiley, which was another top ten hit. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award. Sandé released her first solo single "Heaven" in August 2011. She has two number-one singles across the UK and Ireland with " Read All About It" with Professor Green and "Beneath Your Beautiful", a collaboration with Labrinth. Her album ''Our Version of Events'' spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one and became the best-selling album of 2012 in the UK, with over 1 million sales. In 2012, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Festival
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm on Richfield Avenue in central Reading, near Caversham Bridge. The Leeds event is held in Bramham Park, near Wetherby, the grounds of a historic house. Headliners and most supporting acts typically play at both sites, with Reading's Friday line up becoming Leeds' Saturday line-up, Reading's Saturday line-up playing at Leeds on Sunday, and Leeds' Friday line-up attending Reading on Sunday. Campsites are available at both sites and weekend tickets include camping. Day tickets are also sold. The Reading Festival, the older of the two festivals, is the world's oldest popular music festival still in existence. Many of the biggest bands in the UK and internationally have played at the festival over five decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Blood (Bastille Song)
"Bad Blood" is a song by British band Bastille and the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2012. Both "Bad Blood" and its B-side track "Haunt (Demo)" were included on their 2013 '' Haunt EP'', along with "Pompeii" and " Overjoyed". Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Bad Blood" was first released onto YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ... on 29 June 2012 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds. The video was directed by Olivier Groulx and features model Betty Jacobsson. Track listing ;Digital download # "Bad Blood" – 3:32 # "Haunt" (Demo) – 2:53 # "Bad Blood" (F*U*G*Z Remix) – 3:41 # "Bad Blood" (Mele Remix) – 4:21 # "Bad Blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q (magazine)
''Q'' was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1986 by broadcast journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, who were presenters of the BBC television music series ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''. ''Q'''s final issue was published in July 2020. ''Q'' was originally published by the EMAP media group and set itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to be called ''Cue'' (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in ''Q''s 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands. In January 2008, EMAP sold its consumer magazine titles, including ''Q'', to the Bauer Media Group. Bauer put the title up for sale in 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overjoyed (Bastille Song)
"Overjoyed" is a song by British band Bastille. It was released on 27 April 2012 as their first official single release through Virgin Records. It was the first single to be taken from their debut studio album '' Bad Blood''. The track was also included in both their 2011 self-release the ''Laura Palmer EP'' and their 2013 US-only release the '' Haunt EP''. Due to a release with little promotion, the track failed to chart in the United Kingdom. It is their only non-charting single from the album. Music video The music video was released onto YouTube on 3 November 2011. It was directed by Courtney Phillips and is a length of three minutes and forty-five seconds. It's the band first music video and, like the extended play the song was originally featured on, it is said to be heavily inspired by the television TV series ''Twin Peaks''. It features a girl, likely representing the character Laura Palmer from the series, who leaves her room with a book and walks through the streets at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastille At Queens' College May Ball 2013
The Bastille (, ) was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stormed by a crowd on 14 July 1789, in the French Revolution, becoming an important symbol for the French Republican movement. It was later demolished and replaced by the Place de la Bastille. The castle was built to defend the eastern approach to the city from potential English attacks during the Hundred Years' War. Construction was underway by 1357, but the main construction occurred from 1370 onwards, creating a strong fortress with eight towers that protected the strategic gateway of the Porte Saint-Antoine heading out to the east. The innovative design proved influential in both France and England and was widely copied. The Bastille figured prominently in France's domestic conflicts, including the fighting between the rival factions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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