''Other People's Heartache'' is a series of

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s by

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. The first was released in February 2012, the second in December 2012, the third in December 2014, and the fourth in December 2018.

Part one

''Other People's Heartache'' is a cover EP, self-released by the band Bastille in February 2012. Dan Smith described the concept behind the release as being to "create a fictional film score or film soundtrack using cover versions of songs". It was released online, available free. Smith stated that the group were contacted and asked to take down the tracks. The tracks " Of the Night" and "What Would You Do?" were later released on the compilation album '' All This Bad Blood'' (2013), with the former also released as a single.

Track listing

The EP was composed of mashups of

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and samples of other artists' music, film quotes, and the band's own songs.

Critical response

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'' gave the EP 8/10, hailing it for "demonstrating the power of a good cover".

Part two

''Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2'' is a cover EP self-released by Bastille in December 2012.

Track listing

Like the previous installment, ''Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2'' largely comprises mashups of samples, cover songs, film quotes and the band's own music.

Critical reception

'' Cherwell'' gave the EP 4/5, commending its having built upon Part One, saying "Dan Smith getting even more ingenious with his connections between film and music and adventurous with his production". It praised the humour of the sampling: "'Sweet Pompeii', mostly a soulful cover of Calvin Harris' ' Sweet Nothing', almost seems like a practical joke on the listener as we go from the verse to a clip of

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talking about the economy to a hilariously unexpected sample of the exact beat break from Harris’ version."

Part three

''VS. (Other People's Heartache, Pt. III)'' is an EP by Bastille, released in December 2014. Unlike the previous two EPs it does not feature covers, but instead a number of collaborations with other musical artists on original tracks, and was the first to be released commercially. The track "The Driver" was released as a part of a re-scored version of ''

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''.

Track listing

Critical reception

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'' gave the EP 3/5 remarking that "most of the eight mashups and collaborations here feel fresh, even urgent". ''

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'' also awarded it 3/5, calling it a "mixed bag of a mixtape", drawing attention to "Fall Into Your Arms" and "Bite Down" as "highpoints". ''PopMatters'' gave it 7/10, calling "another fine outing for this impressive group, one that proves, much like its predecessors, that Bastille does its cleverest work when it goes off-album."

Part four

''Other People's Heartache, Pt. 4'' was released digitally on 7 December 2018 and on clear vinyl for

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on 13 April 2019.

Track listing

''Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past''

''Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past'' is the Super Deluxe Edition of the '' Give Me the Future'' album; it was released on 26 August 2022. The album includes three "Paths": the original 13 ''Give Me the Future'' tracks, 8 tracks under the name ''Dreams of the Past'', and 6 tracks under the ''Other People's Heartache'' name for a total of 9 new tracks.

References

External links

* {{Bastille Bastille (band) albums