![]() ![]() Their takeover began with "Pompeii"-from their 2013 debut album, Bad Blood- a boisterous blend of glossy synth-pop and arena rock where Smith lays out a challenge in the face of societal doom: "How am I gonna be an optimist about this?" he asks. ![]() Formed in 2010 after the Leeds-born singer/songwriter moved to London and connected with keyboardist Kyle Simmons, guitarist/bassist Will Farquarson, and drummer Chris Wood, the quartet quickly rose from indie darlings to one of the biggest bands on the planet. Such ambitious sounds are fitting for a band named after the French anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille, a date that also happens to be the founder and frontman Dan Smith's birthday (July 14). Bastille's synth-fueled pop-rock anthems serve as the heavy, haunting-sometimes hedonistic-soundtrack to a world slipping and sliding into dystopia. ![]()
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