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Bastille - Give Me The Future (2022 - Musica alternativa e indie) [Flac 24-44]
Welcome to Dan Smith’s dystopia. Electro-pop juggernauts Bastille have lost their boyish charm in
their latest eschatological instalment ‘Give Me The Future’, swapping it for cynical future-gazing,
dark hooks and synth wave influences that paint a sinister picture of disenchanted millennial apathy.
2019’s ‘Doom Days’ marked the inception of the group’s increasingly apocalyptic themes, moving away
from the delightful playfulness of their first record ‘Bad Blood’. ‘Give Me The Future’ dives deeper
down the rabbit hole and sees Dan predicting a post-human landscape, occupied by sentient machines,
rioting and VR-obsessed humans.
Bastille’s choral, digestible power pop DNA is present, but grittier than usual.
Dan muses about the woes of modern life in ‘Thelma + Louise’. ‘No Bad Days’ is a proud, raw example
of moody electro-pop with an endearing robotic effect on his voice drawing attention to the building
of buoyant beats, interrupted by a slick and queasy piano lick post-chorus.
Yet, the record expresses a curiosity towards the potential of future tech without ever explicitly
detailing what outcomes they fear and why. All ‘Plug In…’ offers is a droll list of these upsetting
inevitabilities: “Maybe AI is the Messiah” indicating a somewhat surface level analysis of the
concept that actually has potential to give this album some heft. This futurist angle lends itself
to Bastille’s arena presence, and will translate to a prodigious live show with racing lights, pyro
and loaded confetti cannons.
However the concept’s narrative is lost in Dan Smith’s ineffable desire to turn each track he touches
into a yearning love song.
Orwell wrote zealously of unrequited love in dystopian settings, but with the undercurrent of
socio-political upheaval, thundering authoritarianism and the fear of stepping out of line ever present,
it gave the story impact.
Dan simply forges a love story and drops loose references to dystopian literature to create
significantly less impact.
Artist...............: Bastille
Album................: Give Me The Future
Genre................: Musica alternativa e indie
Source...............: WEBQ
Year.................: 2022-02-04
Ripper...............: &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.3 20190804
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 78 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 24 Bit
Tags.................: -
Information..........: Virgin Records Ltd
Tracklist Disc1:
1. Bastille - Distorted Light Beam
2. Bastille - Thelma + Louise
3. Bastille - No Bad Days
4. Bastille - Brave New World (Interlude)
5. Bastille - Back To The Future
6. Bastille - Plug In…
7. Bastille - Promises
8. Bastille - Shut Off The Lights
9. Bastille - Stay Awake?
10. Bastille - Give Me The Future
11. Bastille - Club 57
12. Bastille - Total Dissociation (Interlude)
13. Bastille - Future Holds
Playing Time.........: 32:20
Total Size...........: 385,90 MB |
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