Key facts
- Origin
- London , England
- Genres
- Indie pop pop rock synth-pop electropop alternative rock
- Years active
- 2010–present
- Labels
- Virgin EMI Best Laid Plans
- Members
- Dan Smith Kyle Simmons Will Farquarson Chris "Woody" Wood
- Website
- bastillebastille .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Bastille (stylized as BΔSTILLE) are an English 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, 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 released the album in the US later that year. Their second studio album, Wild World, was released in September 2016, and was followed by Doom Days, Bastille's third studio album, in June 2019. In February 2022, Bastille released their fourth studio album, Give Me the Future. Their fifth studio album, "&", was released in October 2024.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bastille” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.