The album is laced with references to the world of science fiction film and literature, video games and VR. Give Me The Future takes us into a sci-fi wonderland free from restrictions – each song a different danceable dreamscape, a place where you can travel back and forward in time to be anyone, do anything and embrace a new wave of technology which enables us to get lost inside our imagination. What that does to our sense of self and to our relationships is huge and it’s fascinating.” “ We ’re in the age of deep fake, fake news and lying world leaders. “ Working on these songs in such an apocalyptic period, with everyone stuck at home, glued to screens, fed into the feeling that what is real and what is not has become pretty difficult to discern sometimes,” says Dan. The album was already underway and the band on hiatus from touring when the world shut down, forcing interaction solely through screens.

Exploring both the opportunities of new technology and the dark side of lives lived online, it’s as playful and fun as it is thought-provoking, as dystopian as it is dancefloor-friendly, and as electronic as Bastille have ever been.Įerily, songwriter Dan Smith came up with the idea pre-pandemic. Give Me The Future is a tribute to humanity in a tech age and reflects on the strangeness of living through times that can feel like science fiction. To celebrate the announcement, the band releases their new single “ No Bad Days,” accompanied by the official video co-directed by Dan Smith, today- listen HERE and watch HERE. Give Me The Future, Bastille’s wildly ambitious and brilliantly bold new album is set for release on February 4 th, 2022.

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