To commemorate the 10-year anniversary release of their breakthrough debut album ‘Bad Blood’, British pop/rock outfit Bastille this week unveil ‘Bad Blood X’ – an extended edition of the multi-million selling, award winning record that catapulted the band from “alt-pop newcomers to global chart-conquering festival headliners”.
Available to purchase now across all formats, the clear vinyl includes a special 7” vinyl featuring two never-before heard demos ‘Racing Heart’, an early version of the single ‘Laura Palmer’ and fan-favourite b-side ‘Poet’ – recorded in Dan’s bedroom alongside the original tracks on the album. The record also includes a unique 12×12 insert featuring alternative artwork, handwritten annotations from each member of the band, as well as an abundance of unseen images.
Recent single release ‘No Angels’ features exclusively on the 2x CD format along with three never-before-heard demos, 2 additional covers and a selection of ‘Bad Blood’ live tracks.
Bad Blood X – Vinyl Track-listing
Side A
Pompeii
Things We Lost in the Fire
Bad Blood
Overjoyed
These Streets
Weight Of Living, Pt.II
Side B
Icarus
Oblivion
Flaws
Daniel In The Den
Laura Palmer
Get Home
Weight Of Living, Pt.I
7″
Side A
Racing Heart (Laura Palmer Demo)
Side B
Poet (Dan’s Bedroom Demo)
In a press statement announcing the celebratory projects release, the bands lead vocalist Dan Smith says: “When I started working on the songs that became ‘Bad Blood’ 10 years ago at a laptop in my bedroom, I never imagined that they’d be heard by so many people and then take us all over the world – it’s really mad to think about.”
“Ten years on, we wanted to put something special together to celebrate the album, whilst not messing with it too much. We had so much fun digging back through old artwork, photos and videos from that time to make a totally new package of artworks. My Dad even found an old CD-R of some of demos in the attic (that somehow people managed to pry out of my hands for a new 7” vinyl as part of this release – trust me… I didn’t think those versions would ever get heard). Putting all this together was such a nice way to step back into that world for a moment, and we really hope our fans feel the same way.”
Bastille – Pompeii (Official Music Video)
Originally released on March 4th 2013, ‘Bad Blood’ charted at No.1 on the Official UK Album chart, spending three weeks at the top and earning the title of the biggest-selling digital album of 2013.
Hailed by critics as a “trailblazing debut”, the record featured the international hit single ‘Pompeii’, along with ‘Flaws’, ‘Laura Palmer’, ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’ and ‘Oblivion’, and was nominated for British Album of The Year at the 2014 BRIT Awards.
Since making its debut, the album has gone on to achieve triple platinum status, with over 1 million copies sold in the UK alone.
‘Bad Blood X’ is available to purchase / download / stream now