#also for some perspective i didn’t actually vibe with the goosebumps ep all that much? i love wygd and like survivin and don’t really like

[cyncity2000]

some Thoughts on the new era(s) re: dan smith

i really really do think this new era is going to be different in terms of dan smith’s involvement with bastille. that sounds weird and scary but hold on let me explain.

- dan smith has been the sole lyricist of bastille since before bad blood. he has written three entire albums by himself, which is something that absolutely does not happen in every band.

(disclaimer it’s totally okay if a band has more than one writer, obviously, i’m not trying to sound superior for saying my favorite band always writes their own stuff and therefore is the Best Ever)

- that being said, it’s a difficult thing to do, especially once you’ve written tons and tons of songs for said band, plus worked on mixtapes, written songs for other artists, etc. basically, he’s done a Lot. and he is genuinely very talented so i am happy about how much he’s done!!

- but recently, with releases like survivin’ and the reorchestrated doc, we’ve gotten a closer look at dan and the way he thinks. he’s always been self-deprecating, but these releases have absolutely shown that the band has taken a huge toll on him and his mental health.

- this is why i think these post-trilogy eras have been very focused on collaboration and new beginnings! i mean, it’s been ten years, and this is the first time dan’s had a public twitter account that’s HIS and not the band’s account. i think that’s a huge sign he’s trying not to shoulder the entire burden of bastille by himself anymore, and i’m grateful for that.

- this has also why the new eras have been much more divisive, i think. we’re used to a very formulaic rollout from them, and we’re not getting that anymore. though that’s a good sign for the band to be out of that formula now (imo doom days fell a bit flat because of it), it will be hard for the fans to adjust to songs that will be more in the vein of other people’s heartache-style collaborations.

- it’s still the same base crew (the bas bois, mark crew, dan priddy, mark stent, etc) making the music, so that won’t change. but now i think they feel a lot more comfortable branching out and writing/producing with new people!

- in general, though, i think bas needed this change in order to continue as a band and make new interesting material. the trilogy (which, by the way, we should remember was a thing they agreed to do nearly a DECADE AGO) was a very cool and unique way to create music, i won’t deny that for a moment. the art direction especially was a+.

- but now that’s done, i think they’re just doing whatever the hell they want, and i LOVE that for them. they don’t need the label to tell them what to do, now that they’re popular enough that the label trusts them to make what they want.

- and while they will surely lose some fans along the way, that’s a totally normal thing for a band that’s been around as long as them! try not to feel too bad or guilty if you’re not feeling their new stuff as much as you loved the old stuff :)