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Bastille are gearing up to release brand new music, having premiered brand new track 'The Draw' at a recent show in Bristol.
The band performed the new track at their Bristol gig this week at The Colston Hall. The track is dark and brooding, and in stark contrast to the upbeat sounds heard on debut album, Bad Blood. The band previously revealed they were considering pursuing a more guitar-led sound, and on the evidence of 'The Draw', they are living up to their word.
"It's coming out soon," promises frontman Dan Smith, but gives no indication whether it is from a new album or simply a stand-alone single.
When asked what fans can expect from new material in an interview with Gigwise during the summer, frontman Dan responded: "More guitars. Will has just been given a really beautiful guitar by a really nice fan so we feel like we should probably use it.
"We didn't really have much of that on the first album and it may not end up on it but it would be quite interesting to try it out. We feel quite free. If we want to go quite electronic then we can and if we want to go more rocky and indie then we can."
When asked about the pressures of writing new material after the success of Bad Blood, Dan replied: "We feel quite chilled out about it to be honest. With our first album, there was never any kind of hype or expectation on us - we just got on with it with no scrutiny whatsoever. We're slightly past the point of caring about what other people think and I think we just want to make an album that we enjoy making with songs that we're happy with.
"Without going mental, it's quite nice for us to keep releasing new stuff. I'm putting out another mix tape this year with more songs and a new album next year maybe."
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