NEW BASTILLE!: bastille & alessia cara - another place

bastille & alessia cara - another place

NEW BASTILLE: bastille - bad decisions

bastille - bad decisions

WONGIE INDIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: bastille - quarter past midnight

bastille - quarter past midnight
what kind of crazy shenanigans does bastille frontman dan smith go through at night? he keeps on waking up in twin peaks like rooms but i'm hoping his night really was being surrounded by drag queens lip syncing to his song while caressing his sweet doe eyed face. love this tune too!

HOT SOUNDTRACK: bastille - world gone mad (OST: bright)

bastille - world gone mad (ost: bright)
i mean even bloody bastille lead singer dan smith is a cutey patootie! as the 1st official soundtrack release from the upcoming will smith / joel edgerton film 'bright', bastille kicks off an exciting collection that features new material from logic, rag n bone man, camila cabello, portugal the man, alt-j and even sam hunt. this is a nice orchestral epic number from the guys!

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: bastille - glory

bastille - glory
honestly just play this brilliant road trip video between bastille lead singer dan smith and model may daniels. it's the ultimate cute experience to the point where you kind of want to see this couple in a movie based on this road trip! directed by daniel brereton it is easily our video of the week!

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: bastille - good grief

bastille - good grief
[update: spanish collective nysu offer up a surreal twisted video for bastille's comeback single and it's bizarre and kind of amazing! enjoy!!]
it's the return of bastille!!! dan smith and co have come up with an insta singalong track perfectly teasing their upcoming album 'wild world'. this is turning out to be a wonderful week of new summer music don't you think!

NEW BASTILLE: bastille vs grades - torn apart

bastille vs grades - torn apart
you gotta watch this video, what starts off as a dance piece about lovers of all kinds turns into a twisted acid trip version about lovers of ALL KINDS! you have to see it to believe it! taken off the mixtape 'vs (other people's heartache's vol III)', this is yet another gem from the varied collaboration collection.

MASHUP 2014: dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)

dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)
it's that time of the year again where the biggest hits of the US charts gets a crazy mashup by dj earworm. he's got 25 songs in this years collection (including hozier!). check out the full list below:

A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem
Bastille - Pompeii
Dj Snake & Lil Jon - Turn Down For What
Hozier - Take Me to Church
Idina Menzel - Let It Go
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
Jeremih feat. YG - Don't Tell 'Em
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 
John Legend - All Of Me
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
Lorde - Team
Magic! - Rude
Maroon 5 - Animals
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
One Direction - Story of My Life
Passenger - Let Her Go
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
Sam Smith - stay with me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Tove Lo - Habits

NEW BASTILLE!: bastille vs angel haze vs f*u*g*z* vs braque - weapon

bastille vs angel haze vs f*u*g*z* vs braque - weapon
i must say that bastille's upcoming mixtape 'vs. (other people's heartache part III)' is definitely an interesting experiment in collaboration. this time rapper angel haze offers up strong phrases as dj's fugz and soul singer braque also contribute some solid moments in this song. borderline messy, it's definitely worth a few extra listens. 

NEW BASTILLE: bastille feat grades and lizzo - torn apart

bastille feat grades


bastille feat grades and lizzo - torn apart
launching bastille's upcoming mixtape 'vs. (other people’s heartache pt. III)', the collection features an all star collaboration with the likes of haim, mnek, angel haze and skunk anansie (!). but up first is this catchy number with producer grade and rapper lizzo. how fun!

CRAM JAM: 10 MORE feat jessie ware / asgeir / milky chance / the griswolds / george ezra / saint raymond / tove lo / lights / bastille / steve angello feat dougy

jessie ware - say you love me (alex adair remix)
what a classy mellow dance remix of this wonderful song!


asgeir - king and cross
a year after we discovered this song, team asgeir FINALLY put out a video to accompany this now classic folktronic gem. still one of the sweetest jams around!


milky chance - down by the river (flic flac edit)
i swear if the german duo release this version, they will have another massive hit on their hands. what a lovely remix by flicflac!


the griswolds - beware the dog
i love the indie party pop sound of these aussie boys! you can hear their musical references throughout the song, but when it's this happy, who the F cares!


george ezra - blame it on me
4th single off george's wonderful debut album 'wanted on voyage' which is accompanied by this funny video directed by roger guardia. nice one!


saint raymond - i want you
at only 19 years old, callum burrows (aka saint raymond) is definitely getting people buzzing over his music. it helps when the songs are as catchy as this one!


tove lo - not on drugs
we buzzed about the single a few weeks back and now here is the trippy video to accompany it!


lights - portal
what a pretty dreamy evening drive soundtrack of a song from the canadian chanteuse. is this your end of the summer anthem?


bastille - bad_news
released as part of the upcoming 'oblivion' EP!


steve angello feat dougy from temper trap - wasted love
superstar dj steve angello ropes in the gorgeous vocals of dougy from the temper trap and brings us this little gem thats the perfect soundtrack to blast at the end of night.

CATCH UP MIX: bastille - oblivion

bastille - oblivion
game of thrones actress sophie turner takes on center stage at a demolition derby for the new video by bastille. though not an immediate highlight from the album 'bad blood', this turns into a moving song especially accompanied with these visuals. nice one.

THE BRIT AWARDS 2014: beyonce - xo / disclosure feat lorde & aluna george - royals + white noise / bastille & rudimental feat ella eyre - pompeii + waiting all night / ellie goulding - i need your love + burn / katy perry - dark horse / bruno mars - treasure

though i can't say the performances were AMAZING this year, here are some highlights (which will be updated with new ones - so keep coming back!) of last nights event!


beyonce - xo


disclosure feat lorde & aluna george - royals + white noise


bastille & rudimental feat ella eyre - pompeii + waiting all night


ellie goulding - i need your love + burn


katy perry - dark horse


bruno mars - treasure

WEDNESDAY MIX: bastille - the draw / of the night / oblivion (live @ capitol studios) / of the night (live @ alan carr chatty man)

my love for bastille continues to grow over these past few weeks and here are the reasons why. check out their diverse talents below as they release a brooding indie number with "the draw", followed by their current wonderful 90's covers of "rhythm of the night/rhythm is a dancer" aka "of the night", then a GORGEOUS orchestral version of their album track "oblivion", topped up with a finale of their single live on the kooky alan carr chat show. if you don't love these boys by the end of this, well, why are you on my music blog in the first place?

bastille - the draw


bastille - of the night


bastille - oblivion (live @ capitol studios)


bastille - of the night (live @ alan carr chatty man)

SATURDAY COVERS: bastille - we can't stop (miley cyrus cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

bastille - we can't stop (miley cyrus cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
so bastille gave a brilliant interpretation of the miley smash and kind of made it amazing (even throwing a nod to her dad billy ray). can we get bastille to cover ALL her songs from now on?

NEW BASTILLE!: bastille - things we lost in the fire

bastille - things we lost in the fire
dan smith and co have offered up yet another gem from his debut album! though not as immediately awesome as previous singles, but there's no denying the guy can write a hook!

HAPPY SUMMER!: dj earworm - summer mash '13

dj earworm - summer mash '13
he's baaack! and just in time for the heart of summer!

mashup list:
Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie - This Is What It Feels Like
Bastille - Pompeii
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams- Get Lucky
Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
Icona Pop feat .Charlie XCX - I Love It
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
Rihanna feat. David Guetta - Right Now
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber
Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity

HOT REMIX: bastille - laura palmer (RAC remix)

bastille - laura palmer (RAC remix)
we just profiled this single two days back, but the ever awesome RAC collective have once again sprinkled their magic dust on an indie pop track and offered a new twist on it. a perfect soundtrack for the weekend so happy friday!

VIDEO PREMIERE!: bastille - laura palmer

bastille - laura palmer
it's single #3 from dan smith and his bastille band! though it doesn't have the instant attraction of their previous smash pompeii, the charm is still there (though i'm not too sure about the whimpering dog interlude midway during the vid). don't get why dan has to go through the brutal initiation to get on the four wheeler, but i wanna ride one now too!

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: bastille - pompeii / locked out of heaven (bruno mars bbc radio 1 live lounge cover)

bastille - pompeii
we already waxed poetic love for this song a few weeks back and here is the official video just for you to curiously ponder over (while you sing along to the wondrous vocal 'eh oh' hook!)

want more? check out bastille on radio 1's awesome live lounge covering bruno mars (with a few more tracks mashed in the mix!). can't wait to see these guys live!!

bastille - locked out of heaven (bruno mars cover @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
want even more? check out this fun hands up in the air (with a dubstep breakdown!) remix of pompeii by kat krazy!