Bastille: ‘As Far As I’m Concerned Our Debut Album Is Done’

It’s all go in the Bastille camp, with the band having finished their debut album release, which they’re planning to release next year.

‘As far as I’m concerned it’s done,’ frontman Dan tells DIY, speaking to us as part of our Class Of 2013 series, explaining it’s just ‘the finishing touches, and the boring, finite things that have yet to be done.’

Apparently, he’s already struggled with the tracklisting. ‘I just couldn’t do it,’ he confides, ‘I know that sounds ridiculous but these songs have been quite private and I’ve been working on them for ages. For them to suddenly be put in an order, put out, and I’m never allowed to touch them again is quite a daunting prospect.’

Read the full interview in the December 2012 / January 2013 issue of DIY, available now.

Bastille’s new EP ‘Flaws’ is out now. They also have rather a lot of live dates coming up, including a headline run and a support tour with Two Door Cinema Club. Catch them at:

JANUARY
24 O2 Academy, Newcastle (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
25 O2 Apollo, Manchester (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
26 O2 Apollo, Manchester (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
28 Guildhall, Southampton (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
29 Rock City, Nottingham (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
31 Cardiff University, Cardiff (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)

FEBRUARY
01 O2 Academy, Birmingham (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
02 O2 Academy, Birmingham (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
04 Music Hall, Aberdeen (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
05 Barrowlands, Glasgow (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
07 O2 Academy, Leeds (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
08 O2 Brixton Academy, London (w/ Two Door Cinema Club)
28 O2 Academy2 Liverpool, Liverpool

MARCH
01 Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
02 Oran Mor, Glasgow
04 53 Degrees, Preston
05 Club Academy, Manchester
07 Mo’ Club, Southampton
08 Waterfront, Norwich
09 The Library at HMV Institute, Birmingham
10 The Cockpit, Leeds
19 The Leadmill, Sheffield
21 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
22 O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
23 Cardiff Solus, Cardiff
25 Concorde 2, Brighton
27 Thekla, Bristol
28 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
29 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London