Nearly a decade ago, Bastille stormed the pop charts with a chant-filled hit inspired by the Italian town buried under the dust and rubble of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in A.D. 79. Not exactly ...

I was first introduced to Bastille when one of my friends recommended their song “Flaws.” The song’s unique, almost electronic sound immediately caught my interest, and I began to search for more of ...

“There’s the negative and the pessimism, but there’s always a bit of hope somewhere. You just have to dig around for it.” Case in point: “Happier,” which, vocalist Dan Smith sings, to sprightly music, ...