LONDON: Bastille band says that Britain’s decision to leave the EU has helped it find its voice as a band, NME reports.
The band changed the lyrics of “Pompeii” at Glastonbury to refer to the Brexit vote, after singer Dan Smith had appeared at a politically neutral rally which encouraged young people to vote in the EU referendum.
Smith said new song ‘The Currents’ is inspired by the rise of populist politicians such as Nigel Farage and Donald Trump.
Smith explained: “It’s about hearing people using the platform they have to say something you find abhorrent, and just wanting to escape. The song uses the imagery of wanting to come up for air to get away from it.”
Smith, whose band release new album ‘Wild World’ on Sept. 9, explained that he had previously been unwilling to share his political views because “overtly polticial musicians can be embarrassing, particularly when they don’t know what they’re talking about.” Basssist Kyle Simmons added: “I feel so fraudulent trying to make people go to vote.”
But, after waking up at Glastonbury to learn that Britain had voted to leave the EU, Smith changed the chorus of ‘Pompeii’ to “The pound kept tumbling down on the weekend that we love.” Explaining the lyric alteration, Smith said: “It’s so small and insignificant us doing that, but we couldn’t not react.
The band changed the lyrics of “Pompeii” at Glastonbury to refer to the Brexit vote, after singer Dan Smith had appeared at a politically neutral rally which encouraged young people to vote in the EU referendum.
Smith said new song ‘The Currents’ is inspired by the rise of populist politicians such as Nigel Farage and Donald Trump.
Smith explained: “It’s about hearing people using the platform they have to say something you find abhorrent, and just wanting to escape. The song uses the imagery of wanting to come up for air to get away from it.”
Smith, whose band release new album ‘Wild World’ on Sept. 9, explained that he had previously been unwilling to share his political views because “overtly polticial musicians can be embarrassing, particularly when they don’t know what they’re talking about.” Basssist Kyle Simmons added: “I feel so fraudulent trying to make people go to vote.”
But, after waking up at Glastonbury to learn that Britain had voted to leave the EU, Smith changed the chorus of ‘Pompeii’ to “The pound kept tumbling down on the weekend that we love.” Explaining the lyric alteration, Smith said: “It’s so small and insignificant us doing that, but we couldn’t not react.
