Listen to Bastille’s new “love letter to escapism”, ‘Thelma + Louise’
nme.comBastille have shared a new track called ‘Thelma + Louise’ – you can listen to it below.The song was premiered by Yungblud as the Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Future Sounds’ show tonight (August 18).Frontman Dan Smith explained that he penned “the bones of” the new single over Zoom during lockdown along with two other tracks, with all three set to appear on Bastille’s next album.He went on to speak of the inspiration from the “classic” 1991 film of the same name. “It’s this iconic feminist film about freedom, escapism, independence and escaping the worries and problems of life,” Smith said.“I wanted to write a love letter to that film – a love letter to feminism, escapism and throwing off the shackles of a life that you may be frustrated.
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