The frontman of Bastille, Dan Smith, has revealed that he is working on new projects in the “film and TV world”. Smith recently took his first step into the world of filmmaking and directing with the sci-fi movie-inspired music video for “No Bad Days” from the upcoming fourth Bastille album, entitled Give Me The Future.
The music video for “No Bad Days”, which was co-directed with Trash Factory, includes references to sci-fi films such as Metropolis, Ex Machina and The Matrix. The clip is set in a laboratory, and portrays Smith himself playing a character who uses technology to try and bring a loved one back from the dead.
In an interview in the Bizzare column of The Sun Smith said of the music video “It’s really satisfying to have finally directed, and I’m really proud of the little film we made, I learned a shitload and it was good to be challenged in a new way.” You can view the video below.
In the same interview with The Sun, Smith said: “There’s a bunch of stuff I’m working on at the moment which uses music but very much step into the film and TV world. It’s what I grew up obsessed with. I was such a little film geek growing up and it’s a medium I love, so getting to direct [the ‘No Bad Days’] video was really amazing. I always wanted to do it but we’ve always been trying to juggle everything.”
Smith described his new artistic endeavour as “really eye-opening It took me having a little more time and space because of there being no touring, for me to be like, ‘I’ve got to do this now. I want to do it now’.”
The singer then went on to state that he hopes to continue his ventures in film and televsion, explaining: “I would love to work more in that world and I think we live in a time when people are less boxed in.”
The single for which Smith created the music video will also feature on the band’s forthcoming album Give Me The Future. The album follows on from 2019’s Doom Days and has been described as “a tribute to humanity in a tech age and reflects on the strangeness of living through times that can feel like science fiction”.
Bastille are also set to showcase their latest material during an intimate show at London’s Earth Theatre on February 2nd. The special performance is being held as part of the BRITs Week 2022 gig series in aid of theWar Child charity.
