Give Me The Future

On the Bastille music store:
“Give Me The Future, Bastille’s wildly-ambitious new album, is a tribute to tech times and a glimpse of what could be to come. Exploring both the opportunities of new technology and the dark side of lives lived online, it’s as playful as it is thought-provoking, as dystopian as it is dancefloor-friendly and as electronic as Bastille have ever been.”

In their interview with Rolling Stone UK, Bastille discussed how the album was inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, and “the desire to escape the nightmarish events of the last 18 months … The album centres around the concept of Futurescape, a fictional device which allows users to live out their dreams in virtual reality.”

Bastille's Dan Smith Talks 'Pandemic Anxiety' and Escaping Reality on the Band's New LP — Rolling Stone

Bastille 's Dan Smith has opened up on his experiences of "pandemic anxiety" and how the desire to escape reality has shaped the band's upcoming fourth album. The London band are the cover stars of Rolling Stone UK 's first-ever issue, with Smith opening up about his experiences of life over the last 12 months.

Dan Smith teased images on his Instagram of the Futurescape device and the fictional brand Future Inc, which bears a striking resemblance to Apple (see image of store below), creating a layer of political commentary associated with the concept of an alternate reality / mind control.