Single Review | Bastille - No Angels (feat. Elle Eyre)

Bastille
No Angels (feat. Elle Eyre) - Single
Virgin Records
Release date: December 2012

Gosh where do we even begin? The intermittent dialogue from 1960's Hitchcock's classic, Psycho, perfectly synced to the lyrics? The fusion of XX’s saturnine 'Angels' with TLC’s feminist anthem 'No Scrubs'? Bastille's lead singer Dan Smith’s delectably raspy voice? Or diva Ella Eyre ripping the track to shreds? Help us!

Aptly titled 'No Angels' – paying homage to the two songs that served as inspiration to this insane collaboration between badass Bastille and the regal Ella Eyre – the song was one of the eleven tracks on the English band’s second mixtape, Other People’s Heartache, Pt. 2. Well by the time you are done listening to the song you'll be left with this impression: there are no angels in this world that are not crying in joy listening to this track!

Giving a unique spin to the classic favourite, Bastille and Ella Eyre successfully imprinted their own stamp onto this number unlike many other covers out there that come off like nothing but a knockoff. Ella of 'Waiting All Night' fame is a beast and you know she slew it the moment she came in calling out the man for what he is. Plus the recurrent excerpts from the horror-thriller contrasts perfectly with the message of the 90s anthem, leaving you with a question: now is that man really a loser or actually a serial killer in disguise? Oh, the horror of that thought!

Know what’s the best part of the whole song though? The accent! Be sure to leave your comments on this song below while we sign up for some classes at the nearest British Council. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

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