![]() ![]() ![]() He had recorded a couple of our songs (one of which went on to make his Greatest Hits Collection). Dan had already left America and was a successful solo artist in the Christian market. Gentry added, “Along the way we formed a close relationship with Dan Peek, who was a founding member of America. To this day, when I’m working out harmonies, I still try to channel America, Crosby, Stills & Nash or Art Garfunkel.” Ken Marvin commented on the video saying, “We both loved America from the time they first released Homecoming. The video itself was shot by Jim DeMain and Price Harrison at Nashville’s Sputnik Sound during the mixing sessions of Peace Revisited. The song, proceeds of which go to benefit those affected by the recent Nashville tornadoes, is lifted from the twosome’s recently remixed and remastered album, Peace Revisited. The BandLab NME Awards 2022 also saw an opening performance from Sam Fender, as well as live appearances from Rina Sawayama, Griff and Sigrid, Godlike Genius winner FKA twigs, an historic collaborative set from Chvrches and Robert Smith, and an epic five-song closer from Bring Me The Horizon.Ĭheck back for all the news, interviews, winners, photos and more from the BandLab NME Awards 2022.Nashville-based Americana/folk duo, Marvin & Gentry recently released a video for their single, “Blue Skies, Blue Eyes,” one of a slew of collaborations the pair did with the late Dan Peek of the band America. The ‘Give Me The Future’ tour kicks off next month (April 3) in Brussels. Smith also said fans can expect new songs, a tour of their latest record, at the upcoming shows, adding that it will be hard to get the band’s four mixtapes and four albums “down to an hour and a half with some flashing lights. “We are just expanding on the world of ‘Give Me The Future’ and using the ideas of futurescape and the innerverse and all these weird mad ideas we’ve been hammering on about for the last six months,” he told us. The Bastille leader also gave NME a sneak peek at the band’s massive arena tour plans in support of their recently released fourth album. Which is why I’m sure she presented that award.” It’s kind of ‘Pure Shores’ era or actually, Natalie Imbruglia era. Smith added: “It’s brilliant how it starts as one thing and by the end there’s hook after hook. “The opening track off is really beautiful too and really grows and develops.” “ ‘Good 4 U’ is such a massive tune,” he said. When asked about his personal choice for song of the year, he doubled down on NME’s winner, calling “‘Solar Power’ by Lorde” the clear victor, before shouting out some of his other favourites. “She’s like, stay in New Zealand in a pool or rainy South London?” Smith also joked about how even though Lorde wasn’t present to receive her gong for ‘Solar Power’ she still made a splash at music’s wildest night. Watch our full video interview above.ĭespite spending a career picking up awards and attending shows, Smith told us he still feels like “a competition winner” during ceremonies, joking: “I’m just staring at everyone, which is probably why I don’t have any famous friends.”Īfter he and Natalie Imbruglia took the stage at London’s O2 Brixton Academy to present this year’s Best Song In The World trophy to Lorde, he told us how his night had gone so far, noting that Sam Fender kicking off the awards was a “pretty banging way to start.”ĭan Smith and Natalie Imbruglia at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 Credit: Zoe McConnell for NME Bastille‘s Dan Smith spent time in the BandLab NME Awards 2022 winners’ room last night (March 2) to talk about his favourite music of the year and the band’s upcoming arena plans.
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