"Laura Palmer" | ||||
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Single by Bastille | ||||
from the album Bad Blood | ||||
B-side | "Thinkin Bout You" | |||
Released | 3 June 2013 | |||
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Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
Label | Virgin Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dan Smith | |||
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"Laura Palmer" is a song by British band Bastille. It is the fifth single from their debut studio album Bad Blood, and the follow-up to their hit single "Pompeii". The song was originally released in 2011 as a track from their self-released EP of the same name (along with the tracks "Overjoyed", "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Get Home"). It was re-released as its own digital download on 2 June 2013. It peaked at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart. The song took its name from the character in David Lynch and Mark Frost's TV series Twin Peaks.
Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:
The track is immersed in inspiration from the popular show – from the blood-racing beats, to the haunting echoes. "What a year and what a night/ What terrifying final sights/ Put out your beating heart," Smith asks the American victim in his sonorous vocal tone, before he bursts into a swooping chorus as compelling as the series itself. The final result not only serves as an ear-friendly ode to Twin Peaks, but is sure to strengthen Bastille's very own cult following even more.