Bastille defends nudity in new music video: 'It is not sexualised or gratuitous'

06 July 2016 - 15:43 By TMG Entertainment
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English indie rock band Bastille have insisted that the use of nudity in their new music video for Good Grief is "intended to be artistic."

Image: Dan Smith via Instagram

Responding to the backlash that the band has received over the video, which features a few glimpses of female nudity, Dan Smith - who is the group's frontman - explained to Digital Spy that the "video is all about surrealism."

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"It's an extended dream sequence. It's been really interesting reading comments from my perspective. Some people are bringing up the nudity and other people are immediately jumping to its defence saying it's not sexualised and it doesn't feel exploitative," he told the international publication.

Revealing the creative reasoning behind the female nudity, Dan added: "The music video takes scenes and tropes and flips them on their head. One of which is a girl and I think it's interesting to see the reaction it provokes. In some countries and some societies, female nudity isn't remotely controversial."

His bandmate Will Farquarson was equally baffled by the controversy, adding: "It wasn't gratuitous. I think it's well in keeping with the tone of the video."

Watch: Bastille - Good Grief

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