''Badlands'' is the debut

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by Australian band

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, released on 19 July 2013. The EP comprises songs written throughout the history of the band. Cameron said "Chills" is the first song they ever wrote, whilst "Hoping for" is the most recent. The recording occurred over the space of a year in various recording sessions. Guitarist Alex Cameron describes the album as "not an album where you really plan the vision and you sit down and map out ten songs and record them in one sitting – it's more of a collection of the singles that we put online, plus a few new songs." The EP was released on vinyl in September 2020 for

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Reception

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'' wrote, "''Badlands'' is a short, fast exploration of isolation, paranoia, and frustration" calling the band's sound as "undeniably Australian". Patrick Emery from ''

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'' felt "Bad/Dreems' six song EP ''Badlands'' has a veneer of pop elegance, and an abrasive underbelly that makes you think twice about hanging out in delaidetoo long".

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Bad Dreems. # "Chills" – 2:32 # "Hoping For" – 3:06 # "Home Life" – 2:49 # "Caroline" – 2:17 # "Tomorrow Mountain" – 3:50 # "Too Old" – 2:47

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2013 debut EPs Bad Dreems albums