halsey

about badlands

Badlands is just a greater body of work. It's a place; a metaphor for my mental state. The Badlands are isolated. Chaotic. Commercial. Gluttonous. And midway through the record the protagonist makes a decision to escape, though unsure of what lies beyond the only place they've ever known. This symbolizes my choice to leave a depressive state of mind and seek solace in a more optimistic place. Leaving behind the devastation but carrying the baggage still. It's darker, more industrial. And we've attempted to create a physical space with sound. It's an adventure; it's a movie with no picture.