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}} ''Badlands'' is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Halsey, released on August 28, 2015 by Astralwerks and Capitol.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Halsey ‘Badlands’ Out Now )〕 The name "Badlands" is a reference to Halsey's state of mind while writing the album, to give a physical place as a metaphor for a desolate and lonely mind. Musically, the album is mainly rooted in electropop,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Album Review: Halsey, Badlands )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Disc review: Halsey - Badlands )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ALBUM: Halsey-‘Badlands’ )〕 being also described as synthpop and indie pop.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Halsey: Badlands )〕 ''Badlands'' received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics. It debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of 97,000 copies. ''Badlands'' was preceded by the digital release of two singles, "Ghost" and "New Americana". ==Production== According to Halsey, ''Badlands'' is a concept album that focuses on the fictional dystopian society known as The Badlands. The city is surrounded by a desert wasteland, keeping the inhabitants of The Badlands captive. The album was inspired by post-apocalyptic movies such as ''Blade Runner'' and ''The Fifth Element''. After writing the first few songs, Halsey came to the realization that the entire concept was a metaphor for her mental state. Halsey states that she created the Badlands as an escape from her real life struggles. In her opinion, the metaphor was that even with no escape, there is still optimism that there is somewhere else to go.〔 The album was executive produced by Lido〔http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671107/halsey-the-weeknd-drugs-badlands-billboard-feature〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Badlands (Halsey album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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