Debut album by singer-songwriter Halsey, released on August 28th, 2015 through Astralwerks. This tracklist is reflective of the deluxe version of Badlands. Halsey told Last.fm that the record follows her experiences entering “the music industry, independence, and creativity.” She described Badlands‘ sound in an interview at Firefly 2015: It sounds a little bit more industrial, a bit more raw. I think that the EP Room 93 was a midpoint and I could’ve gone one way or the other. […] Badlands dives into the science of sound; throughout the production, mixing, and mastering process, we attempted to create space with sound, so as if when you close your eyes you can actually feel the parameters of the room around you. […] For me, it was about creating a universe and making it so that people felt like they were actually being transported somewhere. Read more here.