Flaws is the second studio album by the British indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, released on 9 July 2010 by Island Records. Unlike the band's previous releases, the album is entirely acoustic music, consisting of versions of their own tracks as well as cover versions of other artists. The album was produced in part by the guitarist Jamie MacColl's father, Neil MacColl, with recording taking place in February 2009 at The Church in Crouch End, London. The band started work on the album after completing their first album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose.
Initial talks about an acoustic release began in February 2009, with the band confirming through MySpace that they were recording an acoustic EP in the Lake District, while continuing to promote their first album. Following the completion of their first album during the same month, the band regrouped at The Church, a recording studio in Crouch End, London. The album was produced in part by Neil MacColl, guitarist MacColl's father. The rest of the album's production was completed by the vocalist Jack Steadman in his bedroom. In an interview with the Daily Record on 6 February 2010, the band revealed that they had completed recording the album, with MacColl confirming "[it's] hopefully going to come out in May or June".
"Flaws" is a song by British band Bastille. It is the third single from their debut studio album Bad Blood. The song was the band's debut single; it was first released in 2011 through the independent label Young and Lost Club as a double A-side 7-inch single with their song "Icarus". The single was later re-released through Virgin Records as a digital download on 21 October 2012, featuring remixes and new B-side track "Durban Skies", peaking at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart on this occasion. "Flaws" was released for a third time on 3 March 2014, but did not improve upon its previous peak.
"Flaws" makes extensive use of compound quadruple meter (12
8 time), which sets it apart from a lot of other contemporary Western pop music.
Two music videos have been produced. The first accompanied the 2012 release of "Flaws" and was first released onto YouTube on 12 September 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty-one seconds. A second video released in 2014 for the single's re-release documents the band's experiences of 2013 via a video montage of several of their performances.
Woke up Sunday morning
She's a hangover
I can't get over
My head is always pounding
The pain is blinding
My mind is unwinding
chorus:
I call up her machine
Just to hear her voice
Just to hear her voice
Call the doctor
She's in my head
She's in my head
Doctor doctor
My heart beats dead
My heart beats dead
I just can't recover
It's a state of mind
Why do i bother?
I call up her machine
Just to hear her voice
Just to hear her voice
Call the doctor
She's in my head
She's in my head
Doctor doctor
My heart beats dead
My heart beats dead
Call the doctor (DOCTOR) Shes in my head
She's in my head, shes in my head, shes in my HEAD!
Call the doctor
She's in my head
Call the doctor
She's in my head
She's in my head
(come on)Doctor doctor
My heart beats dead
My heart beats dead
Call the doctor
Convince my head