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2024 studio album by Bastille the album by Bastille the album by Julien Doré & (album) other uses & (disambiguation) February 2026 "&" studio Bastille Ampersand.album.jpg 2024 10 25 y 52 14 * Virgin EMI Best Laid Plans * Bastille Mark Crew Give Me the Future 2022 "&" (Part Four) 2025 "&" studio Intros & Narrators 19 July 2024 Blue Sky & the Painter 26 September 2024 "&" (Part Four) EP Bastille Bastille "&" Part 4 cover art.jpeg 2025 8 15 y 14 54 * Virgin EMI Best Laid Plans * Bastille Mark Crew "&" 2024 "&" (Part Four) EP Bathsheba & Him 1 August 2025 "&" (sometimes with "Ampersand" in parentheses) is the fifth studio album by British indie pop band Bastille, released on 25 October 2024 by Virgin EMI and Best Laid Plans Records.Sangataldo Gabrielle 2025-01-10 Every Song on Bastille's “&” (Ampersand) Explained https://www.trillmag.com/entertainment/music/every-song-on-bastilles-ampersand-explained/ 2026-02-19 Trill en-USReilly Nick 2024-10-22 Bastille's Dan Smith tells us about new album '&' https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/bastilles-dan-smith-tells-us-about-solo-album-44145/ 2026-02-27 Rolling Stone UK en-GB It appeared in four parts, with Parts One and Two released on 26 July and 13 September 2024, respectively.Richards Will 2024-07-26 Bastille announce new four-part album '&', share Part One https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/bastille-announce-new-four-part-album-share-part-one-41832/ 2026-02-20 Rolling Stone UK en-GBDan Smith unveils new singles, "Blue Sky & The Painter" and "Leonard & Marianne" https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/dan-smith-unveils-new-singles-blue-sky-the-painter-and-leonard-marianne 2026-02-20 The Line of Best Fit en-US Part Three was released on 25 October, alongside the full album; Part Four, on 15 August 2025 as a standalone EP. Background and concept "&" is largely a solo endeavor by the band's frontman Dan Smith. The album consists of "story songs" written about various historical figures, myths, and stories.Jamieson Sarah Jamieson 2024-10-21 Bastille: Perfect Pairs https://diymag.com/interview/bastille-dan-smith-ampersand-muses 2026-02-27 DIY enForrest Jo 2024-07-26 Bastille Presents: “&” (Ampersand) - A Collection Of Story Songs https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/bastille-presents-ampersand-a-collection-of-story-songs/ 2026-02-27 TotalNtertainment en-GB Smith originally conceived the idea of "&" with three tracks: "Leonard & Marianne", written in 2020 after watching the film Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love, "Bonnie & Clyde", based on the differences between the titular characters' real and sensationalized lives, and "Telephone Road 1977 & 2024", rewritten based on the first song Smith wrote at age 14, which itself was based on one of his father's poems about a woman he met in San Francisco in the late '70s.Baltin Steve Saturday Conversation: Bastille's Dan Smith On His Love Of Literature https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2024/11/09/saturday-conversation-bastilles-dan-smith-on-his-love-of-literature/ 2026-02-27 Forbes en After constantly touring and recording albums in tour buses and hotels, the band took a quiet year in 2024. Smith took this time to write "&" at home on his kitchen table, going back to how he wrote the band's debut album Bad Blood. He and other musicians then spent three weeks at different studios across England recording all of the album's tracks.5 Non-Musical Influences on Bastille's Biography-Driven New Album “'&' (Ampersand)” https://floodmagazine.com/179061/5-non-musical-influences-bastilles-ampersand/ 2026-02-27 Flood Magazine en Sonically, the tracks consist of stripped back, guitar-led instrumentals, often without percussion, with sultry and intimate vocals from Smith. Release and promotion The album was announced on 22 July 2024 alongside an album trailer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7eO99Ro3o Bastille Presents “&” Trailer 2024-07-22 BASTILLEvideos 2026-02-20 YouTube Part One was released on 26 July containing four tracks: "Intros & Narrators", "Eve & Paradise Lost", "Emily & Her Penthouse In The Sky", and "Seasons & Narcissus", the former of which was released as the lead single alongside a music video on 19 July.Pilley Max 2024-07-26 Bastille's Dan Smith announces new album '&' and shares first four tracks https://www.nme.com/news/music/bastille-announce-new-album-and-share-first-four-tracks-3778423 2026-02-20 NME en-GB Part Two released on 13 September containing the two tracks "Blue Sky & the Painter" and "Leonard & Marianne", with the former released as the second single, with a music video released on 26 September.Bastille Releases Two New Songs “Blue Sky & The Painter” & “Leonard & Marianne” as “& (Ampersand), Part Two” https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20240914-23866 2026-02-20 pm studio world wide news ja Part Three consists of the remaining songs on "&", released on 25 October along with the full album. Apart from the two singles, music videos were also released for the songs "Seasons & Narcissus", "Eve & Paradise Lost", and "Leonard & Marianne". In promotion of the album, Bastille performed a limited run of one-off shows in Europe and the US throughout November 2024.Johnson Laura Bastille Share Two New Tracks From '&', Announce Intimate Shows In UK, US And Europe - Stereoboard https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/245036/9 2026-02-19 Stereoboard.com en Part Four of "&" was released on 15 August 2025 as a standalone EP, with the single "Bathsheba & Him" released on 1 August.Bastille's '&' Project Reaches a Poignant Conclusion with Part Four https://www.broken8music.com/blogs/news/bastille-s-project-reaches-a-poignant-conclusion-with-part-four 2026-02-25 Broken 8 Music enForrest Jo 2025-08-15 Bastille Presents '&' (ampersand) Part 4 out now https://www.totalntertainment.com/music/bastille-presents-ampersand-part-4-out-now/ 2026-02-25 TotalNtertainment en-GB The EP also contains the tracks "Bonnie & Clyde", "My Head & the Glass", and "Bored & Overboard (Pandora's Box)", as well as live versions of some of the band's tracks recorded at the Turner Contemporary Gallery as part of Arte Concert's Sounds Like Art series.Jamieson Sarah 2025-08-18 Bastille's Dan Smith shares 'Part Four' of '& (Ampersand)' project https://diymag.com/news/bastille-dan-smith-part-four-ampersand-project 2026-02-25 DIY en Podcast Dan Smith also co-hosted the podcast "Muses: An Ampersand Podcast" with academic and podcaster Emma Nagouse, which ran for twelve episodes from October to December 2024. It explored the background of songs from "&" as well as the history surrounding each track.Ahmed Narzra 2024-10-24 Forging Connections: Bastille's Dan Smith On His New Projects Features https://www.clashmusic.com/features/forging-connections-bastilles-dan-smith-on-his-new-projects/ 2026-02-20 Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews en-GBMUSES: an Ampersand Podcast https://www.emmanagouse.com/home/https/showsacastcom/muses/episodes/muses-an-ampersand-podcast 2026-02-20 Dr Emma Nagouse en-GB Each episode also included a portion where Nagouse would give Smith "homework" to write a new song about a different historical figure or topic. The podcast concluded with a live show at Bush Hall on 3 December 2024, with singer-songwriter Bim as a special guest, who is also featured on the album.Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DCw0iLroQSN/ 2026-02-20 www.instagram.com Critical reception In a positive review, Sarah Jamieson of DIY called the album "an innovative, immersive and wholly enjoyable project".https://diymag.com/review/album/bastille-ampersand Bastille - & DIY Jamieson Sarah 25 October 2024 24 February 2026 While Jui Zaveri of The Indiependent called the project "an ambitious experiment of sound and storytelling" and "A haunting indie-folk album: quiet and pared-back instrumentals that sometimes swell up to orchestral heights; beautifully poetic lyrics and an atmosphere of melancholy".https://www.indiependent.co.uk/album-review-ampersand-bastille/ Album Review: “&” (Ampersand) // Bastille The Indiependent Zaveri Jui 30 October 2024 24 February 2026 A positive review from XS Noize, written by Michael Barron, also noted that the album "blends modern music with rich narratives, creating a fascinating interplay between the past and present".https://www.xsnoize.com/album-review-bastille/ ALBUM REVIEW: Bastille – “&” XS Noize Barron Michael 23 October 2024 24 February 2026 Track listing All tracks are written by Dan Smith. Additional writers are included below. Producer(s) Intros & Narrators Mark Crew Smith 3:53 Eve & Paradise Lost Crew Smith 3:10 Emily & Her Penthouse in the Sky Crew Dan Priddy Crew Smith 3:20 Blue Sky & the Painter Crew Smith 3:52 Leonard & Marianne Dan Wilson Crew Smith Dan Priddy 3:56 Marie & Polonium Ralph Pelleymounter Crew Smith Charlie Barnes 3:22 Red Wine & Wilde Crew Smith 3:41 Seasons & Narcissus Crew Smith 3:32 Drawbridge & The Baroness Crew Smith 3:41 The Soprano & Midnight Wonderings featuring Bim Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah Crew Smith 4:30 Essie & Paul Crew Smith JF Abraham 3:37 Mademoiselle & The Nunnery Blaze Crew Smith 3:59 Zheng Yi Sao & Questions For Her Crew Smith 3:34 Telegraph Road 1977 & 2024 Smith Barnes 4:07 52:14 "&" (Part Four) Producer(s) 14:54 Bonnie & Clyde Crew Smith 4:10 Bathsheba & Him Emma Nagouse Crew Smith 3:33 My Head & the Glass Rob Milton Crew Smith 3:44 Bored & Overboard (Pandora's Box) Crew Smith 3:27 Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music.“&” (Ampersand) by Bastille on Apple Music 2024-10-25 https://music.apple.com/us/album/ampersand/1758813096 2026-02-25 en-US“&” (Ampersand), Part Four by Bastille on Apple Music 2025-08-15 https://music.apple.com/us/album/ampersand-part-four/1827278264 2026-02-25 en-US Musicians Dan Smith – lead vocals, (1–9, 11–14), backing vocals (tracks 1–14), mellotron (track 3), piano (track 10) Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 10), lead vocals (track 10) Charlie Barnes – guitar (tracks 1–2, 4, 6, 8–10, 13), piano (tracks 1, 5–6, 8, 14), bass guitar (tracks 1, 6, 10, 13–14), string arrangement (track 6), wurlitzer piano (track 9), keyboards, lap steel guitar (track 12) James Earp – guitar (tracks 1, 3, 7–8, 12–13), bass guitar (tracks 3, 7–8) Moira Mack – backing vocals (tracks 1–2, 4–8, 11–13) JF Abraham – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–5, 9, 11–12), string arrangement (track 5–7, 11, 13), trumpet (track 9), synthesizer, synthesizer programming (track 13) Grant McNeill – backing vocals (tracks 3–4) Ralph Pelleymounter – backing vocals (tracks 3–4) Josh Taffel – backing vocals (tracks 3–4) Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming (tracks 4, 10–11, 13) Matt Ingram – drums (tracks 4, 6, 8–10, 12–13) Ciara Ismail – violin (tracks 4–7, 11, 13) Stephanie Benedetti – violin (tracks 4–7, 11, 13) Natalia Senior-Brown – viola (tracks 4–7, 11, 13) Rachel Lander – cello (tracks 4–7, 11, 13) Ric Elsworth – vibraphone, marimba (track 6), glockenspiel (track 9) Jack Duxbury – guitar, piano (track 7) Isla Smith – backing vocals (track 14) Technical Smith – production (tracks 1–14) Mark Crew – production (tracks 1–13), recording engineering (tracks 1–14), mixing (tracks 1–3, 8, 14) Emily Lazar – mastering (tracks 1–14) Amy Sergeant – recording engineering (tracks 1–14) Luke Gibbs – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1–14), assistant engineering (tracks 4–7, 9–14) Dylan Grafftey-Smith – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1–14), assistant engineering (tracks 4–7, 9–14) Cassius Whiley-Morton – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1–14), assistant engineering (tracks 4–7, 9–14) Manon Grandjean – mixing (tracks 2, 7, 12) Gili Portal – assistant mixing (tracks 2, 7, 12) Grech-Marguerat – mixing (tracks 4, 10–11, 13) Luke Burgoyne – assistant mixing (tracks 4, 10–11, 13) Seb Maletka-Catala – assistant mixing (tracks 4, 10–11, 13) Jan "Stan" Kybert – immersive mastering and mixing (tracks 4–7, 9–14) Lee Smith – mixing (tracks 5–6, 9) Michael Osborne – assistant mixing (tracks 5–6, 9) Barnes – production (tracks 6, 14) Abraham – production (track 11) "&" (Part Four) Musicians Smith – lead vocals (tracks 1–4), backing vocals (1–4), organ (track 1), programming (track 3), mellotron (track 4) Barnes – guitar (tracks 1–4), piano (tracks 2–3), bass guitar (track 2), backing vocals (track 4) Earp – guitar (tracks 1, 3), bass guitar (track 1) Ingram – drums (tracks 1, 3–4) Mack – backing vocals (tracks 1–3) Crew – programming (track 2) Abraham – bass guitar (tracks 3–4), backing vocals (track 4) Amoako-Gyampah – baritone (track 3) McNeill – backing vocals (track 4) Pelleymounter – backing vocals (track 4) Taffel – backing vocals (track 4) Technical Smith – production (tracks 1–4) Crew – production, recording engineering (tracks 1–4), mixing (track 2) Lazar – mastering (tracks 1, 3–4) Sergeant – recording engineering (tracks 1, 3–4) Gibbs – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1, 3–4) Grafftey-Smith – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1, 3–4) Whiley-Morton – assistant recording engineering (tracks 1, 3–4) Grech-Marguerat – mixing (track 1) Burgoyne – assistant mixing (track 1) Maletka-Catala – assistant mixing (track 1) Kybert – immersive mixing (tracks 1–4), immersive mastering (track 1) Matt Colton – mastering (track 2) Grandjean – mixing (tracks 3–4) Portal – assistant mixing (tracks 3–4) References Category:2024 albums Category:Bastille (band) albums Category:2025 EPs Category:EMI Records albums