Bastille have just announced a new album! '&' (pronounced 'Ampersand') is out later this year, and is being released in four parts. The first part is out on Friday.

 

'"&" (Ampersand)' seems to be the official name of the album on streaming platforms. It's out in full on October 25th!

 

Tracklisting:

 

1. Intros & Narrators

2. Eve & Paradise Lost

3. Emily & Her Penthouse In The Sky

4. Blue Sky & The Painter

5. Leonard & Marianne

6. Marie & Polonium

7. Red Wine & Wilde

8. Seasons & Narcissus

9. Drawbridge & The Baroness

10. The Soprano & Midnight Wonderings

11. Essie & Paul

12. Mademoiselle & The Nunnery Blaze

13. Zheng Yi Sao & Questions For Her

14. Telegraph Road 1977 & 2024

 

Tracks 1,2,3 and 8 are out tomorrow.

Very Ed Sheeran title.

Interesting! Looking at the tracklist I did wonder if this would be a bit more experimental from them but from the trailer it does sound like it'll just be more focussed on storytelling.

I'm liking the idea of a more relaxed album. I am a bit concerned though at this being a bit too constantly chill or acoustic.

 

Maybe Part One was intentionally that way with little feature in percussions.

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They're all quite folky and different for Bastille, but I'm really enjoying the change in style. Dan's always been a beautiful writer, and it really shines here in comparison to the last couple of poppy albums (as much as I enjoyed them too). 'Emily & Her Penthouse In The Sky' is my favourite of the four so far, I think.

I love Bastille usually but I'm not feeling these songs as much, I know they're deliberately less commercial though so maybe I just need to give them a couple of listens before they hit me.

An Ed Sheeran influenced album title?!

 

Edit: Dobbo already said it!

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Video for 'Seasons & Narcissus':

 

Part 2 is out tomorrow with the songs 'Blue Sky & The Painter' and 'Leonard & Marianne'.

 

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