Bastille's fifth studio album `&' is a collection of story songs, including "Intros & Narrators," and "Blue Sky & The Painter." Dan Smith says of the release, "I've always loved writing story songs and using tales of other people as a way into making music and talking about my experiences in life. Over the last few years, I've been working on a whole load of songs about people who I think are fascinating and whose lives really spoke to me." 2 LP set on recycled black vinyl in gatefold jacket with artwork created by Theo Hersey and Dan Smith.
- 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 & Her Midnight Wonderings
- 11. Essie & Paul
- 12. Mademoiselle & the Nunnery Blaze
- 13. Zheng Yi Sao & Questions for Her
- 14. Telegraph Road 1977 & 2024