Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•

Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•

Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•

Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•

Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•

Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•

Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•

RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•

Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•

LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•

Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•

overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•

Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•

Keo are leading the midweek UK album chart with ‘Put A Smile On For Me’•

Welly has released new single ‘Skinny Boy’•

Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•

flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•

Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•

JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•

Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•

Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•

Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•

Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•

Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•

Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•

Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•

RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•

Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•

LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•

Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•

overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•

Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•

Keo are leading the midweek UK album chart with ‘Put A Smile On For Me’•

Welly has released new single ‘Skinny Boy’•

Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•

The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•

flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•

Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•

JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•

Dork
Popzines

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Search artist hubs

The 1975 5SOS Alessi Rose Arctic Monkeys Arlo Parks Bastille beabadoobee Billie Eilish Bleachers blink-182 Blossoms Blur

Bring Me The Horizon Carly Rae Jepsen Cavetown Chappell Roan Charli xcx CHVRCHES CMAT Conan Gray Declan McKenna Djo Fall Out Boy Foals

Fontaines D.C.Ghost girl in red Glass Animals Gorillaz Gracie Abrams HAIM Harry Styles Holly Humberstone Inhaler James Marriott The Japanese House

The Last Dinner Party Lewis Capaldi Linkin Park Louis Tomlinson Maggie Rogers Maisie Peters MUNA My Chemical Romance Niall Horan Oasis Live '27 Olivia Dean Olivia Rodrigo

Pale Waves Paramore Phoebe Bridgers PinkPantheress Remi Wolf Reneé Rapp Sabrina Carpenter Sam Fender Shame Slipknot Tate McRae Taylor Swift

Twenty One Pilots Wallows Wet Leg Wolf Alice Yard Act YUNGBLUD Zara Larsson

Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST

Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS

Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT

Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD

Playlist Covers

Playlist Directory

Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS

After Gates-FESTIVAL SESSIONS

Music Video Directory

Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST

Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED

Oasis Live ’27

Tickets. Dates. What’s the story?Explore the tour

Dork Radio

Live

Live 24/7

Dork Radio

Album

Albums
Bastille
“&” (Ampersand)

ALBUM

“&” (Ampersand)

Release date: 25th October 2024

Best Laid Plans Records / EMI

Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

October 2026

Latest issue variants

Dork, October 2026 (Cara Delevingne cover)

Cara Delevingne

Dork, October 2026 (Keo cover)

Keo

Dork, October 2026 (Lizzy McAlpine cover)

Lizzy McAlpine

Dork, October 2026 (Tove Lo cover)

Tove Lo

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Editorial standards & corrections|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS|Cookie settings

© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Advertise on this site.

More on Bastille

About This Album

'“&” (Ampersand)' is Bastille’s 2024 album, released on Best Laid Plans Records / EMI. It’s built for alternative tastes, and the first half sets the tone with ‘Blue Sky & The Painter’, ‘Leonard & Marianne’, ‘Marie & Polonium’, ‘Red Wine & Wilde’, ‘Seasons & Narcissus’, and ‘Drawbridge & The Baroness’. The title’s ampersand feels less like punctuation than a promise of pairings.

"“&” (Ampersand)" is an album by Bastille, released 25th October 2024 via Best Laid Plans Records / EMI. It features 12 tracks, including "The Soprano & Midnight Wonderings", "Blue Sky & The Painter", and "Leonard & Marianne".

About the Artist

Bastille

Bastille

Release profile

Record details & tracklist

202412 tracks

Related albums

Bathsheba & Him

1st August 2025

Pompeii MMXXIII (Edit)

24th November 2023

Bad Blood X (10th Anniversary Edition)

Label

Best Laid Plans Records / EMI

Release year

2024

—The Soprano & Midnight Wonderings Lyrics
4Blue Sky & The Painter Lyrics
3:52
5Leonard & Marianne Lyrics

From this album

Music videos

Bastille — Blue Sky & The Painter

Bastille

Blue Sky & The Painter

Bastille — Leonard & Marianne

Bastille

Leonard & Marianne

If you like Bastille

To Kill a King

To Kill a King

Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons

X Ambassadors

X Ambassadors

BANNERS

BANNERS

Walk the Moon

Walk the Moon

Joywave

Joywave

American Authors

American Authors

The Wombats

The Wombats

Of Monsters and Men

Of Monsters and Men

Kodaline

Kodaline

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

READ MORE ABOUT BASTILLE

Why The Maccabees’ comeback supported the MS Society, and how ‘No Kind Words’ helped War Child

3:56

6Marie & Polonium Lyrics

3:22

7Red Wine & Wilde Lyrics

3:41

8Seasons & Narcissus Lyrics

3:32

9Drawbridge & The Baroness Lyrics

3:41

10The Soprano & Midnight Wonderings (feat. BIM)Lyrics

3:40

11Essie & Paul Lyrics

3:37

12Mademoiselle & The Nunnery Blaze Lyrics

3:59

13Zheng Yi Sao & Questions For Her Lyrics

3:34

14Telegraph Road 1977 & 2024 Lyrics

4:07

Features

Why The Maccabees’ comeback supported the MS Society, and how ‘No Kind Words’ helped War Child

The Maccabees’ charity work has taken two distinct forms: a personal benefit show for the MS Society and a contribution to War Child’s Secret 7" auction.

29 Sept 2026 • 8:00 am

Bastille's 2022 tour goes on sale at 9am today - get tickets

Bastille's 2022 tour goes on sale at 9am today - get tickets

They'll hit the road next April in support of new album 'Give Me The Future'.

5 Nov 2021 • 8:00 am

Bastille are back with their new single 'Distorted Light Beam'

Bastille are back with their new single 'Distorted Light Beam'

It's the first taster of their new album, set to arrive later this year.

23 Jun 2021 • 4:24 pm

Bastille have shared a surprise new single, 'What You Gonna Do???'

Bastille have shared a surprise new single, 'What You Gonna Do???'

It features Blur's Graham Coxon too, 'FYI'.

31 Jul 2020 • 10:51 am

Bastille have released their cover of REO Speedwagon's 'Can’t Fight This Feeling' from 'that advert'

Bastille have released their cover of REO Speedwagon's 'Can’t Fight This Feeling' from 'that advert'

Have you heard this one?

19 Nov 2019 • 4:11 pm

Bastille have unveiled a brand new video for 'Bad Decisions'

Frontman Dan Smith plays author Dr. Dan Bastille, plugging his self-help book.

26 Sept 2019 • 9:44 am

Bastille have joined the line-up for Citadel

Bastille have joined the line-up for Citadel

They'll play alongside Catfish and the Bottlemen, Dream Wife, Friendly Fires and more.

20 Mar 2019 • 11:03 am

Bastille have debuted their new video for Seeb collab, ‘Grip’

Bastille have debuted their new video for Seeb collab, ‘Grip’

Rooooooooad triiiiiip!

25 Jan 2019 • 12:00 am

Bastille have extended their tour with new shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London

Bastille have extended their tour with new shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and London

They're hitting the road in January.

5 Oct 2018 • 12:55 pm

Bastille have announced a new headline tour for January-March 2019

Bastille have announced a new headline tour for January-March 2019

The European run includes five nights in the UK.

1 Oct 2018 • 9:15 am

Here's Bastille doing their new single 'Quarter Past Midnight', and a big old mash-up, on BBC Radio 2

Here's Bastille doing their new single 'Quarter Past Midnight', and a big old mash-up, on BBC Radio 2

The band performed for Dermot O'Leary over the weekend.

14 May 2018 • 6:41 am

Phone numbers, teaser videos and endless hype - Bastille are building up to something big

Phone numbers, teaser videos and endless hype - Bastille are building up to something big

The path to album three, 'Other People's Heartache Pt. 4' and that new track 'Quarter Past Midnight' is starting to look clearer.

7 May 2018 • 5:04 am

Bastille are headlining Kent festival, Neverworld

Bastille are headlining Kent festival, Neverworld

The latest evolution of LeeFest, it'll take place from 2nd-5th August.

6 Mar 2018 • 12:20 pm

Bastille touring member Charlie Barnes sings to various Eastbourne walls in his new 'All I Have' video

Bastille touring member Charlie Barnes sings to various Eastbourne walls in his new 'All I Have' video

His new album (feat. Dan Smith, no less) is out in March.

11 Jan 2018 • 10:58 am

Want to hear Craig David feat. Bastille? Well you're in luck...

Want to hear Craig David feat. Bastille? Well you're in luck...

It's a track from Craig's upcoming album, ‘The Time Is Now’.

24 Nov 2017 • 12:31 am

Bastille have recorded a cover of Green Day’s iconic track ‘Basket Case’

Bastille have recorded a cover of Green Day’s iconic track ‘Basket Case’

Bastille have recorded a cover of Green Day’s iconic track ‘Basket Case’. The new version - which features strings and brass - has been recorded for Ama...

18 Aug 2017 • 7:28 am

Watch Bastille live in a stripped back Christmassy piano session

Watch Bastille live in a stripped back Christmassy piano session

Tracks performed include ‘Oh Holy Night’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas’.

21 Dec 2016 • 9:19 pm

Watch Bastille perform ‘Good Grief’ on Jimmy Fallon

Watch Bastille perform ‘Good Grief’ on Jimmy Fallon

‘Wild World’ is due for release in September.

28 Jul 2016 • 6:03 am

Bastille share clip featuring new music

Bastille share clip featuring new music

Maybe we're playing guess work here, but could the new album be called 'Wild World'?

2 Jun 2016 • 4:09 pm

Bastille debut "bit weird" new song 'The Currents' at Snowbombing

Bastille debut "bit weird" new song 'The Currents' at Snowbombing

Bastille dropped a brand new track into their set at Snowbombing last night (7th April). Titled ‘The Currents’, frontman Dan Smith described the song as...

8 Apr 2016 • 7:12 am

Load More

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Mark Crew, Dan Smith, Charlie Barnes, JFAbraham
Recording Engineer: Mark Crew, Amy Sergeant, Luke Gibbs, Dylan Grafftey-Smith, Cassius Whiley-Morton
Mixing Engineer: Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mark Crew, Lee Smith, Gili Portal, Manon Grandjean, Seb Maletka-Catala, Luke Burgoyne
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar

Singles released from this record

“&” (Ampersand) — singles

“&” (Ampersand), Part Two - Single
Year 2024Single page