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ALBUM REVIEW: & by Bastille

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   So, Bastille's new album is kind of an interesting situation. Lead singer Dan Smith went on a sort of journey where he got really interested in stories of people from the past and decided to write an album of songs about them. And they're each about a pair of people, or a pair of a person and something about their life, which is why it's  called "& (Ampersand)" and every track title has an & in it. From what I understand, this is entirely a solo album - just Dan using his band's name. I remember a sort of trailer video he did where he decided to release it under the Bastille name because he felt like it fits.    Now, say what you will about Dan using the Bastille name even though this is a solo record - but I think it's fine. From what I've read, Bastille seems to always have kind of been built as Dan's show, with musicians helping him as a band. Plus, if the other three guys were upset that he's using the name, I feel like they woul
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Tours Through Discographies: Bleachers

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   Back when I was obsessed with fun., I was pleasantly surprised when member Jack Antonoff announced his side project, Bleachers. It was really cool to hear one of the two non-Nate members of fun. sing, and he's quite good at it.    Bleachers is still going strong all these years later. And now it's even grown to being a full band of which Jack Antonoff is the lead singer. 1. Strange Desire (2014)     This album came out while fun. was on their way out, and in the succeeding years it was cool to pretend this album was fun.'s third album, but they just had Jack sing instead of Nate. Now, it stands on its own as the brilliant beginning of something that became bigger than fun. was. This is my favorite album by them; it was an excellent debut. There's a certain energy and style to this album that was reminiscent enough of fun. while also being unique enough to show everyone that Jack had more in store. Favorite tracks: "Like a River Runs", "I Wa
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