Bleachers (band)

American alternative rock bandTemplate:SHORTDESC:American alternative rock band

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**Bleachers** is an American rock band from New Jersey and the official stage name of songwriter and record producer Jack Antonoff. Antonoff has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won six Grammy Awards, including the 2022 Grammy for Producer of the Year. Bleachers' rock music is heavily influenced by the late '80s, early '90s, and the high school-based films of John Hughes while still using modern production techniques. Their debut single "I Wanna Get Better" was released in February 2014, followed by three studio albums: *Strange Desire* (2014), *Gone Now* (2017), and *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night* (2021).

## Career

### 2013–2016: Origins and *Strange Desire*

While on the road with his band, Fun, Antonoff began working on a new project during his time in different cities. For about a year he kept the project a secret until February 18, 2014, when the first single "I Wanna Get Better" was released along with the launch of Bleachers' website, social media profiles, and a selection of tour dates. News of Bleachers was first publicly announced in a Facebook post by Brooklyn music studio Mission Sound in May 2013.

About making the first Bleachers album, Antonoff said, "I spent the past year working on the music but not talking about it, and eventually it became this psychotic alter-ego situation, where it was second nature to have this part of me that no one knew about. Except for a small group of people, most of which happened to be members of my immediate family, no one was aware that this music, or this album even existed... even though it existed so deeply to me." Antonoff also stated that Bleachers was never meant to be a departure from his position in Fun., and that he will remain in the band.

Bleachers' debut album *Strange Desire* was released July 10, 2014, from RCA Records. Variance Magazine called the single "Rollercoaster" a "brilliant summer anthem." Bleachers went on their debut Come Alive! tour, which features Night Terrors of 1927 and Joywave as opening acts, from March to April 2015. From there, they went on the Strange Desire World Tour from July to November of that same year. They juggled this with the Charli and Jack Do America Tour, a tour co-headlined by Bleachers and Charli XCX.

On September 25, 2015, Bleachers released *Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2*, a sequel to *Strange Desire.* The album contained songs from *Strange Desire* being covered by numerous female artists with modified tunes. When asked about the album, Antonoff told Billboard “I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice. The whole heart of this idea is for people to hear the album the way I hear it in my head, reinterpreted by the artists who sort of inspired it to be written in the first place.” Covers were contributed from artists such as Sara Bareilles, Charli XCX, and Sia. The band appeared as the fictional band Baby Goya and The Nuclear Winters in the 2015 film *Hello, My Name Is Doris*.

### 2017–2019: *Gone Now* and *Love, Simon*

Bleachers' second album *Gone Now* was released June 2, 2017. Its lead single "Don't Take the Money" has been described by Atwood Magazine as "an epic uplifting pop-rock anthem ultimately about how when love is real, its worth everything that comes along with it". In celebration of the album release, he brought his childhood bedroom on tour with him. He had it dismantled and rebuilt inside of a portable trailer. During May and June concerts, fans could enter the "moving, living art exhibit" and listen to the album prior to its official release. Antonoff explained in a press release, saying "when I thought about where this album was coming from and what it’s kissing goodbye I thought of this room. I wished I could play the album for people who care about Bleachers in this space that it is coming from and leaving." The band was on its Gone Now Era: Part 1 tour from September to November 2017. The tour featured Tove Stryke, Bishop Briggs, and Tangerine as openers.

In September 2017, Bleachers performed on MTV Unplugged at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The live session was later released as an album, also entitled *MTV Unplugged*. The album features 11 tracks from both *Gone Now* and *Strange Desire* and was released November 10, 2017. Antonoff produced the soundtrack of *Love, Simon*, released on March 16, 2018. He contributed five songs, with four being credited to Bleachers—"Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)", "Rollercoaster", "Keeping a Secret", and "Wild Heart"— and one credited to his real name, a duet with MØ titled "Never Fall in Love". Throughout 2019, Bleachers released the third volume of *Terrible Thrills* in a series of four vinyl records, each featuring covers of songs from *Gone Now* by female artists as well as new demos by Bleachers.

### 2020–present: *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night* and upcoming fourth studio album

In late 2019, Antonoff began recording the third Bleachers album. During this time the band embarked on a three-day "mini-tour" called the "I Love Making This Album but I'm Also Losing My Mind in Here & Need to Come Out and Play" Tour. On January 6, 2020, Antonoff announced on Twitter that a new Bleachers album would come within the year. In May, Bleachers was featured on Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Comeback" which was the first official release of the band in nearly two years. On the Bleachers Twitter account, a song called "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night" has been teased for months, and starting on November 14, 2020, a phone tree was set up for fans to call to hear clips from the song.

On November 16, 2020, Bleachers released the first two singles from *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night*, "45" and "Chinatown", the latter featuring Bruce Springsteen. The same day it was announced that the album would be released in 2021. "Stop Making This Hurt", the third single, was released on May 18, 2021. *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night* was released on July 30, 2021. Bleachers announced a North American tour for *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night* in May 2021. On October 28, 2021, Bleachers announced on Facebook that they will be performing two shows in March 2022 at Roadrunner, Boston dedicated to their first two albums: *Strange Desire* and *Gone Now*. On the January 15, 2022, episode of *Saturday Night Live*, which was hosted by Ariana DeBose, Bleachers replaced the originally scheduled Roddy Ricch.

On January 1, 2022, Jack Antonoff tweeted "I am going to put out a bleachers album this year". Later that month they announced "The 2022 Tour" featuring openers Allison Ponthier, Blu DeTiger, The Lemon Twigs, Beabadoobee, Charly Bliss, and Wolf Alice.

## Live band members

While Antonoff performs the majority of the instrumentation in-studio, he is accompanied by a band for live performances.

* Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, synthesizers, samples (2014–present)
* Evan Smith – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, backing vocals (2014–present)
* Mikey Hart – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, bass, backing vocals (2014–present)
* Sean Hutchinson – drums, sampling pad, synthesizers, bass, backing vocals (2014–present)
* Mike Riddleberger – drums, sampling pad, backing vocals (2014–present)
* Zem Audu – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals (2020–present)

## Discography

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 *Gone Now* | * Released: June 2, 2017 (US)
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
 *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night* | * Released: July 30, 2021 (US)
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
* Label: RCA
* Formats: LP, digital download, streaming

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
* Label: RCA
 *Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3* | * Released: March 16, 2019 (US)
* Label: RCA
* Formats: 4 × 7-inch vinyl

### EPs

List of EPs
* Label: RCA
 *Strange Desire: The Demos* | * Released: November 28, 2014 (US)
* Label: RCA
 *Live at Electric Lady* | * Release: November 4, 2021
* Label: RCA
* Formats: Streaming

### Promotional singles

 "Secret Life" (featuring Lana Del Rey) | 2021

### Guest appearances

Guest appearances credited to Bleachers
 "Comeback"

### Notes

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4. ↑ Obenschain, Philip (February 19, 2014). Bleachers (Fun.'s Jack Antonoff) unveil debut single, tour dates, announce Yoko Ono collaboration. Alternative Press.
5. ↑ Jon Blistein (2014-05-15). Jack Antonoff Details Bleachers Debut Album 'Strange Desire' Via Craigslist Ad | Music News. Rolling Stone.
6. ↑ Readers Select 2014 Songs of Summer.
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13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Love, Simon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists on Apple Music. *iTunes Store (US)*.
14. ↑ Mitski, Julien Baker, More To Rework Jack Antonoff Songs On Bleachers’ Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3. Spin.
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16. ↑ Skinner, Tom (January 7, 2020). Jack Antonoff is releasing a new Bleachers album this year. NME.
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18. ↑ Martinez, Angelica (November 16, 2020). Bleachers Has A New Album Coming Out In 2021, And We Just Got The First Two Tracks. *Buzzfeed*.
19. ↑ Bleachers Drop New Song and Video, 'Stop Making This Hurt'; Album Due in July. (May 18, 2021).
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22. ↑ White, Peter (January 12, 2022). 'SNL': Roddy Ricch Drops Out Due To Covid, Pop Band Bleachers Replaces Rapper As Musical Guest. *Deadline*.
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63. ↑ Cook, Cameron (April 18, 2017). "Hate That You Know Me" by Bleachers Review. *Pitchfork*.
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67. ↑ / VINYL / BLEACHERS X JASON ISBELL 7" VINYL - DREAMSICLE B/W 45 (July 2021).
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71. ↑ At My Most Beautiful (R.E.M. cover).

## Tours

### Headlining

* *Strange Desire World Tour* (2014)
* *Come Alive! Tour* (2015)
* *Charli and Jack Do America Tour* (with Charli XCX) (2015)
* *Gone Now Era Tour* (2017-2018)
* *I Love Making This Album but I'm Also Losing My Mind in Here & Need to Come Out and Play Mini-Tour* (2019)
* *Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night Tour* (2021)
* *How Dare You Want Tour* (2022)

## External links

* Official website

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