Description
Bleachers return with their self titled new album, set for release on 8th March 2024 via Dirty Hit. Theres a rich depth to the bands sound on Bleachers laid out in bright, soulful technicolour. The album is frontman Antonoffs distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life, on his position in culture, and the things he cares about. Sonically, its sad, its joyful, its music for driving on the highway to, for crying to and for dancing to at weddings. Theres something reassuringly touchable and concrete about its sentiment exist in crazy times but remember what counts. Releasing their debut album Strange Desire in 2014, the band have built a huge, passionate following across three studio albums, becoming renowned for their impressive live show and infectious camaraderie. The bands last album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night took them to new heights, showcasing Antonoffs immersive songwriting and, as Variety testified, his innate skill at supersizing personal stories into largerthanlife pop anthems. Both with Bleachers and as a songwriter and producer, Antonoff, who, in 2021, was credited by the BBC for having redefined pop music, has collaborated with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Diana Ross, Lorde, St. Vincent, Florence 43 The Machine, Kevin Abstract and many more.