Bleachers (band)

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Bleachers
Bleachers in London (2015)
Bleachers in London (2015)
General information
origin New York , United States
Genre (s) Indie pop
founding 2014
Website www.bleachersmusic.com
Current occupation
Vocals, lead guitar
 Jack Antonoff

Bleachers is an American indie pop band from New York City . The singer of the band is the music producer and songwriter Jack Antonoff. The band's music was mainly influenced by the films of director John Hughes .

history

Previously, the singer Jack Antonoff belonged to the band Steel Train and the band Fun. with which he won two Grammys in 2012 in the categories Song of the Year ( We Are Young ) and Best New Artist. In 2014 he released the first single I Wanna Get Better with his new band Bleachers . This was followed by the debut album Strange Desire , on which the singers Grimes and Yoko Ono can also be heard. In 2015 the second studio album Terrible Thrills Vol. 2 followed , on which only new interpretations by female artists (including Sia ) of the songs from the debut album can be heard. In 2017 the band released their third studio album, Gone Now . On this album are u. a. Julia Michaels , Lorde and Carly Rae Jepsen can be heard as background singers. Lorde and Julia Michaels were also involved in the songwriting.

The songs I Wanna Get Better (August 2014) and Rollercoaster (March 2014) from the album Strange Desire took first and third place in the Billboard Alternative Song Charts. The song Don't Take the Money (July 2017) from the album Gone Now reached number 3 in the same category.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Strange Desire
  US 11 08/02/2014 (11 weeks)
Gone Now
  US 44 06/24/2017 (1 week)

EPs

  • 2014: Strange Desire (The Demos)

Singles

  • 2014: I Wanna Get Better
  • 2017: Don't Take the Money

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Jump up ↑ Aesthetic Magazine: Interview: Bleachers' Jack Antonoff on John Hughes, Taylor Swift, and getting better. In: Aesthetic Magazine | Album reviews, concert photography, interviews, contests. October 4, 2015, accessed July 29, 2017 .
  2. ↑ 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards . In: GRAMMY.com . June 24, 2013 ( grammy.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Fun. In: GRAMMY.com . May 14, 2017 ( grammy.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Bleachers (Fun.'s Jack Antonoff) unveiled debut single, tour dates, announce Yoko Ono collaboration - News - Alternative Press. Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Bleacher's Releases "Terrible Thrills" Vol. 2: An All Female Reimagining Of Their Debut Album 'Strange Desire' - RCA Records . In: RCA Records . ( rcarecords.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Bleachers release new album 'Gone Now' - RCA Records . In: RCA Records . ( rcarecords.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Jack Antonoff Announces New Bleachers Album With Two New Singles - I Am The Industry . In: I Am The Industry . April 18, 2017 ( iamtheindustry.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  8. ↑ Listen to Bleachers' new song featuring Lorde, 'Don't Take The Money' - NME . In: NME . March 31, 2017 ( nme.com [accessed July 29, 2017]).
  9. ↑ Bleachers - Chart history | Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Charts US
  11. ↑ Bleachers. Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Bleachers. Retrieved July 29, 2017 .