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Rock · 2020

45

Bleachers

A raw, acoustic departure from stadium-sized pop. Jack Antonoff uses a single guitar and a ghostly saxophone to map the geography of nostalgia.

November 16, 2020 · RCA Records

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This release marks a significant pivot for Bleachers, trading the neon-soaked, 80s-inspired maximalism of previous records for something far more skeletal and haunted. It sounds like a private conversation held in a dimly lit studio after everyone else has gone home. The central acoustic guitar is played with a percussive, almost frantic energy that contrasts with the hushed, intimate vocal delivery. It is a song about the persistence of memory and the way we cling to the past, mirrored in the metaphor of a 45 rpm record spinning endlessly.

Moments Worth Listening For
the way the acoustic guitar rhythm mimics the steady, hypnotic rotation of a record player
the subtle entry of the saxophone that feels like a ghost of a much louder, more anthemic song
the vulnerability in the vocal delivery when the lyrics shift to the 45 metaphor, sounding almost breathless
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does 45 sound next to the rest of Bleachers's catalogue?

Stripped Back+4.0σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

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