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"The feeling isn't over," Jack Antonoff sings at one point on Gone Now, and it's a lyric that sums up his aesthetic perfectly. Whether working with Fun., clients like Taylor Swift and Lorde, or on his own, the enduring power of memories and emotions drives Antonoff's music. However, he saves his most potent blend of vulnerability and slickness for Bleachers, and that goes double for the project's second album. In Antonoff's world, you can't move forward without looking back. On Gone Now, he revisits 2001, the year he turned 18 -- a pivotal time in most peoples' lives, and especially for Antonoff, whose sister died of cancer shortly after the 9/11 attacks. He doesn't just create a wall of sound on Gone Now -- the album's emotional and musical depth is more like a room, a haven for his confessional creativity (Antonoff even premiered the album in a replica of his childhood bedroom). Even more vivid and detailed than Strange Desire, this is advanced Bleachers, with Antonoff plunging listeners into hyper-literate stream-of-consciousness meditations that are barely disguised as pop songs. Gone Now's songs are linked to each other with lyrical motifs that ripple out like memories unlocking other memories; meanwhile, the music echoes Prince ("Hate That You Know Me"), Bruce Springsteen ("Goodmorning"), and synth poppers like Naked Eyes ("I Miss Those Days") on an almost subliminal level. As on Strange Desire, Antonoff brandishes his insecurities so boldly that they become strengths, whether the situation is a beginning ("Let's Get Married"), an ending ("Goodbye"), or somewhere in between ("Don't Take the Money"). Gone Now's production and arrangements are as emotive as he is, with prominent samples and found sounds adding to the feeling that the album is spontaneously happening. Meanwhile, the mix ebbs and flows, pulling back as memories overtake Antonoff and swelling up as emotions overcome him, as on the hazy opening track, "Dream of Mickey Mantle." But even when the album reaches a fever pitch on "I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise," it never feels anything less than genuine. Though it's hard to believe it's possible, Antonoff shares even more of himself on Gone Now than on Bleachers' debut, and it makes for some of his most immersive and satisfying music yet.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Other, Producer - Evan Smith, Saxophone - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Tom Krell, Composer, Lyricist - Camilla Venturini
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Evan Smith, Saxophone - Emile Haynie, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Nico Segal, Trumpet - Lena Dunham - Andrew Dost - Alfie Silbert, Other - Organized Noize - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Evan Winiker, Bass - Julia Michaels, Composer, Lyricist - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Sean Hutchinson, Drums - Lorde - Carly Rae Jepsen - Sam Dew - Greg Kurstin, Co-Producer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Composer, Lyricist - Lorde - Greg Kurstin, Co-Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion - Mikey Freedom Hart, Guitar - Vince Clarke - Julian Burg, Engineer - alex pasco, Engineer - Laura Sisk, Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Evan Smith, Composer, Horn, Lyricist - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Sean Hutchinson, Drums - Camilla Venturini - Emile Haynie - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Camilla Venturini
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Mike Riddleberger, Drums - Evan Smith, Composer, Horn, Lyricist - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Paul Jefferies, Composer, Lyricist - Mikey Freedom Hart, Guitar - Mø - Lena Dunham - Nineteen 85, Producer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - John Hanes, Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Mikey Freedom Hart, Piano - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Nico Segal, Trumpet - Sam Dew - Lena Dunham - Sounwave - John Hill
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Evan Smith, Saxophone - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Nico Segal, Trumpet - Nicole Atkins - Greg Kurstin, Co-Producer - JD Tiner, Recording Engineer - Neal Avron, Mixing Engineer - Scott Skrzynski, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Phillip Peterson, Strings - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Victoria Parker, Strings - Evan Smith, Horn - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Sam Dew, Composer, Lyricist - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer - Sleepy Brown - Camilla Venturini - Sean Hutchinson, Drums - Mikey Freedom Hart, Guitar - Evan Smith, Saxophone - Organized Noize
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bleachers, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Jack Antonoff, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Laura Sisk, Engineer, Vocal Producer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
"The feeling isn't over," Jack Antonoff sings at one point on Gone Now, and it's a lyric that sums up his aesthetic perfectly. Whether working with Fun., clients like Taylor Swift and Lorde, or on his own, the enduring power of memories and emotions drives Antonoff's music. However, he saves his most potent blend of vulnerability and slickness for Bleachers, and that goes double for the project's second album. In Antonoff's world, you can't move forward without looking back. On Gone Now, he revisits 2001, the year he turned 18 -- a pivotal time in most peoples' lives, and especially for Antonoff, whose sister died of cancer shortly after the 9/11 attacks. He doesn't just create a wall of sound on Gone Now -- the album's emotional and musical depth is more like a room, a haven for his confessional creativity (Antonoff even premiered the album in a replica of his childhood bedroom). Even more vivid and detailed than Strange Desire, this is advanced Bleachers, with Antonoff plunging listeners into hyper-literate stream-of-consciousness meditations that are barely disguised as pop songs. Gone Now's songs are linked to each other with lyrical motifs that ripple out like memories unlocking other memories; meanwhile, the music echoes Prince ("Hate That You Know Me"), Bruce Springsteen ("Goodmorning"), and synth poppers like Naked Eyes ("I Miss Those Days") on an almost subliminal level. As on Strange Desire, Antonoff brandishes his insecurities so boldly that they become strengths, whether the situation is a beginning ("Let's Get Married"), an ending ("Goodbye"), or somewhere in between ("Don't Take the Money"). Gone Now's production and arrangements are as emotive as he is, with prominent samples and found sounds adding to the feeling that the album is spontaneously happening. Meanwhile, the mix ebbs and flows, pulling back as memories overtake Antonoff and swelling up as emotions overcome him, as on the hazy opening track, "Dream of Mickey Mantle." But even when the album reaches a fever pitch on "I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise," it never feels anything less than genuine. Though it's hard to believe it's possible, Antonoff shares even more of himself on Gone Now than on Bleachers' debut, and it makes for some of his most immersive and satisfying music yet.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:37
- Main artists: Bleachers
- Composer: Jack Antonoff
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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