Live Band Members, Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, samples
Evan Smith – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, vocals
Mikey Hart – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, vocals
Sean Hutchinson – drums, sampling pad, synthesizers, backing vocals
Mike Riddleberger – drums, sampling pad, backing vocals
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.
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.
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 will be released in 2021. "Stop Making This Hurt", the third single, was released on May 18, 2021. Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is scheduled for release on July 30.
Foreign Girls
Bleachers Lyrics
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Thinking what's gone now
Like a part of me walked out, oh
And I know I've been a stranger lately, oh
I walk to the pawn shop
Now I'm at the pawn shop
Got you a ring and a wristwatch, oh
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately, yeah
I've been walking circles
Lost on Sunday morning
Tryna find my way back home
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
I've been a stranger lately
I know I've been a stranger lately
Everybody passing
Can't make out their faces
Tryna find a way back home
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
I've been a stranger lately
I know I've been a stranger lately
We're gonna fight tonight
We're gonna fight tonight, oh
But you can be a stranger sometimes, yeah
You, know, you know it's true, you know it's true, ooh
At the carwash
Oh, I'm at the carwash
Gonna get cleaned off, oh
'Cause I've been so wasted lately, oh
I've been walking circles
Lost on Sunday morning
Tryna find my way back home
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
I've been a stranger lately
I know I've been a stranger lately
Everybody passing
Can't make out their faces
Tryna find a way back home
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
I've been a stranger lately
I know I've been a stranger lately
Goodbye to the friends I had
Goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Goodbye to the dream downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
Goodbye to the way we talk
Goodbye to the things we bought, yeah
You should know that
I loved you all
I loved you all
I loved you all
I loved you all
I loved you all
I loved you all
The lyrics to Bleachers's song "Foreign Girls" capture the feeling of being disconnected and distant from loved ones and familiar surroundings. The singer feels a sense of loss and detachment, as if a part of themselves has disappeared. They admit that they have been acting like a stranger lately, walking in circles and trying to find their way back home. The reference to the pawn shop signifies an attempt to cling onto something familiar, maybe a gesture to win back the affection of a loved one. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been feeling wasted and lost, unable to recognize the faces of those around them.
The chorus expresses the desire to fight and reconnect, emphasizing that being a stranger can sometimes be inevitable in relationships. There is a recognition that moments of disconnection can occur even in the most intimate connections. The mention of the carwash represents a symbolic cleansing, a desire to wash away the past and start fresh. The final part of the song is a series of goodbyes, indicating a farewell to the past and all the people and memories associated with it. The repetition of "I loved you all" is a poignant acknowledgment of the love that once existed, despite the current feelings of estrangement.
Line by Line Meaning
Gone now
Something or someone that was once present is no longer here
Thinking what's gone now
Reflecting on what is no longer present
Like a part of me walked out, oh
Feeling as if a part of oneself has left or is missing
And I know I've been a stranger lately, oh
Recognizing that I have been distant or disconnected from others recently
I walk to the pawn shop
Heading towards a pawn shop on foot
Now I'm at the pawn shop
Currently present at the pawn shop
Got you a ring and a wristwatch, oh
Acquired or purchased a ring and a wristwatch for you
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately, yeah
Because I am aware that I have been distant or disconnected from others recently
I've been walking circles
Moving in repetitive, aimless patterns
Lost on Sunday morning
Feeling directionless or disoriented, particularly on a Sunday morning
Tryna find my way back home
Attempting to rediscover my sense of belonging or familiarity
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
Because I am aware that I have been distant or disconnected from others recently
I know I've been a stranger lately
I am aware that I have been distant or disconnected from others recently
Everybody passing
All the people I encounter or cross paths with
Can't make out their faces
Unable to clearly distinguish or recognize their faces
Tryna find a way back home
Attempting to discover a route or path back to a sense of belonging
'Cause I know I've been a stranger lately
Because I am aware that I have been distant or disconnected from others recently
We're gonna fight tonight
We are going to engage in a conflict or argument tonight
But you can be a stranger sometimes, yeah
However, there are moments when you can feel distant or disconnected too
You, know, you know it's true, you know it's true, ooh
You understand or are aware that this is the reality
At the carwash
Currently present at the carwash
Oh, I'm at the carwash
Oh, I am currently at the carwash
Gonna get cleaned off, oh
About to be cleansed or washed off
'Cause I've been so wasted lately, oh
Because I have been excessively intoxicated or impaired recently
Goodbye to the friends I had
Farewell to the friends I used to have
Goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Saying goodbye to the neighbor who lived above me
Goodbye to the dream downstairs and
Parting ways with the aspiration or desire associated with the lower floor
Anybody who lent me a favor
Anyone who has helped or assisted me in the past
Goodbye to the way we talk
Saying farewell to the communication style we used
Goodbye to the things we bought, yeah
Bidding farewell to the possessions or items we purchased together
You should know that
It is important for you to be aware
I loved you all
I had deep affection for all of you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears, Nicolas Segal
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