Bleachers is an American indie act based in New Jersey. It is the official … Read Full Bio ↴Bleachers is an American indie act based in New Jersey. It is the official stage name of songwriter and record producer Jack Antonoff. Bleachers' music is heavily influenced by the '70s, late '80s, early '90s and the high school-based films of John Hughes while still using modern production techniques.
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.
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.
How Dare You Want More
Bleachers Lyrics
These steps toward faith, I can't imagine it
Pack my suitcase up 'til I can't bear it
Who am I without this weight on my shoulder?
Oh god, I'm dying to know
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher's callin' from the floor
Man of secrets, two lives that he's been living in (what?)
Stolen identity, stolen dreamin'
Who is he if he just go and tell it like it is?
I'll bet he's dying to know
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher's callin' from the floor (hey)
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
(Oh)
(Hey)
These steps toward faith so easy for her, but
(Out of mind, out of sight, I'm trying to find out)
Who is she without all of this carryin' fear
Oh god, she's still my mother and still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother cryin' out
"How dare you want more?"
"How dare you want more?"
Preacher, preacher callin' from the floor
"How dare you want more?" (How dare you want more?)
"How dare you want more?"
Hey, lonely wants to stay forever (no)
But tonight we're gonna do a little better (what)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better (say)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight we're gonna drown the sound out
Well, tonight we're gonna drown the sound out (hey)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna drown it out (yeah)
Well, how dare you want more? (What?)
Well, how dare you want more?
(What?)
No-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa (alright)
Let's go
I said, no hey-no, hey-no, hey-no
Get one
Get two (ah)
(How dare you want more?)
(How dare you want more?)
(Na na na na na na)
(Na na na na na na)
Hey lonely wants to stay forever
But tonight we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight we're gonna drown the sound out (sound out)
Well tonight we're gonna drown the sound out
Yeah, tonight we're gonna drown it out
Hush
Pack my suitcase up 'til I can't bear it
Who am I without this weight on my shoulder?
Oh god, I'm dying to know
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher's callin' from the floor
Man of secrets, two lives that he's been living in (what?)
Who is he if he just go and tell it like it is?
I'll bet he's dying to know
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher's callin' from the floor (hey)
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
(Oh)
(Hey)
These steps toward faith so easy for her, but
(Out of mind, out of sight, I'm trying to find out)
Who is she without all of this carryin' fear
Oh god, she's still my mother and still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother cryin' out
"How dare you want more?"
"How dare you want more?"
Preacher, preacher callin' from the floor
"How dare you want more?" (How dare you want more?)
"How dare you want more?"
Hey, lonely wants to stay forever (no)
But tonight we're gonna do a little better (what)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better (say)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight we're gonna drown the sound out
Well, tonight we're gonna drown the sound out (hey)
Yeah, tonight we're gonna drown it out (yeah)
Well, how dare you want more? (What?)
Well, how dare you want more?
(What?)
No-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa (alright)
Let's go
I said, no hey-no, hey-no, hey-no
Get one
Get two (ah)
(How dare you want more?)
(How dare you want more?)
(Na na na na na na)
(Na na na na na na)
Hey lonely wants to stay forever
But tonight we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight we're gonna drown the sound out (sound out)
Well tonight we're gonna drown the sound out
Yeah, tonight we're gonna drown it out
Hush
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Patrik Berger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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bleachers
everybody wants a little more and going out there and trying to get it is something that can produce a lot of shame in people. so … how dare you want more? how dare you go out and get what you want? how do you ask for it when you're not sure if you even deserve it? it's an easy song to write about the people in my life and the hardest thing to do to oneself.
this one is the band testing the boundaries of how close we can get to the edge without falling off. this recording could not have happened with any other group of people and it's the direct sound of all the time we’ve spent on the road and how we’ve learned to know what each other is going to do. the band is carrying me through.
Nerdfart
One oh.Pfft. The great3st ever. Enjoy this.
Emily Lambert
I love the band. The keys are sick.
Peter Carrillo
How dare you write more.... Without coming to the point. . preacher preacher lying on the floor .. and everybody's asking for just a little more and you're writing more... what's up with that!
Tamber Grable
This is amazing. This band is carrying me through. You all have so for so many years. The production is amazing. I need all the instruments and levels (: I also am disabled and I know I need to ask for help but I feel like because I can't I don't deserve it. Also, your song (I wanna get better has gotten me through SO many bad and super crazy scary times. Thanks for all of your hard work and passion.
Cheska Lomibao
i love your music so fcking much! thank u! 🤘💖
Shambhavi
imagine how wild is the crowd gonna be when he plays this live–
ColourInTheDark
Yes saw him on Halloween it was fuckin' awesome. We were all going nuts.
Cassondra Perry
Yes! I do love them!!!
GolderUltra
I was born for this moment