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.
I'm Ready to Move On / Wild Heart
Bleachers Lyrics
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(Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within)
(Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within)
(Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within)
Snow is falling all the time
Snow is smiling all the time
I'm ready, I'm ready
(Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within)
They closed the parkway late last night
And as I sat with the echoes of the lies that I told
I felt young, never changed by crooked hearts
So put the shotgun back in the glove
Come on and wait another year for the dream far away
To come home, to be brave
Snow is falling all the time
Snow is smiling all the time
I'm ready, I'm ready
I'm ready to move on
They boarded up the windows and the doors to my house
No one will ever read the letters of the lies that I told
From the years I was changed by crooked hearts
Why did they have to go and do us like that?
Why did they have to go and run from the dream far away?
We're we there? Was that brave?
To think everything must die
For anyone to matter
Got to find any way to your wild heart
I will find any way to your wild heart
I will find any way
Now everything has changed
And I can't tell what matters
I will find any way to your wild heart
The first thing that stands out in these lyrics is the repetition of the line "Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within." This could represent a metaphor for the singer's emotional state - they may appear solid on the surface, but inside, they're bubbling with feeling. The snow is also used as a metaphor - it's falling all the time and smiling all the time, potentially representing a sense of constant motion and change.
The verses discuss the closure of a parkway and the boarding up of doors and windows, perhaps representing a sense of isolation or closure for the singer. They also speak of the lies that have been told and the crooked hearts that have changed them over the years. Despite this, the chorus repeats the sentiment that "I'm ready to move on" - a desire to leave the past behind and find a way to someone's wild heart.
Line by Line Meaning
(Cracks on its surface made it clear that there's warm water bubbling up from within)
The cracks in a surface reveal that something within is heating up and about to burst forth.
Snow is falling all the time
Life is moving on constantly, like the falling snow.
Snow is smiling all the time
Life can be beautiful, like snowflakes reflecting light and joy.
I'm ready, I'm ready
I am prepared for whatever comes next.
I'm ready to move on
I am ready to leave the past behind and start anew.
They closed the parkway late last night
Something has ended, possibly making it harder to get where we need to be.
And as I sat with the echoes of the lies that I told
Reflecting on past mistakes and misdeeds can weigh heavily on the mind.
I felt young, never changed by crooked hearts
Despite the negativity of others, one can maintain a pure heart and remain unaffected.
So put the shotgun back in the glove
Don't resort to violence or rash decisions in response to difficult situations.
Come on and wait another year for the dream far away
Patience and perseverance are necessary to achieve long-term goals.
To come home, to be brave
To achieve the dream and find a sense of place and courage.
They boarded up the windows and the doors to my house
Feeling trapped or isolated in a situation, possibly of one's own making.
No one will ever read the letters of the lies that I told
Personal secrets and regrets that can never be revealed.
From the years I was changed by crooked hearts
Negative influences can change us over time, for better or for worse.
Why did they have to go and do us like that?
Questioning the motives or actions of others that negatively impacted us.
Why did they have to go and run from the dream far away?
Wondering why others may give up on dreams or goals.
Were we there? Was that brave?
Questions of whether one's efforts were enough to achieve what was hoped for.
To think everything must die
Recognizing the impermanence of all things.
For anyone to matter
Despite that, we still seek to find meaning in our lives and make a positive impact.
Got to find any way to your wild heart
Striving to connect with someone else's passionate, authentic nature.
I will find any way to your wild heart
Determined to make a connection with this person.
Now everything has changed
The situation has transformed significantly.
And I can't tell what matters
Loss of clarity and perspective in the midst of change.
I will find any way to your wild heart
Despite this confusion, still committed to pursuing this connection.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff, John Graham Hill, Yoko Ono
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