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.
Reckless Love
Bleachers Lyrics
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To guard me in the darkest nights
I keep finding my way to the harshest words
I've got a strange, strange vision
Of a reckless love
Standing in a world of my own
They call it reckless love
So give me a chance to remember
What I've given up to defend you
I would burn my dreams away
Just to stand in the thankless shadows
Of your reckless love
Standing in a world of my own
They call it reckless love
Standing on the other side
Of your reckless love
Thinking on the other side
Of your reckless love
Get out
Stand Back
If you don't let go your gonna break me
Get out
Stand Back
If you don't let go your gonna break me
Get out
Stand Back
If you don't let go your gonna break me
Get out
Stand Back
If you don't let go your gonna break me
So give me a chance to remember
What I've given up to defend you
I have burned my dreams away
To stand in the broken shadows
Of your reckless love
Your thankless love
Your restless love
A thankless love
Your reckless love
It's a thankless love
Your reckless love
Your reckless love
The lyrics to Bleachers's song Reckless Love speak about the concept of reckless love and the sacrifices that one makes for it. Jack Antonoff, the lead singer, talks about how he keeps finding himself in harsh and dark situations, but his strange and unique vision of reckless love keeps driving him forward. He talks about standing alone in his own world of reckless love, and how others refer to it as being reckless.
The singer then talks about how he is willing to burn away his dreams just to stand in the thankless shadows of his partner's reckless love. He wants a chance to remember what he has given up to be with his partner, and how he is willing to stand by them regardless of the cost. The lyrics are an examination of the complexities of love and how one is willing to do almost anything to be with the person they love.
The lyrics are deeply emotional and offer an insightful look into the mind of someone deeply in love. Antonoff explores the idea of how love can sometimes be reckless and irrational, but ultimately worth it. The lyrics speak to anyone who has experienced the intense passion of love and the lengths they would go to be with that person.
Line by Line Meaning
I could use a bad disguise
I have a desire to hide from the world and the pain it brings.
To guard me in the darkest nights
I want to be protected from the loneliness and fear that comes with darkness.
I keep finding my way to the harshest words
I am drawn to words that are painful and cruel, which only exacerbates my feelings of hurt.
I've got a strange, strange vision
I have an unusual perspective on love and the world.
Of a reckless love
My vision is of a love that is wild and free, unconstrained by societal norms.
Standing in a world of my own
This love exists only in my mind, as I have created a world for myself that is separate from reality.
They call it reckless love
Others refer to my vision of love as reckless and dangerous.
So give me a chance to remember
Allow me the opportunity to recall what I have sacrificed in order to protect you.
What I've given up to defend you
I have abandoned my own aspirations and desires in order to keep you safe and happy.
I would burn my dreams away
I am willing to sacrifice everything I hold dear, including my own aspirations and desires, for you.
Just to stand in the thankless shadows
I am content to remain unseen and unappreciated by you.
Of your reckless love
I am willing to stay in the shadows of your wild and unconventional love.
Standing on the other side
I find myself on the opposite end of your intense love, unsure of how to comprehend it.
Thinking on the other side
I am caught in a swirl of thoughts and emotions, consumed by the power of your love.
Get out
Stand Back
If you don't let go your gonna break me
I am caught in your all-consuming love and need space in order to breathe and survive.
Your thankless love
Your restless love
Your love is thankless and restless, never giving me the space and autonomy I need to survive.
Your reckless love
Your love is wild and free, all-consuming and irrational, driving me to the brink of insanity.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff, John Hill
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