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.
Rollercoaster
Bleachers Lyrics
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Looked like a teenage runaway
Oh god I never thought we'd take it that far
Some killer queen you are
Now I'm running and I can't stop anywhere I go
I think about it everyday and night I can't let go
Man, I'm never the same
So come a little closer
There was something I can tell ya
It was such a rollercoaster
And a killer queen you are
Rollercoaster, I don't say no
Rollercoaster, when you don't say no
And it's such a rollercoaster
Some killer queen you are
We took the bones out from the road
Those endless nights that we traveled we stole
You let your clothes fall to the floor
And lit a fire while I waited for more
Now I'm running and I won't stop I don't wanna go
I think about it everyday and night I can't let go
And hey, I'm never the same
It's a hundred miles an hour on a dirt road running away
So come a little closer
There was something I can tell ya
It was such a rollercoaster
And a killer queen you are
Rollercoaster, I don't say no
Rollercoaster, when you don't say no
And it's such a rollercoaster
Some killer queen you are
Come a little closer
Why don't you come a little closer?
Why don't you come a little closer?
There was something I can tell ya
It was such a rollercoaster
And a killer queen you are
Rollercoaster, I don't say no
Rollercoaster, when you don't say no
And it's such a rollercoaster
Some killer queen you are
Rollercoaster, I don't say no
Rollercoaster, when you don't say no
And it's such a rollercoaster
Some killer queen you are
The song "Rollercoaster" by Bleachers is an upbeat, fast-paced pop song that takes listeners on a ride through the memories of a past love. The opening lyrics set the scene on a summer day where the singer encounters a seemingly wild and adventurous girl who becomes his 'killer queen.' As he recollects how things turned out, he admits that he never expected the relationship to go that far or end the way it did. The lyrics, "We were shotgun lovers, I'm a shotgun running away" implies that while the love affair between the two was intense, he eventually ran away from it all.
The chorus repeats the line, "it's such a rollercoaster," which aptly describes the emotional highs and lows of their relationship. The girl is referred to as a 'killer queen,' which could signify that she was like a force of nature or an adrenaline rush. The lyrics also hint at the sexual exploration and spontaneity of the relationship, as they "took the bones out from the road" and had passionate, fiery encounters.
The bridge urges the girl to "come a little closer," adding that there's something he has to tell her. He then reiterates that their relationship was a rollercoaster, and she's a killer queen. The chorus is repeated twice more before the song ends.
Line by Line Meaning
It was summer when I saw your face
The first time he saw her was during the summer.
Looked like a teenage runaway
She appeared to him like a teenager running away from home.
Oh god I never thought we'd take it that far
He never expected the relationship to escalate to what it eventually became.
Some killer queen you are
She's an amazing woman who he's deeply attracted to.
Now I'm running and I can't stop anywhere I go
He's on the run and can't seem to stay put no matter where he goes.
I think about it everyday and night I can't let go
He's obsessed with the relationship and can't stop thinking about it.
Man, I'm never the same
He's never been the same since he started the relationship.
We were shot gun lovers, I'm a shot gun running away
They were passionate lovers but now he's trying to escape from it.
So come a little closer
He wants her to come closer to him.
There was something I can tell ya
He has something important to tell her.
It was such a rollercoaster
Their relationship was full of ups and downs.
And a killer queen you are
She's still an amazing woman.
Rollercoaster, I don't say no
He's willing to ride the emotional rollercoaster with her.
Rollercoaster, when you don't say no
She's also willing to ride it with him.
We took the bones out from the road
They've travelled on many roads together, even the ones less travelled and difficult to go through.
Those endless nights that we traveled we stole
They've had many adventurous and unforgettable nights together.
You let your clothes fall to the floor
They've been very intimate with each other.
And lit a fire while I waited for more
She's very passionate in bed.
Now I'm running and I won't stop I don't wanna go
He's now willingly going down the path and doesn't want to stop.
It's a hundred miles an hour on a dirt road running away
He's running at a great speed on a bumpy road to get away from the past.
Come a little closer
He still wants her to come closer to him.
And a killer queen you are
She's still amazing as ever.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff, John Hill
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Job Sinhue
Bleachers are definitely one of the best bands this year and Antonoff is just a genius.
呂宗祥
Absolutely
Annamarie Sieberns
Yeah I agree. I’ve been listening to them lately and then I realize that a lot of the stuff I’ve been the most drawn to that Taylor Swift has come out with, and I am definitely a Taylor Swift fan anyway, but I realize that production wise I really adore the stuff that he has worked on with her so I went and checked out their band and realize that they sound like The Cure from the 80s and I love them.
Muskaan
Love, Simon led me to this amazing band. I can't they're so underrated they deserve more love and recognition!
Sultan Ali
me too
Unusual Conjurer
I love bleachers. Rollercoaster and Wild heart are really amazing songs. So meaningful and beautiful
X L
sweet and perfect -- Bleachers is the best album to me this year, rivaling Arcade Fire. I love the bowie and punk throwback with edm electro vibe, no one thinks to want to do it these days, great music. In 2006-08ish, I played in a Nirvana-esque-combo live band and predicted that this sound would come about and become important post-hip hop/pop/rock to synthesize the most important sounds of our generation. Jack's production career already proves it. Thank you Bleachers. The industrial electro pop sound should have come from no where other than New Jersey, like how Bruce Springfield upped the world with meaning and song, again, thank you Bleachers.
Agustina Barrios
this version owns my heart
呂宗祥
Best version ever
scott fryer
13 reasons why got me into this band. They’re awesome!