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.

Strange Behavior
Bleachers Lyrics

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Looking at all this strange behavior
Well, I think I understand why this lonely ghost
Is everything I wanted to know
So I follow it to any hole

It says look at this, this is just a shadow
What you thought was faith, that was hollow
Look at you, you've been chasing shadows

That's why you wake up in two
In two

Holding on to all this strange behavior
Can't believe what I thought would save me
A pretty girl
If I follow her around the world
When I catch her, she'll say to me

Look at this, this is just a shadow
What you thought was faith, that was hollow
Look at you, you've been chasing shadows
That's why you wake up in two
In two

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Strange Behavior" by Bleachers explore the themes of loneliness, self-deception, and the pursuit of love and validation. The singer is observing and analyzing strange behaviors, perhaps both in himself and others. He begins by expressing his understanding of why he feels like a lonely ghost, seeking answers and knowledge. He follows this "lonely ghost" into any hole, metaphorically indicating his willingness to delve into the unknown in search of answers.

The chorus emphasizes the hollowness and lack of substance in certain beliefs and actions. The singer realizes that what he once thought was faith is merely a shadow, an illusion. He recognizes the futility of chasing shadows, symbolizing the pursuit of empty desires and false hopes. This realization leads to waking up in a state of disappointment and dissatisfaction.

The second verse delves into the singer's attachment to this strange behavior, a reliance on habits that he thought would offer salvation. He mentions a pretty girl who he believes holds the key to his happiness and purpose. He believes that if he follows her around the world, he will finally find fulfillment. However, when he catches her, she reveals that she too is just a shadow, incapable of providing the fulfillment he seeks.

Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of disillusionment and the awareness of self-deception. The singer realizes the emptiness in his pursuit of external validation and the need to break free from these patterns in order to find true contentment and meaning.

Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff

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