Bleached

{{Short description|American pop band}} {{Other uses|Bleach (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bleached | image = Bleached performing at The Great Escape, May 2016.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_upright = | landscape = | alt = | caption = Bleached performing at The Great Escape in May 2016. | alias = | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | genre = {{Flatlist| * Punk rock * pop * rock and roll * garage rock * indie rock * noise pop * garage punk }} | years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present | label = {{Flatlist| * Dead Oceans * Suicide Squeeze }} | associated_acts = {{Flatlist| * Mika Miko * Cold Showers * Cold Cave * Dead Banana Ladies }} | website = {{URL|hellobleached.com}} | current_members = Jennifer Clavin Jessica Clavin Spencer Lere | past_members = Micayla Grace Nick Pillot }}

'''Bleached''' is an American pop band consisting of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko. The band plays a style of rock, pop, rock and roll, and indie rock. Bleached was established in Los Angeles in 2011. The group has released three studio albums, ''Ride Your Heart'' (2013), ''Welcome the Worms'' (2016) and ''Don't You Think You've Had Enough?'' (2019), all with Dead Oceans, and have charted on the ''Billboard'' charts.

== History ==

thumb|left|Bleached performing in London in 2013 They formed in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California during 2011, with Mika Miko front woman Jennifer Clavin and guitarist Jessica Clavin. Micayla Grace joined in 2014 as a live member and drummer Nick Pillot in 2016.<ref name="AllMusic Biography">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=Bleached : Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bleached-mn0002766601/biography |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite journal |first=Todd |last=Martens |title=Echo Park punk band Bleached embraces life's darkness, with an almost beachy exuberance |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-bleached-20160403-1-story.html |journal=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian">{{cite journal |first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Bleached (No 1,261) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/01/new-band-bleached |journal=The Guardian |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=May 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Interview Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Emily |last=McDermott |title=Bleached to the Bone |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/bleached-welcome-the-worms/ |journal=Interview |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Spin Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Rachel |last=Brodsky |title=Bleached Ditch the Surfboards on 'Super-Confident' New Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/12/bleached-new-album-interview/ |journal=Spin |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=December 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Young |title=Interview: Jennifer and Jessica Clavin (of Bleached) |url=https://consequence.net/2012/03/interview-jennifer-and-jessica-clavin-of-bleached/ |publisher=Consequence of Sound |access-date=April 10, 2016 |date=March 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bare Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Jamie |last=Santiago |title=Interview with Jessica Clavin of Bleached |url=http://www.baremagazine.org/interview-with-jessica-clavin-of-bleached |journal=Bare |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=June 2, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Anthem Magazine">{{cite journal |first=Cooper |last=Saver |title=Q&A with Bleached |url=https://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-bleached/ |journal=Anthem |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=March 19, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Bloginity">{{cite web |first=Emmett |last=Lindner |title=Interview: Talking With Jessica Clavin of Bleached |url=http://www.bloginity.com/2011/12/jessica-clavin-interview/ |publisher=Bloginity |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=December 1, 2011}}</ref>

The band released three singles, ''Francis'', ''Carter'', and "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair", soon after their formation. Their subsequent release, a studio album, ''Ride Your Heart'', was released on April 2, 2013,<ref name="AllMusic Review One">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=''Ride Your Heart'' – Bleached : Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ride-your-heart-mw0002477867 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 2, 2013}}</ref> by Dead Oceans.<ref name="Metacritic First">{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Ride Your Heart by Bleached |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ride-your-heart/bleached/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> This album charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine Heatseekers Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 18.<ref name="AllMusic Awards">{{cite web |author=''Billboard'' |title=Bleached : Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bleached-mn0002766601/awards |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> In 2014 they released an extended play, ''For the Feel'', on Dead Oceans. The group released another studio album, ''Welcome the Worms'', on April 1, 2016,<ref name="AllMusic Review Two">{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=''Welcome the Worms'' – Bleached : Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-the-worms-mw0002911783 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> with Dead Oceans.<ref name="Metacritic Second">{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Welcome the Worms by Bleached |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/welcome-the-worms/bleached/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> The album peaked on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 15,<ref name="Heatseekers Albums">{{cite web|author=Billboard|title=Bleached - Chart history (Top Heatseekers Albums)|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=324|accessdate=April 13, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000334/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=324|url-status=dead}}</ref> while it placed on the Independent Albums chart at No. 46.<ref name="Independent Albums">{{cite web|author=Billboard|title=Bleached - Chart history (Independent Albums)|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=326|accessdate=April 13, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000347/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=326|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Members ==

thumb|right|Jennifer Clavin performing with the band in May 2016 *'''Jennifer Clavin''' – lead vocals, guitar, synth *'''Jessica Clavin''' – lead guitar, bass *'''Nick Pillot''' – drums, percussion

== Discography == === Studio albums ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions<ref name="AllMusic Awards"/> |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US Heat<ref name="Heatseekers Albums"/> !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US Indie<ref name="Independent Albums"/> |- !scope="row"|''Ride Your Heart'' | * Released: April 2, 2013 * {{nowrap|Label: Dead Oceans}} * CD, digital download | 18 | — |- !scope="row"|''Welcome the Worms'' | * Released: April 1, 2016 * {{nowrap|Label: Dead Oceans}} * CD, digital download | 15 | 46 |- !scope="row"|''Don't You Think You've Had Enough?'' | * Released: July 12, 2019<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blais-Billie |first1=Braudie |title=Bleached Announce New Album, Share New Song "Hard to Kill": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bleached-announce-new-album-share-new-song-hard-to-kill-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=April 30, 2019 |date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> * {{nowrap|Label: Dead Oceans}} * CD, digital download, LP, cassette | — | — |}

===EPs=== * ''Carter'' (2011, Art Fag Recordings) * ''Francis'' (2011, Post Present Medium) * ''For the Feel'' (2014, Dead Oceans) * ''Can You Deal?'' (2017, Dead Oceans)

===Singles===

* "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair" (2011, Suicide Squeeze)

== References ==

== External links ==

{{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://hellobleached.com/}}

Category:All-female punk bands Category:2011 establishments in California Category:Punk rock groups from California Category:Musical groups established in 2011 Category:Dead Oceans artists Category:Indie rock musical groups from California Category:Indie pop groups from Los Angeles Category:Suicide Squeeze Records artists Category:Pop punk groups from California Category:Garage rock groups from California Category:American post-punk revival music groups Category:Sibling musical groups Category:Rock music groups from California