Gone Now

Gone Now is the second studio album by American indie pop act Bleachers, released on June 2, 2017.^[2][3] The album deals with themes of growing old, as well as struggling with losing people in life, told over the course of day and a lifetime.^[4] It takes inspiration from the pop sounds of the 1980s, mixed with a modern view.

Artwork

The cover features Antonoff wearing a white prince outfit with his hand placed over his heart in a Polaroid-style frame. According to Antonoff, the photo of himself on the cover is a view of what he might look like if he were dead. In a series of videos breaking down the album, he stated:

That's why on the cover -- everyone's like, "what are you, a dictator?" And I'm like no, man, I'm dead. I'm supposed to be dead. I thought if I was dead, what would I look like? I'd be black and white, and I'd be regal, and dressed up. That's the picture you'd have on a mantel if I wasn't here anymore.^[5]

Reception

Gone Now received mixed reviews. While some praised its ambitious production and anthemic singles like "Don't Take the Money," others found it uneven and overly indulgent. ^[7]

Antonoff's lyrical themes were criticized for feeling hollow, detracting from the album's overall impact.^[8] Despite moments of more nuance, such as tracks like "All My Heroes," the album's narrative coherence was questioned.^[9]

Accolades

Track listing

Notes

• signifies a co-producer
• signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Jack Antonoff - lead vocals
• Evan Smith - background vocals (tracks 1 & 7), saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 & 12) & horns (tracks 5, 7 & 10)
• Camilla Venturini - speaking voice (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 11)
• Nico Segal - trumpet (tracks 2, 8, 9 & 12)
• Lena Dunham - background vocals (tracks 2, 7 & 8)
• Andrew Dost - background vocals (track 2)
• Alfie Silbert - crying (track 2)
• Evan Winiker - bass (track 3)
• Sean Hutchinson - drums (tracks 3, 5 & 11)
• Lorde - background vocals (tracks 3 & 4)
• Carly Rae Jepsen - background vocals (track 3)
• Julia Michaels - background vocals (track 3)
• Sam Dew - background vocals (tracks 3, 8, 11 & 12)
• Mikey Freedom Hart - guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 11), piano (track 8)
• Greg Kurstin - keyboard (track 4), LinnDrum (track 4)
• Mike Riddleberger - drums (track 7)
• MØ - background vocals (track 7)
• Nicole Atkins - background vocals (track 9)
• Phillip Peterson - strings (track 10)
• Victoria Parker - strings (track 10)
• Sleepy Brown - background vocals (track 11)

Production

• Jack Antonoff - production, mixing (tracks 1, 3, 8 & 11)
• Laura Sisk - vocal production (tracks 1–3, 5–12), engineering
• Emile Haynie - co-production (track 2), additional production (track 5)
• Organized Noize - additional production (track 2 & 11)
• Tom Elmhirst - mixing (tracks 2, 5, 6, 10 & 12)
• Greg Kurstin - co-production (tracks 3 & 4), engineering (track 4), additional production (track 9)
• Vince Clarke - additional production (track 4)
• Julian Burg - additional engineering (track 4)
• Alex Pasco - additional engineering (track 4)
• Serban Ghenea - mixing (tracks 4 & 7)
• Nineteen85 - production (track 7)
• Sounwave - additional production (track 8 & 12)
• John Hill - additional production (track 8)
• Neal Avron - mixing (track 9)

Charts

Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3

Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3 is the second compilation album by American indie pop act Bleachers, released as a companion to Gone Now by RCA Records exclusively as a set of four 7-inch singles. The first single, a cover of "Let's Get Married" performed by Mitski, was released in March 2019; all subsequent singles were released on a monthly basis thereafter. Following Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2 (2015), it is a cover album composed of songs from Bleachers' second studio album covered by female artists, as well as rare songs and demos.^[13]

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers.^[14]

References

1. ^ Dolan, Jon (June 1, 2017). "Review: Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Is an Emo Elton John on 'Gone Now'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
2. ^ Antonoff, Jack (April 13, 2017). "on june 2nd i'm releasing my second album as bleachers. gone now". Instagram. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
3. ^ Yoo, Noah & Sodomsky, Sam (April 13, 2017). "Bleachers Announces New Album Gone Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
4. ^ bleachers (March 28, 2018). "the stories behind 'gone now'". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
5. ^ bleachers (March 28, 2018). "about: "goodbye"". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
6. ^ bleachers (October 23, 2017). "Bleachers - I Miss Those Days (Tour Video)". YouTube. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
7. ^ Sodomsky, Sam. "Bleachers: Gone Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
8. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (2017-05-24). "You May Not Know Jack Antonoff. But You Probably Love His Music.". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
9. ^ Duboff, Josh (2017-06-15). "Misunderstand Jack Antonoff, Millennial-Pop Svengali, at Your Own Peril". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
10. ^ "The 30 best albums of 2017". The Independent. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
11. ^ "NME's Albums of the Year 2017". NME. November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
12. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
13. ^ "Mitski, Julien Baker, MUNA and Ani DiFranco to Be Featured On Bleachers' 'Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3' Album". Billboard. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
14. ^ "Terrible Thrills Vol. 3 (Pre-Order)". Bleachers. Retrieved November 26, 2018.