Gone Now

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Gone Now
Studio album by
Bleachers
ReleasedJune 2, 2017
Genre
Length40:34
LabelRCA
Producer
Bleachers chronology
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2
(2015) 		Gone Now
(2017) 		Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3
(2019)
Singles from Gone Now
  1. "Don't Take the Money"
    Released: March 31, 2017
  2. "Hate That You Know Me"
    Released: April 17, 2017
  3. "Everybody Lost Somebody"
    Released: May 12, 2017
  4. "I Miss Those Days"
    Released: October 17, 2017[2]

Gone Now is the second studio album by American indie pop act Bleachers, released on June 2, 2017.[3][4] 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.[5] It takes inspiration from the pop sounds of the 1980s, mixed with a modern view.

Artwork

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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.[6]

The outfit was also used on the tour for Gone Now.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10[8]
Metacritic71/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[10]
The A.V. ClubB−[11]
Consequence of SoundC−[12]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[13]
Exclaim!7/10[14]
NMEStarStarStarStar[15]
Pitchfork6.1/10[16]
PopMatters7/10[17]
QStarStarStar[18]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[1]

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. [19]

Antonoff's lyrical themes were criticized for feeling hollow, detracting from the album's overall impact.[20] Despite moments of more nuance, such as tracks like "All My Heroes," the album's narrative coherence was questioned.[21]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The Independent The 30 Best Albums of 2017
2017
27
[22]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2017
2017
26
[23]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dream of Mickey Mantle"
Antonoff3:10
2."Goodmorning"
3:13
3."Hate That You Know Me"
3:06
4."Don't Take the Money"
3:36
5."Everybody Lost Somebody"
  • Antonoff
  • Evan Smith
  • Antonoff
  • Haynie[b]
3:55
6."All My Heroes"AntonoffAntonoff3:04
7."Let's Get Married"
3:06
8."Goodbye"Antonoff
2:57
9."I Miss Those Days"Antonoff
  • Antonoff
  • Kurstin[b]
3:38
10."Nothing Is U"AntonoffAntonoff2:23
11."I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise"
  • Antonoff
  • Organized Noize[b]
4:24
12."Foreign Girls"Antonoff
  • Antonoff
  • Sounwave[b]
4:01
Total length:40:34

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

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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

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 92
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[25] 6
US Billboard 200[26] 44
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[27] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 9
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[29] 9

Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3

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Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3
Compilation album by
Bleachers
Released
  • March 2019 (First 7")
  • April 2019 (Second 7")
  • May 2019 (Third 7")
  • June 2019 (Fourth 7")
LabelRCA
Bleachers chronology
Gone Now
(2017) 		Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3
(2019) 		Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
(2021)

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.[30]

Track listing

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Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers.[31]

First 7"
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Get Married" (performed by Mitski) 
2."Mickey Mantle Comes Alive" 
Second 7"
No.TitleLength
1."I Miss the Last Days of Disco" 
2."Don't Take the Money" (Demo) 
3."All My Heroes / Hate That You Slow Me Down" (performed by Muna) 
Third 7"
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody Lost Somebody" (performed by Julien Baker) 
2."Goodmorning After a Breakup / Vietnam Documentary" 
Fourth 7"
No.TitleLength
1."Foreign Girls" (performed by Ani DiFranco) 
2."And, Nothing Is You" 

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