I’ve been going back and listening to Bleacher’s 2017 album ‘Gone Now’ and it holds up so well. Have you ever listened to Bleachers? It’s the band name of fun.’s Jack Antonoff (who also produced almost all of Taylor Swift’s recent albums) and his music makes you feel like you’re in the most epic 80’s movie of all time. If you watched the film “Love, Simon”, he did a lot of the songs from that soundtrack and they kind of have the same vibe as the songs on ‘Gone Now’. Jack has a talent for creating these bombastic songs that feel equal parts nostalgic & current. In other words, they feel timeless.
There are no skippable songs on ‘Gone Now’. Every song has its own unique feeling and mood, but at the same time they all kind of sample and blend into each other, so each one sounds familiar. They touch on social issues like depression and loneliness, and also, of course, like every great song: love & heartbreak.
Highly recommend this album if you’re taking a road trip or if you need a soundtrack to dance around your house to with a glass of wine on a Friday night. Given the current state of everything, it’s probably going to be the latter.
