Bleachers - Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night ALBUM REVIEW
Fun fact: This is the first Bleachers album cover to not just be in black-and-white.
I really don’t need to speak about superproducer Jack Antonoff. I’ve already mentioned him in multiple reviews and I already plan on talking about him in future ones, so let’s just get into this. Bleachers is the pseudonym for Antonoff’s solo work, and this is the first time he’s released an album under this name since 2017 and granted, I’ve been pretty excited for this. I’ve only heard one single from this, and it’s the behemoth of a track “Chinatown” with Bruce Springsteen, and it’s pretty much my favorite rock song of the year so far. Along for the ride with Antonoff and The Boss are St. Vincent and Lana Del Rey, who have production and writing credits, respectively, along with a pretty long album name: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which comes from a lyric from the aforementioned “Chinatown.” How’s this looking in the pretty strong space for indie rock this year? Let’s find out.
There’s a lot of 80s influence on here, but the biggest comes from The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. Funny enough, the song that actually features Springsteen has very minimal Springsteen on it, taking up background vocals from Antonoff’s lead. Honestly, “Don’t Go Dark” sounds more like an E-Street Band song than anything else on here. Antonoff really wears this influence on his sleeve for a good reason, since he was born and raised in New Jersey. Like all of Antonoff’s work, there’s a love letter to the 80s here but it still has a modern feel that it only seems like Antonoff can pull off. For example, the Lana-assisted “Secret Life” feels like something that could’ve been on Lana’s last album sonically and he rocks it incredibly well. What matters most here is that this feels like a guy who has put so much detail into this album as a whole. You can feel that in every song here and it’s pretty great to hear someone who’s busy as hell but can still pull it off beautifully.
One of the busiest and most in-demand people in music has finally come into his own. While Bleachers hasn’t really dropped anything of note to me before, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night has really stood out to me. It feels like Antonoff’s love letter to his life’s passion: music. If his work with Taylor Swift or Clairo hasn’t proved himself in your eyes, this will definitely turn the tide. This is a big highlight of 2021, and if all goes well, will be a highlight of the decade even.
10/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is an RCA Records release.
I really don’t need to speak about superproducer Jack Antonoff. I’ve already mentioned him in multiple reviews and I already plan on talking about him in future ones, so let’s just get into this. Bleachers is the pseudonym for Antonoff’s solo work, and this is the first time he’s released an album under this name since 2017 and granted, I’ve been pretty excited for this. I’ve only heard one single from this, and it’s the behemoth of a track “Chinatown” with Bruce Springsteen, and it’s pretty much my favorite rock song of the year so far. Along for the ride with Antonoff and The Boss are St. Vincent and Lana Del Rey, who have production and writing credits, respectively, along with a pretty long album name: Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which comes from a lyric from the aforementioned “Chinatown.” How’s this looking in the pretty strong space for indie rock this year? Let’s find out.
There’s a lot of 80s influence on here, but the biggest comes from The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. Funny enough, the song that actually features Springsteen has very minimal Springsteen on it, taking up background vocals from Antonoff’s lead. Honestly, “Don’t Go Dark” sounds more like an E-Street Band song than anything else on here. Antonoff really wears this influence on his sleeve for a good reason, since he was born and raised in New Jersey. Like all of Antonoff’s work, there’s a love letter to the 80s here but it still has a modern feel that it only seems like Antonoff can pull off. For example, the Lana-assisted “Secret Life” feels like something that could’ve been on Lana’s last album sonically and he rocks it incredibly well. What matters most here is that this feels like a guy who has put so much detail into this album as a whole. You can feel that in every song here and it’s pretty great to hear someone who’s busy as hell but can still pull it off beautifully.
One of the busiest and most in-demand people in music has finally come into his own. While Bleachers hasn’t really dropped anything of note to me before, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night has really stood out to me. It feels like Antonoff’s love letter to his life’s passion: music. If his work with Taylor Swift or Clairo hasn’t proved himself in your eyes, this will definitely turn the tide. This is a big highlight of 2021, and if all goes well, will be a highlight of the decade even.
10/10
Listen here
YouTube Music
Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is an RCA Records release.
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