Gone Now | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 2, 2017 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Jack Antonoff | |||
Bleachers chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Gone Now | ||||
|
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.
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]
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Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10 [8] |
Metacritic | 71/100 [9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
The A.V. Club | B− [11] |
Consequence of Sound | C− [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [14] |
NME | [15] |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [16] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [17] |
Q | [18] |
Rolling Stone | [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]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017
|
27
|
|
NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 2017
|
26
|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Dream of Mickey Mantle" | Antonoff | 3:10 | |
2. | "Goodmorning" |
|
| 3:13 |
3. | "Hate That You Know Me" |
|
| 3:06 |
4. | " Don't Take the Money" |
|
| 3:36 |
5. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" |
|
| 3:55 |
6. | "All My Heroes" | Antonoff | Antonoff | 3:04 |
7. | "Let's Get Married" |
|
| 3:06 |
8. | "Goodbye" | Antonoff | 2:57 | |
9. | "I Miss Those Days" | Antonoff |
| 3:38 |
10. | "Nothing Is U" | Antonoff | Antonoff | 2:23 |
11. | "I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise" |
|
| 4:24 |
12. | "Foreign Girls" | Antonoff |
| 4:01 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
Notes
Musicians
Production
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 Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard) [29] | 9 |
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Compilation album by | ||||
Released |
| |||
Label | RCA | |||
Bleachers chronology | ||||
|
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]
Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers. [31]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Let's Get Married" (performed by Mitski) | |
2. | "Mickey Mantle Comes Alive" |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" (performed by Julien Baker) | |
2. | "Goodmorning After a Breakup / Vietnam Documentary" |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Foreign Girls" (performed by Ani DiFranco) | |
2. | "And, Nothing Is You" |
Gone Now | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 2, 2017 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Jack Antonoff | |||
Bleachers chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Gone Now | ||||
|
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.
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]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (April 2024) |
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10 [8] |
Metacritic | 71/100 [9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
The A.V. Club | B− [11] |
Consequence of Sound | C− [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [14] |
NME | [15] |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [16] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [17] |
Q | [18] |
Rolling Stone | [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]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017
|
27
|
|
NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 2017
|
26
|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Dream of Mickey Mantle" | Antonoff | 3:10 | |
2. | "Goodmorning" |
|
| 3:13 |
3. | "Hate That You Know Me" |
|
| 3:06 |
4. | " Don't Take the Money" |
|
| 3:36 |
5. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" |
|
| 3:55 |
6. | "All My Heroes" | Antonoff | Antonoff | 3:04 |
7. | "Let's Get Married" |
|
| 3:06 |
8. | "Goodbye" | Antonoff | 2:57 | |
9. | "I Miss Those Days" | Antonoff |
| 3:38 |
10. | "Nothing Is U" | Antonoff | Antonoff | 2:23 |
11. | "I'm Ready to Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise" |
|
| 4:24 |
12. | "Foreign Girls" | Antonoff |
| 4:01 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
Notes
Musicians
Production
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 Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard) [29] | 9 |
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Compilation album by | ||||
Released |
| |||
Label | RCA | |||
Bleachers chronology | ||||
|
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]
Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers. [31]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Let's Get Married" (performed by Mitski) | |
2. | "Mickey Mantle Comes Alive" |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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) |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" (performed by Julien Baker) | |
2. | "Goodmorning After a Breakup / Vietnam Documentary" |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Foreign Girls" (performed by Ani DiFranco) | |
2. | "And, Nothing Is You" |