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“Minions” Soundtrack Features Diana Ross + Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Weyes Blood

Produced by Jack Antonoff, Minions: The Rise of Gru Original Motion Soundtrack Also Features Caroline Polachek, Brittany Howard, Bleachers, and More Covering 1970s Classics

May 10, 2022

The official soundtrack for the upcoming film Minions: The Rise of Gru, has been announced. It was produced by Jack Antonoff and will be out on July 1 via Decca. The first single from the soundtrack is a collaboration between Diana Ross and Tame Impala titled “Turn Up the Sunshine,” which is set for release on May 20. More

Apr 11, 2022

The lineup for this year’s All Things Go festival has just been announced. It will feature Lorde, Mitski, and Bleachers as headliners in addition to Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Bartees Strange, and more. All Things Go 2022 will take place on Saturday, October 1 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 15) at 10 a.m. EDT. More

Bleachers Shares New Song “Secret Life” (Feat. Lana Del Rey)

Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night Due Out This Friday via RCA

Jul 28, 2021

Noted producer Jack Antonoff is releasing a new album under his Bleachers moniker, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, this Friday via RCA. Now he has shared another song from it, ballad “Secret Life,” which features guest backing vocals from Lana Del Rey (whose work Antonoff often produces). More

Bleachers Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Stop Making This Hurt”

Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night Due Out July 30 via RCA

May 18, 2021

Noted producer Jack Antonoff has announced a new album under his Bleachers moniker, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night on RCA, and shared a new song from it, “Stop Making This Hurt.” He’s also announced some tour dates. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Lael Neale, Baio, Dry Cleaning, The Weather Station, and More

Plus Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen, Hannah’s Little Sister, Speed Stick, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 20, 2020

Welcome to the 43rd Songs of the Week of 2020. Whereas last week’s Songs of the Week covered three weeks’ worth of songs, this week we’re back to just covering the last seven days. More

Nov 16, 2020

Jack Antonoff has been producing a lot of notable artists of late and hasn’t released an album under his Bleachers name in over three years, since 2017’s Gone Now, but now Bleachers has returned with two new songs, “chinatown” and “45.” “Chinatown” features a guest appearance from none other than Bruce Springsteen. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Surprise Releases New Album; Stream It Here

Dedicated: Side B Comes One year After Dedicated

May 21, 2020

Pop queen Carly Rae Jepsen delivered this morning. About a year after Jepsen released her fourth studio album, Dedicated, the singer surprised fans with Dedicated: Side B this morning. The record is a compilation of 12 tracks that didn’t make the original LP. More

Tegan and Sara’s “The Con X: Covers” Album Features CHVRCHES, Ryan Adams, Grimes, and More

Also Includes Hayley Williams of Paramore, Bleachers, Kelly Lee Owens, Shamir, and Others

Sep 13, 2017

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con, with all net proceeds going to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which works in support of LGBTQ girls and women. More

Florence Welch, Noel Gallagher, and More Contribute to “Boob Spelled Backwards is Boob” Charity Song

Breast Cancer Research Foundation Song Also Features Members of Bleachers, Spandau Ballet, The Grateful Dead and More

Sep 29, 2015

The video for “Boob Spelled Backwards is Boob” comes off almost like it’s a British comedy skit put together by Ricky Gervais or Jarvis Cocker (see Pulp’s amazing video for “Bad Cover Version”), but this is a real charity song raising money for a genuine worthwhile cause. The song features contributions from Florence and the Machine‘s Florence Welch, Noel Gallagher, Grace Potter, Michael Franti, Graham Nash, Steve Earl, Hozier, Vance Joy, and members of Bleachers, Spandau Ballet, The Grateful Dead, and more. More

Charli XCX and Bleachers Announce Second Leg of Co-Headlining Summer Tour

“Charli and Jack Do America” Continues September and October

Jun 05, 2015

Former Under the Radar cover star Charli XCX and Bleachers (the project of fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff) recently announced a co-headlining summer tour together entitled “Charli and Jack Do America” that runs from July 21 to August 12. Now the two artists have announced a second leg of their tour, to run from September 14 in Boston, MA to October 10 in Salt Lake City, UT. More

Premiere: Andrew Dost “A Million Stars” ft. Jack Antonoff & OMD’s Andy McCluskey

Songwriter Collaborates with fun. Bandmate and OMD Singer for "The D Train" Song

Apr 23, 2015

In IFC Films’ The D Train, Jack Black plays a man obsessed with getting a popular, former classmate (James Marsden) to come home for their high school reunion. It’s only appropriate that the soundtrack for this dark comedy—which co-stars Kathryn Hahn and Jeffrey Tambor—should remind listeners of the scores for John Hughes’ classic high school movies. More

Charli XCX and Bleachers Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour, Watch Announcement Video

"Charli and Jack Do America" Starts July 21 in San Diego

Apr 21, 2015

Former Under the Radar cover star Charli XCX and Bleachers (the project of fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff) have announced a co-headlining summer tour together. More

Mar 16, 2015

On his debut solo album as Bleachers, Fun.‘s Jack Antonoff recruited Grimes’ Claire Boucher for a track called “Take Me Away.” More

Watch: Charli XCX and Bleachers Cover Each Other’s Songs

"Break The Rules" and "Rollercoaster"

Dec 12, 2014

As part of a recent ad campaign Kia has been enlisting various musical artists to participate in a bit of song swapping, performing covers of one another’s songs. For its final installment the car company paired up Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff of Bleachers to play versions of their respective singles “Break the Rules” and “Rollercoaster.” More

Nov 14, 2014

Last night VH1 held their annual “You Oughta Know” concert. Among the artists touted as the next big thing were former “Pleased to Meet You Subjects” CHVRCHES. More

Oct 28, 2014

Earlier this summer Fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff released his debut solo album Strange Desire under the moniker Bleachers. More

Aug 09, 2014

Check out photos from Day One of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 8, 2014. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery. More

Listen: Bleachers - “Take Me Away” (Feat. Grimes)

Debut Album Strange Desire Out Today

Jul 15, 2014

Today sees the release of Strange Desire, the debut solo album of Fun.‘s Jack Antonoff under the moniker Bleachers. More




Reviews

Jul 30, 2021

Less than a decade ago, seemingly unstoppable pop music polymath Jack Antonoff embarked on a prolific career as a collaborator and producer to a vast array of relevant artists from Taylor Swift and Lorde to Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent. More

Aug 27, 2014

Ironically enough, Jack Antonoff’s side project, Bleachers, is a lot more fun than the more famous band, fun., for which he plays guitar. More