Gone Now Explained
| Gone Now |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bleachers |
| Cover: | Bleachers-gone-now-cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | June 2, 2017 |
| Length: | 40:34 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Jack Antonoff |
| Prev Title: | Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2 |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3 |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Gone Now is the second studio album by American indie pop act Bleachers, released on June 2, 2017.[1] [2] 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.[3] It takes inspiration from the pop sounds of the 1980s, mixed with a modern view.
Artwork
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.[4]
The outfit was also used on the tour for
Gone Now.
[5]
Reception
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. [6]
Antonoff's lyrical themes were criticized for feeling hollow, detracting from the album's overall impact.[7] Despite moments of more nuance, such as tracks like "All My Heroes," the album's narrative coherence was questioned.[8]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | |
|---|
| The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | | | |
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | | | | |
Track listing
Notes
- signifies a co-producer
- signifies an additional producer
Personnel
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)
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3
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.[10]
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: on june 2nd i'm releasing my second album as bleachers. gone now. Instagram. Antonoff. Jack. April 13, 2017. April 13, 2017.
- Web site: Yoo. Noah. Sodomsky. Sam. Bleachers Announces New Album Gone Now. Pitchfork. April 13, 2017. April 13, 2017.
- Web site: bleachers. March 28, 2018. the stories behind 'gone now'. October 11, 2020. YouTube.
- Web site: bleachers. March 28, 2018. about: "goodbye". October 11, 2020. YouTube.
- Web site: bleachers. October 23, 2017. Bleachers - I Miss Those Days (Tour Video). October 11, 2020. YouTube.
- Web site: Sodomsky . Sam . Bleachers: Gone Now . 2024-02-28 . Pitchfork . en-US.
- News: Coscarelli . Joe . 2017-05-24 . You May Not Know Jack Antonoff. But You Probably Love His Music. . 2024-02-28 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
- Duboff . Josh . 2017-06-15 . Misunderstand Jack Antonoff, Millennial-Pop Svengali, at Your Own Peril . 2024-02-28 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
- Web site: NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. June 12, 2017. June 9, 2017.
- Mitski, Julien Baker, MUNA and Ani DiFranco to Be Featured On Bleachers' 'Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3' Album. November 26, 2018. Billboard. November 26, 2018.
- Web site: Terrible Thrills Vol. 3 (Pre-Order). Bleachers. November 26, 2018.
