Bleached Explained
| Bleached |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Current Members: | Jennifer Clavin
Jessica Clavin
Spencer Lere |
| Past Members: | Micayla Grace
Nick Pillot |
Bleached is an American pop band consisting of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko. The band plays a style of rock, pop, rock and roll, and indie rock. Bleached was established in Los Angeles in 2011. The group has released three studio albums, Ride Your Heart (2013), Welcome the Worms (2016) and Don't You Think You've Had Enough? (2019), all with Dead Oceans, and have charted on the Billboard charts.
History
They formed in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California during 2011, with Mika Miko front woman Jennifer Clavin and guitarist Jessica Clavin. Micayla Grace joined in 2014 as a live member and drummer Nick Pillot in 2016.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The band released three singles, Francis, Carter, and "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair", soon after their formation. Their subsequent release, a studio album, Ride Your Heart, was released on April 2, 2013,[10] by Dead Oceans.[11] This album charted on the Billboard magazine Heatseekers Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 18.[12] In 2014 they released an extended play, For the Feel, on Dead Oceans. The group released another studio album, Welcome the Worms, on April 1, 2016,[13] with Dead Oceans.[14] The album peaked on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 15,[15] while it placed on the Independent Albums chart at No. 46.[16]
Members
- Jennifer Clavin – lead vocals, guitar, synth
- Jessica Clavin – lead guitar, bass
- Nick Pillot – drums, percussion
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
- For the Feel (2014, Dead Oceans)
- Can You Deal? (2017, Dead Oceans)
Singles
- Carter (2011, Art Fag Recordings)*
- Francis (2011, Post Present Medium)*
- "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair" (2011, Suicide Squeeze)
Notes
* Non-album single (single's title is not the title of a featured song)
Notes and References
- Web site: Heather . Phares . Bleached : Biography . . April 10, 2016.
- Todd . Martens . Echo Park punk band Bleached embraces life's darkness, with an almost beachy exuberance . . April 10, 2016 . April 1, 2016.
- Paul . Lester . Bleached (No 1,261) . . April 10, 2016 . May 1, 2012.
- Emily . McDermott . Bleached to the Bone . . April 10, 2016 . April 4, 2016.
- Rachel . Brodsky . Bleached Ditch the Surfboards on 'Super-Confident' New Album . . April 10, 2016 . December 16, 2015.
- Web site: Alex . Young . Interview: Jennifer and Jessica Clavin (of Bleached) . . April 10, 2016 . March 12, 2012.
- Jamie . Santiago . Interview with Jessica Clavin of Bleached . . April 10, 2016 . June 2, 2013.
- Cooper . Saver . Q&A with Bleached . Anthem . April 10, 2016 . March 19, 2013.
- Web site: Emmett . Lindner . Interview: Talking With Jessica Clavin of Bleached . . April 10, 2016 . December 1, 2011.
- Web site: Heather . Phares . Ride Your Heart – Bleached : Review . . April 10, 2016 . April 2, 2013.
- Web site: . Critic reviews for Ride Your Heart by Bleached . . April 10, 2016.
- Web site: . Bleached : Awards . . April 10, 2016.
- Web site: Heather . Phares . Welcome the Worms – Bleached : Review . . April 10, 2016 . April 1, 2016.
- Web site: . Critic reviews for Welcome the Worms by Bleached . . April 10, 2016.
- Web site: Billboard. Bleached - Chart history (Top Heatseekers Albums). Prometheus Global Media. April 13, 2016. May 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000334/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=324. dead.
- Web site: Billboard. Bleached - Chart history (Independent Albums). Prometheus Global Media. April 13, 2016. May 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000347/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=326. dead.
- Web site: Blais-Billie . Braudie . Bleached Announce New Album, Share New Song "Hard to Kill": Listen . . April 30, 2019 . April 30, 2019.
