Bleachers, Claud

$36.

media release: Bleachers are set to release their highly anticipated 3^rd album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night due out July 30^th 2021 via RCA Records. In late 2020 they offered up the first taste of new music to preview the album with the release of “Chinatown” ft. Bruce Springsteen and “45”.  This music is the follow up to their critically acclaimed second album, Gone Now, which came out on June 2^nd, 2017.  The first single “Don’t Take The Money” hit #3 at Alternative Radio. Ahead of the album release, The New York Times put out a piece that called Bleachers’ new music “anthemic life-affirming pop-rock”. Bleachers, who are known for their incredible live shows,  headlined a North American tour in support of the album, which included a number of major festival dates like Sasquatch Festival, Governor’s Ball, and Firefly Music Festival. Five-time Grammy^® Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Jack Antonoff, is the creative force behind Bleachers.

Praise for Claud:

“It's just songs about being young and figuring out your identity, figuring out what you want out of relationships. And at the same time, there's this seemingly effortless sparkle to their music that gives it a real kick all the way through.” - NPR Morning Edition

“Their tender, dreamlike melodies touch on relatable coming-of-age themes like unrequited love and the vulnerability of youth, but Claud also makes room for underrepresented snippets of life and love within the young LGBTQ+ community.” - NPR Music

“..invitingly open and affably relatable bedroom pop” - NME

"..dreamy and utterly wholesome." - NYLON

"An addictive coming-of-age story" -  i-D on Super Monster

“(Soft Spot)’s lo-fi, fuzzy production lends perfectly to the singer's raw vocals, as they let their crush know that for the time being, they'll still be here, hoping for the best." - Billboard

“Detailing daydreams "Soft Spot" offers lush nostalgia and another fragment of the coming-of-age story the record is set to tell.” - The Line of Best Fit

"Soft Spot" is a warm, comforting slice of puppy-love indie-pop with more than enough textures to have you savoring the repeat listens." - The FADER

“Over a warm-toned guitar, Claud sings of dealing with the emotions behind unrequited love.” - UPROXX

"A breezy tale of unrequited love, Claud manages to spark warmth in an otherwise somber situation..." - Atwood Magazine on “Soft Spot”

".. a mellow, self-aware take on a doomed relationship with an absolute earworm of a chorus." - MTV on “Gold”

"Claud’s frustration with the ending of a relationship comes through not just in their fatigued vocal delivery, but also the misty harmonies and dream pop-esque guitar leads that float atop its striking bassline." - Consequence of Sound on “Gold”

“…it's a colourful and irreverent blast of free-thinking audio energy.” – CLASH on “Gold”