Gone Now | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 2, 2017 | |||
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Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Jack Antonoff | |||
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Singles from Gone Now | ||||
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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.
Artwork[edit]
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]
Reception[edit]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[8] |
Metacritic | 71/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B−[11] |
Consequence of Sound | C−[12] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[13] |
Exclaim! | 7/10[14] |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10[16] |
PopMatters | 7/10[17] |
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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]
Accolades[edit]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017
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27
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NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 2017
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26
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Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dream of Mickey Mantle" | Antonoff | 3:10 | |
2. | "Goodmorning" |
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| 3:13 |
3. | "Hate That You Know Me" |
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| 3:06 |
4. | "Don't Take the Money" |
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| 3:36 |
5. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" |
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| 3:55 |
6. | "All My Heroes" | Antonoff | Antonoff | 3:04 |
7. | "Let's Get Married" |
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| 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" |
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| 4:24 |
12. | "Foreign Girls" | Antonoff |
| 4:01 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
Notes
Personnel[edit]
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)
Charts[edit]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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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[edit]
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 3 | ||||
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Label | RCA | |||
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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]
Track listing[edit]
Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers.[31]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Let's Get Married" (performed by Mitski) | |
2. | "Mickey Mantle Comes Alive" |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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1. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" (performed by Julien Baker) | |
2. | "Goodmorning After a Breakup / Vietnam Documentary" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Foreign Girls" (performed by Ani DiFranco) | |
2. | "And, Nothing Is You" |
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