| Gone Now | ||||
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| Released | June 2, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 40:34 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Jack Antonoff | |||
| Bleachers chronology | ||||
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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.
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]
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10 [8] |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The A.V. Club | B− [11] |
| Consequence of Sound | C− [12] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [13] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [14] |
| NME | [15] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [16] |
| PopMatters | 7/10 [17] |
| Q | [18] |
| Rolling Stone |  [1] |
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]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Independent | The 30 Best Albums of 2017 | 2017 | 27 | |
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2017 | 2017 | 26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
|
| 4:24 |
| 12. | "Foreign Girls" | Antonoff |
| 4:01 |
| Total length: | 40:34 | |||
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| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released |
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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]
Unless otherwise indicated, all tracks are performed by Bleachers. [31]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Married" (performed by Mitski) | |
| 2. | "Mickey Mantle Comes Alive" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody Lost Somebody" (performed by Julien Baker) | |
| 2. | "Goodmorning After a Breakup / Vietnam Documentary" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Foreign Girls" (performed by Ani DiFranco) | |
| 2. | "And, Nothing Is You" |
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