Bleachers Release New Album ‘Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night’
Jack Antonoff’s indie-pop band, Bleachers, has released their highly anticipated third studio album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. The album is their first release since 2017’s Gone Now. The ten-track album features collaborations with Lana Del Rey and Bruce Springsteen.
Antonoff is a gifted singer, songwriter, and producer. He has a long catalog of female musicians he has worked with, ranging from Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Taylor Swift, St. Vincent, and Clairo. Antonoff hails from New Jersey; therefore, it came as no surprise that he would collaborate with The Boss, (Springsteen), who also hails from New Jersey. The fellow New Jerseyans came together with “chinatown,” a song Antonoff reveals came from an intense period of darkness and hope. He also adds that the track sounds like a place he came from. When listening to the record, fans can hear the influence The Boss has on Antonoff’s production.
As with any album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night grapples with many themes ranging from faith, desperation, loss, and grief. Antonoff spoke with NME when breaking down the album and shared, “It’s that moment when you’re at the end of something, but you’re not at the beginning of something else yet, and all the hope that’s on the other side. The record concerns all the anxiety and frustration of trying to break through”.
the third bleachers album ‘take the sadness out of saturday night’ is officially out. my heart and soul. https://t.co/bDjm3yDr18
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) July 30, 2021
Antonoff also stated that this album is different compared to his previous two albums with Bleachers. His sister, Sarah, tragically died of brain cancer when she was just thirteen. After such an unimaginable loss, Antonoff revealed that he “felt so obsessive about looking at the different angles of those stories, and that caused him to have to relive some trauma to go back and tell certain stories… but this album is literally trying to break down this door and move into it a new zone.”
I’m suing jack antonoff for false advertising! how dare you title an album ‘take the sadness out of saturday’ & release some of the most depressing songs I’ve ever heard ☹️‼️
— andie 🍅 (@dareyouwantmore) July 30, 2021
Fans have taken to social media to share their emotions after hearing the record.
jack antonoff when he made take the sadness out of saturday night pic.twitter.com/YokupQFxHS
— deb 🍅 (@minimalismist) July 30, 2021
take the sadness out of saturday night by bleachers deserves album of the year. I said what I said.
— Jaime🧣 (@jaimsanchz) July 30, 2021
Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers has delivered its strongest record to date. Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is available on all major music platforms. Be sure to stream on Apple Music and Spotify.
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