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Terrible Thrills Vol. 3 #1 vinyl by Bleachers featuring Mitski + 5 years since I met Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios!

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The Terrible Thrills project was created as a concept by Jack Antonoff and his collaborators in 2010 to reimagine his band's music through the voices of a wide range of incredibly talented female artists. It began with Volume 1, with a collection of Steel Train songs reinterpreted and reshaped by some of the band's personal favorite musicians. The tradition continued with Bleachers for Volume 2, which featured new versions of Strange Desire in its entirety (which is so underrated), expanding the idea into this new chapter of his artistry.  In 2019, the project evolved again into a new format as an exclusive vinyl club series. Four songs were reimagined by incredible artists, paired with demos and alternate versions of tracks from Gone Now . It became such a unique, ever‑changing concept - one that grew over nearly a decade, adapting to each album cycle in its own way. On the band's webstore, they wrote; "The concept behind Terrible Thrills is to create a final vers...
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everyone for ten minutes by Bleachers // Album Review

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everyone for ten minutes  proves that "Bleachers is for anyone, not everyone". This record sets forth into building out - and diving deeper into - the band's lore and mythology surrounding what Bleachers is, was, and becoming. It makes it clear that this album especially is made for the people who have connected with and truly understand the ethos of all their music represents and the community they have cultivated around it.  It feels like such a powerful reflection of the stage of Jack Antonoff 's career he's in right now. With the mantra "Only my people can see me" sitting at the heart of the album, it becomes a commentary on the accessibility of artists in the age of social media and the necessity of managing that access by offering it only in short, controlled doses to the public. The dynamics of being perceived so publicly and widely by people who don't necessarily know anything about who you are or what your music stands for - but still want ...
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Cruel World by Holly Humberstone // Album Review

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Cruel World beautifully depicts the complexities of what it means to be a young woman in the modern age, facing all of the expectations and pressures that inevitably surface at this point in life. As an artist, Holly Humberstone thrives in the most introspective and honest facets of who she is and the experiences she has gone through. Instrumentally, this album is so lush in its composition, drenched in synth‑pop elements that build upon such an interesting blend of influences. The shimmering, dark fairytale aesthetics are also so central to the entirety of this album as well.  As an entire project, Cruel World really does stand among so many of the best alt‑pop records of the past decade, evoking the feelings of Melodrama by Lorde or Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers in its distinct world‑building and emotional intensity. Coincidentally, all three albums are also these artists' sophomore releases, which feels fitting, as each one captures the distinct moment they stepped deeper int...
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