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10.0
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DIY
Nothing short of remarkable
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10.0
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10.0 |
Dork
A gorgeously tender return to form for the band
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
‘Bleachers’ as an album symbolises the full-throttle shift from solo voice to its current form of ensemble unity; a band of six-talented musicians entering their most monumental era yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
The producer's omnipresence in the pop space has left some listeners weary – but album four features some of their best material yet
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7.4
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7.4 |
Northern Transmissions
Bleachers is somewhat incohesive but charming — and, at the very least, it’s interesting to see what pop’s buzziest and busiest producer wants to do when he’s unencumbered by the creative process of a different singer
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7.0
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All Music
Bleachers occasionally borders on indulgent, but its tangents and loose ends are part and parcel of Antonoff's process - and part of what makes it such a complete self-portrait
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The fourth, self-titled Bleachers record doesn’t veer too far from their previous LPs
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7.0
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musicOMH
The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness Jack Antonoff has made an album full of lushly produced, saxophone-drenched pop-rock anthems
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7.0
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PopMatters
Bleachers finds its primary strength in its serenity. Gentle moments of introspection about love’s redemptive power illuminate some of the brightest moments
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6.4
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Pitchfork
On his fourth solo album, Jack Antonoff and his band keep writing their own version of the rock’n’roll myth. It’s clever, empathetic, and still a bit clunky
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6.4
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6.4 |
Paste Magazine
On his fourth record and first album under a new label, the divisive musician maintains his brand as a maker of big, broad pop-rock anthems
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6.0
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The Independent
Antonoff’s many influences fight against one another on this interesting but ultimately confused project
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6.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Bleachers’ self-titled fourth album embraces their signature goofiness in muted vibrance
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6.0
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Exclaim
Bleachers is agreeable and safe, but there's a fumbling listlessness to the whole thing, a lack of dynamism that makes it fade into white noise
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5.0
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5.0 |
Uncut
Moody shades of The National and Tunnel Of Love-era Springsteen abound, though the whole thing never quite manages to fully convince. Print edition only
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5.0
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The Irish Times
A disengaged vibe, unnecessary sax solos and a heavy leaning on influences weight this album down
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Observer
The New Jersey-born superproducer of Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and more can’t quite capture the same magic with his own band
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3.0
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3.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Bleachers is rarely bad in a functional sense. Despite the lack of personality, it is shined to a sheen and can occasionally eek out a gesture at why this aping would’ve been so compelling to conduct in the first place
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