Bleached
{{Short description|American pop band}}
{{Other uses|Bleach (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bleached
| image = Bleached performing at The Great Escape, May 2016.jpg
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| caption = Bleached performing at The Great Escape in May 2016.
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| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
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| years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present
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| website = {{URL|hellobleached.com}}
| current_members = Jennifer Clavin
Jessica Clavin
Spencer Lere
| past_members = Micayla Grace
Nick Pillot
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Bleached is an American pop band consisting of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko. The band plays a style of rock, pop, rock and roll, and indie rock. Bleached was established in Los Angeles in 2011. The group has released three studio albums, Ride Your Heart (2013), Welcome the Worms (2016) and Don't You Think You've Had Enough? (2019), all with Dead Oceans, and have charted on the Billboard charts.
History
File:Bleached at Tufnell Park Dome, October 2013.jpg
They formed in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California during 2011, with Mika Miko front woman Jennifer Clavin and guitarist Jessica Clavin. Micayla Grace joined in 2014 as a live member and drummer Nick Pillot in 2016.{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=Bleached : Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bleached-mn0002766601/biography |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}}{{cite journal |first=Todd |last=Martens |title=Echo Park punk band Bleached embraces life's darkness, with an almost beachy exuberance |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-ms-bleached-20160403-1-story.html |journal=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 1, 2016}}{{cite journal |first=Paul |last=Lester |title=Bleached (No 1,261) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/01/new-band-bleached |journal=The Guardian |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=May 1, 2012}}{{cite journal |first=Emily |last=McDermott |title=Bleached to the Bone |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/bleached-welcome-the-worms/ |journal=Interview |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 4, 2016}}{{cite journal |first=Rachel |last=Brodsky |title=Bleached Ditch the Surfboards on 'Super-Confident' New Album |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/12/bleached-new-album-interview/ |journal=Spin |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=December 16, 2015}}{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Young |title=Interview: Jennifer and Jessica Clavin (of Bleached) |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/interview-jennifer-and-jessica-clavin-of-bleached/ |publisher=Consequence of Sound |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=March 12, 2012}}{{cite journal |first=Jamie |last=Santiago |title=Interview with Jessica Clavin of Bleached |url=http://www.baremagazine.org/interview-with-jessica-clavin-of-bleached |journal=Bare |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=June 2, 2013}}{{cite journal |first=Cooper |last=Saver |title=Q&A with Bleached |url=http://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-bleached/ |journal=Anthem |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=March 19, 2013}}{{cite web |first=Emmett |last=Lindner |title=Interview: Talking With Jessica Clavin of Bleached |url=http://www.bloginity.com/2011/12/jessica-clavin-interview/ |publisher=Bloginity |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=December 1, 2011}}
The band released three singles, Francis, Carter, and "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair", soon after their formation. Their subsequent release, a studio album, Ride Your Heart, was released on April 2, 2013,{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=Ride Your Heart – Bleached : Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ride-your-heart-mw0002477867 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 2, 2013}} by Dead Oceans.{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Ride Your Heart by Bleached |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ride-your-heart/bleached/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}} This album charted on the Billboard magazine Heatseekers Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 18.{{cite web |author=Billboard |title=Bleached : Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bleached-mn0002766601/awards |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}} In 2014 they released an extended play, For the Feel, on Dead Oceans. The group released another studio album, Welcome the Worms, on April 1, 2016,{{cite web |first=Heather |last=Phares |title=Welcome the Worms – Bleached : Review |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-the-worms-mw0002911783 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 10, 2016 |date=April 1, 2016}} with Dead Oceans.{{cite web |author=CBS Interactive |title=Critic reviews for Welcome the Worms by Bleached |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/welcome-the-worms/bleached/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 10, 2016}} The album peaked on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 15,{{cite web|author=Billboard|title=Bleached - Chart history (Top Heatseekers Albums)|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=324|accessdate=April 13, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000334/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=324|url-status=dead}} while it placed on the Independent Albums chart at No. 46.{{cite web|author=Billboard|title=Bleached - Chart history (Independent Albums)|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=326|accessdate=April 13, 2016|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508000347/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1557231/bleached/chart?f=326|url-status=dead}}
Members
File:Jennifer Clavin of Bleached at The Great Escape, May 2016 (2).jpg
- Jennifer Clavin – lead vocals, guitar, synth
- Jessica Clavin – lead guitar, bass
- Nick Pillot – drums, percussion
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US Heat !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
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| scope="row"|Ride Your Heart
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| 18 | — |
| scope="row"|Welcome the Worms
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| 15 | 46 |
| scope="row"|Don't You Think You've Had Enough?
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| — | — |
=EPs=
- For the Feel (2014, Dead Oceans)
- Can You Deal? (2017, Dead Oceans)
=Singles=
- Carter (2011, Art Fag Recordings)*
- Francis (2011, Post Present Medium)*
- "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair" (2011, Suicide Squeeze)
Notes
: * Non-album single (single's title is not the title of a featured song)
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://hellobleached.com/}}
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Category:All-female punk bands
Category:2011 establishments in California
Category:Punk rock groups from California
Category:Musical groups established in 2011
Category:Indie rock musical groups from California
Category:Indie pop groups from Los Angeles
Category:Suicide Squeeze Records artists
Category:Pop punk groups from California
Category:Garage rock groups from California
Category:American post-punk revival music groups