Bleachers (album)

Bleachers released their third studio album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, in July 2021.{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=July 30, 2021 |title=Bleachers: "This album is about wanting to hold joy, and not understanding why you can't" |url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/bleachers-jack-antonoff-cover-interview-2021-take-the-sadness-out-of-saturday-night-3006942 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422163657/https://www.nme.com/big-reads/bleachers-jack-antonoff-cover-interview-2021-take-the-sadness-out-of-saturday-night-3006942 |url-status=live }} On January 1, 2022, Jack Antonoff announced on Twitter that a fourth Bleachers album would be released in 2022, though no album was released that year.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-01-03 |title=A new Bleachers album is coming "this year" |url=https://diymag.com/news/new-bleachers-album-2022 |access-date=2023-11-16 |magazine=DIY |language=en |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116013338/https://diymag.com/news/new-bleachers-album-2022 |url-status=live }} In August 2023, they signed a new record deal with Dirty Hit, with their first release under the label, Live at Radio City, being released that same month.{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Jack Antonoff signs with Dirty Hit, announces new venture with The 1975 manager Jamie Oborne |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-antonoff-signs-with-dirty-hit-announces-new-venture-with-the-1975-manager-jamie-oborne-3486106 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517123407/https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-antonoff-signs-with-dirty-hit-announces-new-venture-with-the-1975-manager-jamie-oborne-3486106 |url-status=live }}

"Modern Girl" was released as the lead single to Bleachers on September 20, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Bleachers return with new single 'Modern Girl' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bleachers-return-with-new-single-modern-girl-3501228 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=NME}} It peaked at number five on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart and number six on the Alternative Airplay chart, charting for 20 weeks each.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleachers/chart-history/aaa/|title=Bleachers – Chart History: Triple A Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2024|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222173750/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleachers/chart-history/aaa/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleachers/chart-history/mrt/ |title=Bleachers – Chart History: Alternative Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222173740/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bleachers/chart-history/mrt/ |url-status=live }} The second single, "Alma Mater", was released on November 15, featuring uncredited guest vocals and writing credits by American singer Lana Del Rey. The album was officially announced the same day.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-15 |title=Bleachers Announce New Album, Share "Alma Mater" Featuring Lana Del Rey: Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2242812/bleachers-alma-mater-feat-lana-del-rey/music/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} It was followed by the third single, "Tiny Moves", on January 17, 2024, with an accompanying music video starring Antonoff and his spouse, Margaret Qualley.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bleachers-margaret-qualley-video-new-single-tiny-moves-3572559 |title=Bleachers share video for new single 'Tiny Moves' starring Margaret Qualley |date=January 18, 2024 |website=NME |last=Ordonez |first=Eli |access-date=January 19, 2024}} The fourth and final single, "Me Before You", was released on February 22, which is according to Antonoff, a soft, "Streets of Philadelphia"–style song about the personal growth needed to begin a meaningful relationship, contrasting Antonoff's historical emotional drama with his contentment at Qualley asking him when he will be home for dinner.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/24/criticism-doesnt-keep-me-up-at-night-superproducer-jack-antonoff-on-his-haters-and-taylor-swifts-greatness |title='Criticism doesn't keep me up at night': superproducer Jack Antonoff on his haters – and Taylor Swift's greatness |date=November 24, 2023 |website=The Guardian |last=Hunt |first=Elle |access-date=November 24, 2023}}

Bleachers was released on March 8, 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Powers |first1=Ann |last2=Cills |first2=Hazel |date=March 8, 2024 |title=New Music Friday: The best albums out March 8 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1197959230/new-music-friday-best-albums-march-8 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |publisher=NPR |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517120908/https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1197959230/new-music-friday-best-albums-march-8 |url-status=live }} The 22-track deluxe edition was released on May 17.{{cite web |url=https://star991hawaii.iheart.com/featured/mike-jones/content/2024-05-15-bleachers-is-putting-out-a-deluxe-edition-of-their-latest-album-on-friday/ |title=Bleachers Is Putting Out A Deluxe Edition Of Their Latest Album On Friday! |date=May 15, 2024 |publisher=Star 99.1 |last=Jones |first=Mike |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517120908/https://star991hawaii.iheart.com/featured/mike-jones/content/2024-05-15-bleachers-is-putting-out-a-deluxe-edition-of-their-latest-album-on-friday/ |url-status=live }} It includes the extra original songs "I Am in Your Hands", "The Backwards Heart", "Question Mark", "The Big Bad Turnpike Ghost", "Margo", and "Drug Free America"; original demo recording of "Alma Mater"; and an acoustic version of "Self Respect".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bleachers-deluxe/1743806922|title=Bleachers (Deluxe) by Bleachers|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=May 17, 2024}}

Antonoff wrote Bleachers with themes of love, loss, grief, contentment, marriage, and maturity, mostly based on his personal thoughts and experiences, influenced by the death of his sister, bad relationship experiences, childhood trauma, and his relationship with his wife.

Antonoff stated that he wanted to "explore how to make room in his life for more than his defining losses" and to "paint a more peaceful and mature picture of love". He stated, "The most inspiring thing is when you meet someone and you truly just want for them to be so happy. It's not simple. It's huge, it's controversial and it's wild, but it's simple in how easy it is".

Antonoff said about the process of making the album:

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"In my past three albums, I felt very obsessed with the past and the future. I was deeply imagining things from before and things that could happen. But somewhere along the way, I just started only thinking about right now. This album feels like you're sitting in a room with me right now. It's definitely a new time for Bleachers because it feels like, things are really present, and that things are exciting and opening up for us.

There's always a fear in me that makes me want to make an album. I find myself scared of what was going to happen in my life, of who I would be, and where I would go. On this album, I felt terrified to enter a new phase of my life and also scared that it would mean that I wouldn't be able to take the people who I've lost with me. Which isn't true, because you can take them with you and still grow. This record is all about overcoming that fear".{{cite web |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/features/jack-antonoff-on-embracing-the-present-its-definitely-a-new-time-for-bleachers-interview-2024/ |title=Jack Antonoff On Embracing The Present: "It's Definitely A New Time For Bleachers" |date=March 8, 2024 |website=Billboard Philippines |last=Saulog |first=Gabriel |access-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308180313/https://billboardphilippines.com/music/features/jack-antonoff-on-embracing-the-present-its-definitely-a-new-time-for-bleachers-interview-2024/ |url-status=live }}

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{{Music ratings

| ADM = 6.6/10{{cite web |title=Bleachers by Bleachers Reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13886/Bleachers-Bleachers.aspx |publisher= AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=March 20, 2024 }}

| MC = 68/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Bleachers |website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/bleachers/bleachers/critic-reviews |access-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308134425/https://www.metacritic.com/music/bleachers/bleachers/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Phares |first=Heather |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Bleachers by Bleachers |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bleachers-mw0004145065 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=AllMusic |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308055605/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bleachers-mw0004145065 |url-status=live }}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 9/10{{Cite news |last=Hague |first=Lauren |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Bleachers – Bleachers |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/bleachers-bleachers/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=Clash |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308001727/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/bleachers-bleachers/ |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Tipple |first=Ben |date=March 8, 2024 |title=BLEACHERS – BLEACHERS REVIEW |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/bleachers-bleachers |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=DIY }}

| rev4 = The Independent

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Bleachers review: Self-titled album from Jack Antonoff's band feels like an experiment gone awry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/bleachers-review-jack-anotonff-hey-joe-lana-b2508131.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=The Independent }}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5score = 6/10{{Cite news |last=Khuttapan |first=Tanatat |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Bleachers' self-titled fourth album embraces their signature goofiness in muted vibrance |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/bleachers-bleachers-signature-goofiness-in-muted-vibrance |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=The Line of Best Fit |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308144302/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/bleachers-bleachers-signature-goofiness-in-muted-vibrance |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = MusicOMH

| rev6score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=John |date=March 7, 2024 |title=The Hardest Working Man In Showbusiness Jack Antonoff has made an album full of lushly produced, saxophone-drenched pop-rock anthems |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bleachers-bleachers |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=MusicOMH |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308184451/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/bleachers-bleachers |url-status=live }}

| rev7 = NME

| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Bleachers review: self-awareness and sax appeal from Jack Antonoff-led project |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bleachers-review-jack-antonoff-3595341 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=NME |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308050815/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bleachers-review-jack-antonoff-3595341 |url-status=live }}

| rev8 = Paste

| rev8score = 6.4/10

| rev9 = Pitchfork

| rev9score = 6.4/10{{Cite web |last=Shoup |first=Brad |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Bleachers: Bleachers Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bleachers-bleachers/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308053112/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bleachers-bleachers/ |url-status=live }}

| rev10 = PopMatters

| rev10score = 7/10{{Cite news |last=Carroll |first=Rachel |date=March 7, 2024 |title=JACK ANTONOFF SEARCHES FOR BLEACHERS ON BLEACHERS |url=https://www.popmatters.com/bleachers-bleachers-album-2024 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=PopMatters |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307192242/https://www.popmatters.com/bleachers-bleachers-album-2024 |url-status=live }}

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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled 18 reviews and gave Bleachers an average of 6.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Lucy Gibbons of The Boar praised the concept and the sound of the album, calling it "a colourful album with a song for every occasion".{{Cite news |last=Gibbons |first=Lucy |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Bleachers Self-Titled Review: Jack Antonoff triumphs again |url=https://theboar.org/2024/03/bleachers-review/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=The Boar |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308000505/https://theboar.org/2024/03/bleachers-review/ |url-status=live }} Lauren Hague of Clash called the album an entrance for "their most monumental era yet", praising the band's shift from "solo voice" to the current form of "ensemble unity".

Sam Rosenberg of Paste called the album "handsomely crafted" and offers "a consistently pleasant" listen, yet "ultimately hollow" and never offers "a transcendent" listen.{{Cite news |last=Rosenberg |first=Sam |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Jack Antonoff and His Band Play It Safe on Bleachers |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/bleachers/jack-antonoff-and-his-band-play-it-safe-on-bleachers |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=Paste |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308000213/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/bleachers/jack-antonoff-and-his-band-play-it-safe-on-bleachers |url-status=live }} In a review for PopMatters, Rachel R. Carroll claimed this album saw the band settle into "a cohesive sense of artistry" but still without reaching "a clear resolution", calling Bleachers the band's "most cohesive project to date". Neive McCarthy of Dork called the album a "gorgeously tender return to form for the band".{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Neive |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Bleachers is a gorgeously tender return to form for the band |url=https://readdork.com/albums/bleachers-bleachers/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=Dork |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317000826/https://readdork.com/albums/bleachers-bleachers/ |url-status=live }}

Many publications saw Bleachers influenced by Bruce Springsteen's work, whom Antonoff has proclaimed as his idol many times, having worked together on "Chinatown", one of the dual lead singles of Bleachers' previous album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bleachers_teams_up_with_bruce_springsteen_for_new_song_chinatown|title=Bleachers Gets Bruce Springsteen for New Song "chinatown"|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|website=Exclaim!|date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183542/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bleachers_teams_up_with_bruce_springsteen_for_new_song_chinatown|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |date=March 8, 2024 |title=Bleachers review — Jack Antonoff's band blend New York indie-rock with Bruce Springsteen |url=https://www.ft.com/content/83c9e27d-6fed-4f5c-9bd5-ae19c31ddc26 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=Financial Times |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308131359/https://www.ft.com/content/83c9e27d-6fed-4f5c-9bd5-ae19c31ddc26 |url-status=live }}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bleachers track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = I Am Right on Time

| length1 = 3:32

| writer1 = {{Hlist|Jack Antonoff|Patrik Berger}}

| extra1 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title2 = Modern Girl

| length2 = 3:43

| writer2 = {{hlist|Antonoff|Evan Smith}}

| extra2 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title3 = Jesus Is Dead

| length3 = 3:10

| writer3 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra3 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title4 = Me Before You

| length4 = 3:24

| writer4 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title5 = Alma Mater

| length5 = 3:30

| writer5 = {{hlist|Antonoff|Lana Del Rey}}

| extra5 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger|Del Rey}}

| title6 = Tiny Moves

| length6 = 3:48

| writer6 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title7 = Isimo

| length7 = 3:23

| writer7 = Antonoff

| extra7 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title8 = Woke Up Today

| writer8 = Antonoff

| length8 = 2:31

| extra8 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title9 = Self Respect

| writer9 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Florence Welch}}

| length9 = 4:14

| extra9 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Welch}}

| title10 = Hey Joe

| length10 = 1:55

| writer10 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Aaron Dessner}}

| extra10 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title11 = Call Me After Midnight

| length11 = 3:15

| writer11 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Sam Dew|Kevin Abstract|Romil Hemnani|Ryan Beatty}}

| extra11 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger|Abstract|Hemnani}}

| title12 = We Are Going to Know Each Other Forever

| length12 = 3:02

| writer12 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra12 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title13 = Ordinary Heaven

| length13 = 5:12

| writer13 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger|Mark Spears}}

| extra13 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| title14 = The Waiter

| length14 = 3:23

| writer14 = Antonoff

| extra14 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| total_length = 48:02

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bleachers {{nobold|– Deluxe edition}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = I Am in Your Hands

| writer15 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra15 = Antonoff

| length15 = 3:47

| title16 = The Backwards Heart

| writer16 = Antonoff

| extra16 = Antonoff

| length16 = 4:06

| title17 = Question Mark

| writer17 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra17 = Antonoff

| length17 = 1:48

| title18 = The Big Bad Turnpike Ghost

| writer18 = Antonoff

| extra18 = Antonoff

| length18 = 2:33

| title19 = Margo

| writer19 = Antonoff

| extra19 = Antonoff

| length19 = 3:08

| title20 = Alma Mater

| note20 = from the day it was written

| writer20 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Del Rey}}

| extra20 = Antonoff

| length20 = 2:34

| title21 = Drug Free America

| writer21 = Antonoff

| extra21 = Antonoff

| length21 = 4:33

| title22 = Self Respect

| note22 = Acoustic

| writer22 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Welch}}

| extra22 = Antonoff

| length22 = 2:24

| total_length = 72:55

}}

{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = I Am in Your Hands

| writer15 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra15 = Antonoff

| length15 = 3:47

| title16 = The Backwards Heart

| writer16 = Antonoff

| extra16 = Antonoff

| length16 = 4:06

| title17 = Question Mark

| writer17 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra17 = Antonoff

| length17 = 1:48

| title18 = The Big Bad Turnpike Ghost

| writer18 = Antonoff

| extra18 = Antonoff

| length18 = 2:33

| total_length = 60:16

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{{Track listing

| headline = Bleachers {{nobold|– Alternative cover vinyl edition}}{{cite web|url=https://store.dirtyhit.co.uk/release/427369-bleachers-bleachers-alternative-cover-1-double-vinyl|title=Bleachers Alternative Cover 1 Double Vinyl|publisher=Dirty Hit Official Store|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115172714/https://store.dirtyhit.co.uk/release/427369-bleachers-bleachers-alternative-cover-1-double-vinyl|archive-date=November 15, 2023|url-status=live}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = I Am in Your Hands

| writer15 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Berger}}

| extra15 = Antonoff

| length15 = 3:47

| title16 = Margo

| writer16 = Antonoff

| extra16 = Antonoff

| length16 = 3:08

| title17 = Alma Mater

| note17 = from the day it was written

| writer17 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Del Rey}}

| extra17 = Antonoff

| length17 = 2:34

| title18 = Drug Free America

| writer18 = Antonoff

| extra18 = Antonoff

| length18 = 4:33

| total_length = 62:04

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{{Track listing

| headline = Bleachers {{nobold|– Japan exclusive edition}}{{cite web|url=https://cdsvinyljapan.com/products/4988031624937|title=Bleachers - Bleachers - Japan Mini LP CD|publisher=CDs Vinyl Japan Store|access-date=March 20, 2024|archive-date=March 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320220316/https://cdsvinyljapan.com/products/4988031624937|url-status=live}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = Self Respect

| note15 = Demo

| writer15 = {{Hlist|Antonoff|Welch}}

| extra15 = Antonoff

| length15 = 2:24

| total_length = 50:26

}}

Bleachers

• Jack Antonoff – vocals, drums, Juno, programming, Moog, Mellotron, electric guitars, Polysix, acoustic guitar, bells, piano, M1, vocoders, percussion, upright bass, CP-80, whistle, glockenspiel, bass, cello, mixing, centerfold photo
• Mikey Freedom Hart – Juno, B3 organ, backing vocals, piano, synthesizers, vibraphone, guitars, marimba, French horn, Fender Rhodes, engineering assistance
• Sean "Hutch" Hutchinson – drums, percussion, drum programming, backing vocals, engineering assistance
• Michael "Riddles" Riddleberger – drums, percussion, backing vocals, engineering assistance
• Evan Smith – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, Juno, synthesizers, backing vocals, programming, engineering assistance
• Zem Audu – saxophone, synthesizers, backing vocals, engineering assistance

Additional musicians

• Patrik Berger – programming, OP-1, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, upright bass, backing vocals, Juno, Mellotron, bottle, accordion, slide guitar, Moog (tracks 1–6, 8–12)
• Lana Del Rey – vocals (track 5)
• Margaret Qualley – talking (track 11)
• Bartees Strange – electric guitars, backing vocals, drums, Moog, Polysix, M1 (tracks 1, 5, 6)
• Florence Welch – vocals (track 9)
• Sam Dew – vocals (tracks 6, 9, 11–14)
• Clairo – vocals (tracks 4–6)
• Annie Clark – vocals (track 1)
• Claud – talking, vocals (tracks 3, 10, 11)
• Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet (track 11)
• Bobby Hawk – violin (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
• Matty Healy – piano (track 10)
• Oli Jacobs – backing vocals (track 6)
• Rodney Mullen – talking (track 13)

Technical

• Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
• Laura Sisk – mixing, engineering
• Oli Jacobs – engineering
• Jack Manning – engineering assistance
• Lauren Marquez – engineering assistance
• Jon Sher – engineering assistance
• Jesse Solon Snider – engineering assistance
• Rémy Dumelz – engineering assistance
• Joey Miller – engineering assistance
• Jozef Caldwell – engineering assistance
• Carl Bespolka – engineering assistance
• David Hart – engineering assistance

Visuals

• Alex Lockett – photography
• Samuel Burgess-Johnson – artwork, creative direction
• Patricia Villirillo – creative direction
• Ed Blow – creative direction

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Category:Bleachers (band) albums

Category:Dirty Hit albums

Category:Pop rock albums by American artists

Category:Indie pop albums by American artists