Bleachers - S/T [Clear Vinyl 2 LP]

There's a rich depth to the band's sound on Bleachers laid out in bright, soulful technicolor. The album is frontman Jack Antonoff's distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life, on his position in culture, and the things he cares about. Sonically, it's sad, it's joyful, it's music for driving on the highway to, for crying to and for dancing to at weddings. There's something reassuringly touchable and concrete about its sentiment: exist in crazy times but remember what counts.