I’m a big fan of Jack Antonoff as a producer, particularly his work with Lorde, Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Rey. He has a knack for playing to the strengths and wishes of each artist he works with — he doesn’t bring a “Jack Antonoff” sound to every album, but helps unearth something unexpected and great in each of those performers that doesn’t sound like anyone else.
I also liked his short-lived work with fun., the indie pop band that put him on the map in the early 2010s.
Given my affinity for that output, you’d think I’d be a fan of Bleachers, the pop band with which he has released most of his own music. I did like the band’s debut, 2014’s Strange Desire, but I haven’t listened to anything of theirs since.
Last week the band released its fourth album, self-titled, and I’m thinking maybe it’s time I gave them a closer listen.
The new record caught my attention when I stumbled upon this video for third single ‘Tiny Moves,’ which features actress (and Antonoff’s wife) Margaret Qualley dancing against the New York City skyline. I first enjoyed Qualley in the amazing HBO show The Leftovers, and most recently in the charmingly goofy Drive-Away Dolls.
Qualley is great here, and the song is good, too. It has an 80s vibe I’ve enjoyed in the other Bleachers songs I’ve heard — an “end credits of a John Hughes movie” quality that’s right up my alley.
The tiniest moves you make
The whole damn world shakes
Call it a bloodlust crisis of faith
Been changing enough for us both, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh
Watchin’ it all come down
Watch it go ’round and ’round
[Chorus]
The tiniest moves you make
Watchin’ my whole world shake
Look who’s on the edge again
On the edge again
(Woo)
[Verse 2]
Call it American football chic
Breaking your neck for no reason
The little brush right down the avenue
A tiny twist of faith will come and shake you
You can believe
[Pre-Chorus]
Woah-oh-oh
Watchin’ it all come down
Watch it go ’round and ’round
[Chorus]
The tiniest moves you make
Watchin’ my whole world shakе
Look who’s on the edge again
On thе edge again
(Woo)
[Post-Chorus]
On your own again
On your own again
What? Yeah? What?
Say, “Oh”
[Chorus]
The tiniest moves you make
Watchin’ the whole world shake
Watchin’ my whole world change
Tiniest twist of faith
Watchin’ the whole world shake
Watchin’ my whole world change
Oh, oh, oh
The tiniest moves you make
Tiniest moves you make
Watchin’ the whole world shake
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Tiniest twist of faith
The tiniest moves you make
(Let’s go, let’s go)
[Bridge]
Tiniest moves you make (Sha-la-la)
The tiniest moves you make
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la)
The tiniest twist of faith (Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
Watchin’ my whole world change
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la)
[Outro]
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la-la, la, la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la-la, la, la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la-la)
(Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la-la, la, la)
Sha-la-la, sha-la-la
Sha-la-la, sha-la, la, la
Meet Me In Montauk 
I haven’t closely followed the Bleachers either, but have generally liked what I’ve heard. This is a fun song and video.
Excited to hear more of your thoughts as you listen to Bleachers! Gone Now is my favorite of their albums, and I love how cohesive it is as a story-telling piece.
I only know The Bleachers through osmosis when I’m listening with Maddie, but I’ve liked everything she’s ever played. Qualley, meanwhile, was amazing in the mini-series Maid. Highly recommend you watch that if you’re a fan.