Jack Antonoff balances collaborations with major artists while writing and producing for Bleachers, linking all his work as part of one connected creative life. He describes everyone for ten minutes as a push into a next phase, written from an “everyone-ness” perspective despite being rooted in personal experience. The album centers on shared agreement that this version of modernity is “trash,” with people craving connection and nostalgia for more analog moments. He points to rising interest in movie theaters, vinyl collecting, and concerts. In “the van,” he reflects on early road life and the touring lesson of seeing each person in the crowd as an individual. He emphasizes that his core routine—recording, writing, and playing—remains unchanged.
"“I know I'm in a minority here, but they're all connected to me and I really don't mind it,” Antonoff told NPR's Morning Edition. “In the past, I've tried to create this illusion that there was more separation, but it's all happening at the same time. There's no tension in me in that.”"
"“It's very rare that I write from the perspective of an everyone-ness,” Antonoff said ahead of this week's release. “Obviously, the album is about my personal life, but when I was writing it, I was like, 'We've never disagreed more. We've never been more torn apart.' And yet there's one core thing that everyone agrees on, which is: this version of modernity is trash. No one's having a good time.”"
"People are now craving connections and have nostalgia for a more analog time according to Antonoff. He points to increased interest in going to movie theaters, collecting vinyl and attending concerts. In “the van,” Antonoff sings about his early life on the road when he was a member of the bands Outline and Steel Train."
"“If you can find joy playing to nine people in a bar, that never leaves you,” he said. “The truth is, it doesn't matter if the studio got nicer or the venue got bigger. My life is the same as it was when I was 14 and 15, which is: I record music, I write music and I move around and play it.”"
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