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Jun 1, 2017His most accomplished to date. On the proper follow-up to Strange Desire, Antonoff is more sonically self-assured and conceptually mission-driven, weaving together a 12-song cycle--inspired by the heartbreaking death of his sister, Sarah, from brain cancer when he was 18.
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Jun 15, 2017Though it's hard to believe it's possible, Antonoff shares even more of himself on Gone Now than on Bleachers' debut, and it makes for some of his most immersive and satisfying music yet.
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Jun 14, 2017These are grand-scaled electro-rock anthems that recall the fist-pumping likes of Arcade Fire and Bruce Springsteen even as they confess to an introvert’s anxieties.
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Jun 6, 2017Gone Now proves he should be recognised as more than a writing partner or producer to the stars, but one of the stars himself.
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Jun 8, 2017Altogether, Gone Now remains a slightly uneven affair, despite the earworms that will be stuck with its listeners all summer and beyond. But these hits are poised to outweigh its misses.
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Jun 1, 2017Bleachers' second LP exudes a kind of afflicted bliss, anthemic Eighties pop and R&B impressions built from the harried, diaristic isolation that era's Top 40 only allowed in at the margins.
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Jun 1, 2017Those who got on board with Strange Desire should have no problem connecting with the deep feels and big pop choruses that propel Gone Now.
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Jun 2, 2017While Gone Now features a few cuts that are much more piercing than you might expect, it doesn’t quite go all the way.
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Jun 2, 2017By aiming for the textbook definition of a big-picture pop album, Antonoff has ended up with the epitome of a vanity project: an album that revolves entirely around one person, made more enjoyable the less you expect from it.
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Q MagazineJun 6, 2017It can get a bit overly conceptual, but Gone Now is so irresistibly joyful that it can be forgiven. [Aug 2017, p.100]
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Jun 5, 2017We have Gone Now, which alternates in black-and-white fashion between intriguing and utterly flavorless.
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Jun 1, 2017Gone Now makes it clear that he knows his way around a chorus--he often jumps right into them at the start of songs--but verses are strained and general while impulses are too often freely indulged, rather than examined and pulled apart in the hopes of building something that looks more like innovation than imitation.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 66 out of 74
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Mixed: 4 out of 74
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Negative: 4 out of 74
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