Bleachers

Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)

Tracks played

• you and forever — played 2026-02-26
• the van — played 2026-04-09
• i'm not joking — played 2026-05-07

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Bleachers — you and forever

Played: 2026-02-26

Bleachers — the van

Played: 2026-04-09 (Set 6 — Pop into punk run)

Bleachers is the project of Jack Antonoff. Known primarily as a producer (Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey), Bleachers is where Antonoff writes for himself — maximalist pop with a Springsteen-influenced emotional scale. Sits here as a moment of brightness and forward momentum before the final punk run.

Bleachers — i'm not joking

Played: 2026-05-07 (Segment 6) (TikTok)

Jack Antonoff's band Bleachers. Antonoff is one of the most successful pop producers of the past decade — Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and others — but did not work on Taylor Swift's most recent album, breaking a long run. "i'm not joking" is a single from Everyone for Ten Minutes (due May 22, 2026). Antonoff plays harpsichord and Dobro. The track recalls Seventies commercial lite rock and Neil Young's "Down by the River." Placement: opens Segment 6 with melodic clarity after the electronic section's intensity — the Antonoff context provides immediate cultural shorthand without requiring explanation.

• TikTok angle: Jack Antonoff didn't produce Taylor Swift's new album — first time in years. Instead this Bleachers track (from Everyone for Ten Minutes, out May 22), on which he plays harpsichord and Dobro, sounds like "Neil Young at a house party." Delivery: dry, slight amusement on the harpsichord detail, "before it's everywhere" as the follower hook.