Strange Desire is the debut studio album released by Americanindie pop actBleachers, led by guitaristJack Antonoff. The album was released on July 11, 2014, throughRCA Records, and produced the singles "I Wanna Get Better", "Shadow" and "Rollercoaster".
"I Wanna Get Better" was releaseddigitally as thelead single fromStrange Desire on February 18, 2014.[10][11] It has peaked at number one on theBillboardAlternative Songs chart and number ten on theHot Rock Songs chart, becoming Bleachers' most successful single to date.[12][13] The song's music video – directed by actress and filmmakerLena Dunham, Antonoff's then girlfriend – premiered on March 27, and depicts Antonoff as a troubled therapist.[14] "Shadow" was made available for streaming on April 29,[15] before being released as the album's second single on May 6.[16][17] On May 15,Strange Desire was announced for release in July. Antonoff said the name was "the 2 words that perfectly title what this Bleachers album is as a documentation of my life as I can remember it at this point".[18] "Rollercoaster" was released as the third single on June 10[19] and was also made available upon pre-orderingStrange Desire on theiTunes Store.[20] "Like a River Runs" was made available for streaming on June 27.[21]Strange Desire was released on July 15 throughRCA Records, and was made available for streaming the following day.[22]
Following the release, the group performed at a number of festivals:Wireless,Osheaga,Lollapalooza,Outside Lands Music,Boston Calling Music andACL Music.[18] "Rollercoaster" was released to radio on September 9.[23] In late November, the group releasedStrange Desire (The Demos) forRecord Store Day Black Friday, consisting of six album demos.[24] In March and April 2015, the group embarked on a headlining US tour, dubbed Bleachers Come Alive!, with support fromJoywave andNight Terrors of 1927.[25] Following this, the band appeared atRock in Rio festival in May.[26] In June and July, the group went on a mixture of US, European and Canadian shows. In July and August, the group went on a co-headlining US tour withCharli XCX, titledCharli and Jack Do America Tour.[27] On August 12, a music video was released for "Like a River Runs".[28] The group was scheduled to go on a second leg of their tour with Charli XCX in September and October.[27] However, on August 22 it was announced that the leg had been cancelled amid creative and personal differences.[29]
Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2 is the first compilation album by American indie pop actBleachers, released on September 25, 2015, as a companion toStrange Desire.[37] The album features every song from Bleachers' debut album covered by female artists, most of which signed withRCA Records. Its title referencesTerrible Thrills, Vol. 1, a compilation album released in 2010 by Antonoff's previous bandSteel Train.[38]
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