Self-titled albums are the traditional way for a musical act to introduce themselves. So what are we to make of Bleachers’ fourth and self-titled album? Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says it signals that “Bleachers” is a rebirth of sorts. Singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff offers a mature, kaleidoscopic 14 tracks, with turns into softer directions and styles. “Tiny Moves” could be on the “Pretty in Pink” soundtrack, while “Self Respect” mixes the chilliness of The National with The Killers. Antonoff mimics The 1975 in the superb “Call Me After Midnight” but the album highlight has to be the ambitious “Hey Joe,” a response to Simon & Garfunkel’s ”Mrs. Robinson.”



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