Strange Desire

I really like this album and was looking forward to hearing it on vinyl. I got the clear vinyl during the recent Amazon versus Walmart vinyl price wars. The clear vinyl looks gorgeous. Unfortunately, the sound is terrible. The only thing that sounds clear is the vocals. The instruments and everything else is a muddled, distorted mess. Totally disappointing.Two stars because of the visual appeal and because the album doesn't suck....... unfortunately, this pressing does.

I heard these guys on the car radio and ordered the CD as soon as I at my destination! The entire album is truly worth a listen. Alternative is a good category for this music but it is more. One thing I really like about this album is it flows so well from song to song. It is truly an "album" leading you from song to song and even the last song flowing to the first on again when the CD repeats. If you've heard "I wanna get better" on the radio you will find some of the same energy and feel on other songs , you won't feel dubbed into buying music that doesn't sound like what made you like them in the first place. Some music feel of the 80's and 90's in the right ways, yes you'll wanna move your feet. Wild Heart will haunt you more than once as you listen through but Rollercoaster and Reckless Love will take you away. This among a handful of other artist have brought me back to the radio hoping to hear other new, truly new good music

I listened to this album once before I decided to buy it on vinyl and I couldn't be happier. It came on time and in perfect condition. It is a clear pressing, which is always sick! Jack Antonoff is an amazing song writer and producer. He puts his heart and soul into this record and for a debut, it's incredible. I will forever be a Bleachers fan now. Every song is better than the last, because it starts strong and ends strong, like a perfect record should. The 80's love song feel to ever amazing song grabs you and pulls you into the music. After listening to Strange Desire I have a better understanding of the concept of love and what it feels like to love and lose, or to be able to put your self out there for all to see. Jack Antonoff made an incredible record and I thank him for making me a fan of his music and love.

It's very unfortunate that many of these new pressings are made with double gatefold even though they are single disc albums. They are pressed this way so the manufacturer doesn't have to have a different process for single vs double albums but it seems pretty wasteful of material.Not only does the unnecessary double gatefold take up more space in my collection, I have to put an outer sleeve on it to keep it tidy and from flopping around. So we are wasting the material itself by doubling up the gatefold and wasting a plastic sleeve which I normally wouldn't use for a new pressing like this.I realize that perhaps there is an efficiency in the manufacturing process because of this system but it seems pretty wasteful and pointless on the consumer end. I don't want to have to waste plastic and lose storage space so the manufacturer can save a few pennies per single disc pressing.Great album tho, Jack is the man!

So originally when I ordered this I thought that the black pressing was coming in. Nope, it's clear but I was pleasantly surprised. I saw a review saying that it sounded terrible. While I get that it might not be the most amazing sounding vinyl pressing, and for the audiophiles it is "terrible", for those who aren't too crazed about it sounding absolutely perfect it is a good pressing. Do I have records that sound better? Yes. Is this pressing really cheap for the beautiful pressing? Also yes. Not every record you own has to sound absolutely perfect. For a collector like me I realize you win some and you lose some. It's a cute record, love the band, cool collector item. Not perfect by any means but I am happy to have it in my collection. 4 stars.

BABY GOYA AND THE NUCLEAR WINTER! Yahoo! Love this CD and the sound of this extraordinary band. Intro to them from the film, HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS. Really think that this band would do better with the name from that film, but I suppose there is some licensing issues with the film's producers that make that too expensive. Perhaps we could create a 'crowd funding program' to make that happen, because I can see a future on Colbert, Fallon,Meyers, and Cordon, if they could make the change. Highly, highly recommend this group and eagerly awaiting the CD that features DANCE, RASCAL DANCE from the film. Real dance music in the electronic rock niche.

Excellent music if you grew up in the '80s as a kid. This album truly represents the coming of age movies that are inspired by John Hughes and used in today's modern movies. I enjoy the upbeat, optimistic tempo of the music and it's pop sounding vibe. These guys really know how to rock and you have you check out their music videos, such imagination!

Perfect! Seriously love it, I cant remember the last time I said this about an album, individual songs yes, but liking a whole album, that's rare nowadays. Also the first full album I have bought since forever. Awesome job Jack!My favs are Rollercoaster & Shadow, but they are all good.

I don't buy many albums without hearing them, but, feeling a bit let down by the solo Nate Ruess album, I decided to take a chance on fellow fun member Jack Antonoff's Bleachers project, and boy was I impressed! It is indeed a great, uplifting album, nice and loud, strong on bass and drums, with some pretty catchy songs to boot. It kicks off nicely with "Wild Heart" and just gets better as the album progresses. There is one duff track, "I'm ready to move on" which features Yoko Ono, but just skip this, as other reviewers have already said, it is pretty dire. Otherwise, a great album and I shall look forward to another one hopefully.

Love the album. Really disappointed with the product. Replacement record arrived because 1st one was properly mis-shapen. 2nd one is exactly the same.

Big 80s inspired pop songs. I love every track. You'll have them on repeat.

Never heard of them before and play it regularly!

Heard part of a track on a TV show - and bought the album! Great choice and I love it.