Bleachers NPR Tiny Desk Concert, start of song ’91’

A month ago, Jack Antonoff once again proved his vast musical reach, revealing in an interview that none other than novelist, essayist and former cabaret singer Zadie Smith has writing credit on a track from the third album. coming from Bleachers. Now you can hear Smith’s songwriting yourself, with Antonoff debuting the new song, “91,” at Bleachers’ NPR Tiny Desk (Home) concert on July 12. Like some of the best Tiny Desks of the pandemic era, “house” isn’t quite the term for this one – Antonoff performed outside the Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan, where he recorded Take out the sadness of Saturday night (released July 30) and worked with Smith (with a small office). “It’s 91, the war is on, I watch in black, white and green / My mother is dancing as if there is no tear in the seam”, he opens the song, in a juxtaposition perfectly literary. Antonoff performed a toned down version of the song on the piano, with the support of a keyboardist and two saxophonists, but also indicated that the recorded version of the album’s opening “91” features strings arranged by Annie Clark. , aka St. Vincent, and played on violin by Warren Ellis of the Bad Seeds. In the meantime, let this performance of “91” take away the sadness of Monday afternoon and stick around for new cuts of previously released singles “Stop Making This Hurt” and “Chinatown”.