Jack Antonoff And Bruce Springsteen Head Home To Jersey On Bleachers' 'Chinatown'
Singer-songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff joined Noel King of Morning Edition to talk about his band Bleachers' new album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and the influence of home.
Jack Antonoff has become one of the most in-demand collaborators in music, with credits on the latest albums by Taylor Swift, Lorde, St. Vincent and many others. His work has taken him all over the world, but he never strays too far from his home — at least in his songwriting.
On a new album with his own project, Bleachers, Antonoff makes multiple references to his home state of New Jersey. Growing up, he felt he was in the shadow of New York City, and that struggle shows up all over his music.
"It can be kind of devastating at
