Bleached is an American
pop band consisting of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of
Mika Miko
Mika Miko was an American band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California. In 2004, they gained local popularity for their frenetic live performances. Featuring Victor Fandgore (Jennifer Clavin), Jet Blanca (Jenna Thornhill), Michelle Suarez, Jes ...
. The band plays a style of rock, pop,
rock and roll
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, and
indie rock
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. Bleached was established in Los Angeles in 2011. The group has released three
studio album
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s, ''
Ride Your Heart
''Ride Your Heart'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band, Bleached (band), Bleached. The album was released on April 2, 2013 through Dead Oceans.
Critical reception
''Ride Your Heart'' has been generally well-received by contemp ...
'' (2013), ''
Welcome the Worms
''Welcome the Worms'' is the second studio album
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'' (2016) and ''
Don't You Think You've Had Enough?'', all with
Dead Oceans
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, and have charted on the
''Billboard'' charts.
History
![Bleached at Tufnell Park Dome, October 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Bleached_at_Tufnell_Park_Dome%2C_October_2013.jpg)
They formed in
Echo Park
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,
Los Angeles
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,
California
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during 2011, with
Mika Miko
Mika Miko was an American band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California. In 2004, they gained local popularity for their frenetic live performances. Featuring Victor Fandgore (Jennifer Clavin), Jet Blanca (Jenna Thornhill), Michelle Suarez, Jes ...
front woman Jennifer Clavin and guitarist Jessica Clavin. Micayla Grace joined in 2014 as a live member and drummer Nick Pillot in 2016.
The band released three singles, ''Francis'', ''Carter'', and "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair", soon after their formation. Their subsequent release, a
studio album
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, ''Ride Your Heart'', was released on April 2, 2013,
by
Dead Oceans
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...
.
This album charted on the
''Billboard'' magazine Heatseekers Albums
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chart, where it peaked at No. 18.
They released, an extended play, ''For the Feel'', in 2014, from Dead Oceans. The group released another
studio album
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, ''Welcome the Worms'', on April 1, 2016,
with Dead Oceans.
The album peaked on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 15,
while it placed on the
Independent Albums
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chart at No. 46.
Members
*Jennifer Clavin – lead vocals, guitar, synth
*Jessica Clavin – lead guitar, bass
*Nick Pillot – drums, percussion
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
* ''For the Feel'' (2014, Dead Oceans)
* ''Can You Deal?'' (2017, Dead Oceans)
Singles
* ''Carter'' (2011, Art Fag Recordings)*
* ''Francis'' (2011, Post Present Medium)*
* "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair" (2011,
Suicide Squeeze
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)
Notes
: * Non-album single (single's title is not the title of a featured song)
References
External links
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All-female punk bands
Musical groups from Los Angeles
2011 establishments in California
Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups established in 2011
Dead Oceans artists
Indie rock musical groups from California
Indie pop groups from Los Angeles
Suicide Squeeze Records artists
Pop punk groups from California
Alternative rock groups from California
Garage rock groups from California
Post-punk revival music groups
Sibling musical groups
Rock music groups from California