If music were a recipe, Bleached would be a half cup early Joan Jet, a table spoon of Chuck Berry, one cup Sex Pistols, with a sprinkle of Beach Boys. Serve raw on scratchy vinyl with a side of vintage seventies punk nostalgia.
Sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin, formally of Mika Miko, serve up a less dark, but still vintage array of raw and unfiltered emotion. After Mika Miko disbanded in 2009, Jennifer pursued her education in NY studying fashion design while Jessica remained in their home town of Los Angeles rocking it out with the band Cold Showers. When Jennifer returned to LA the sisters poured everything into Bleached with their first single, Francis, released on Ooga Booga Records in 2011. That same year in July the popular single “Carter”, via ArtFag was released featuring the popular “Think of You.“
Looking back Jessie says, “Me and Jen were punk kids who weren’t taught how to play instruments. We taught ourselves how to play, out in the garage.” By the time Ride Your Heart was released in early summer of 2013 the band had a more well-structured sound and a better sense of direction. This is more obvious in For the Feel their 2014 release on Dead Oceans, where the sound is more capable, raw and matured.
The first time I heard Bleached, they felt vintage, like old dusty vinyl rediscovered. The strength and power behind the music is not shy. It’s in your face with a feel good sound that keeps you exploring the depths of what’s possible. Bleached takes you back, even if you’ve never been there before. You’d be hard pressed to hear them live, anywhere else but the streets of California. Their live shows are raw, loud and impressively disobedient. Their popularity is traditional to that of any underground punk band and they don’t seem to mind remaining hidden for a while longer.
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