Janelle Mon áe (2012)įrom the moment those marching drums come in, you just know this is going to be a lighters-in-the-air banger – chuck in a rousing, stadium-ready melody and a Janelle Monae feature spot, and it’s a done deal. Team work makes the dream work! Fun, ‘We Are Young’ ft. In celebration of his richly deserved gong, here are the songwriter, producer and artist’s 10 best songs: from his work in Bleachers and Fun to some of his greatest collaborations. “Great songs, great albums, last forever.” ”Hits come and go,” he once told The New York Times. It’s exactly why Jack Antonoff will be picking up the Songwriter Award at this year’s BandLab NME Awards 2022, following in the footsteps of Elton John and 2020’s Songwriter of the Decade, Robyn. Though he’s explored everything from smooth, sun-shot rap (on Abstract’s ‘ARIZONA BABY’) to stadium-baiting indie rock (Fun’s mega-banger ‘We Are Young’), Antonoff has a certain, recognisable Midas touch, with a flair for perfectly-deployed theatrical flourishes, hulking great ‘80s synths and, most importantly, a knack for digging down into the thorny depths of where an emerging song is headed. As well as making widescreen, ‘80s influenced pop under his moniker Bleachers, and playing in the currently-on-hiatus Fun, the producer and songwriter extraordinaire has helped bring some of the last decade’s greatest pop songs to life, and is a trusted collaborator with the likes of Lorde, Taylor Swift, Kevin Abstract, St Vincent and Lana Del Rey. Jack Antonoff has come a long way since his days playing in his New Jersey punk band Outline ( yes, really!) and fronting folk-tinged Warped Tour alum Steel Train.
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