The Bleachés

The Bleachés, pronounced ‘bleeshays’ are an alternative rock band from Manchester, formed in 2016. The band consists of Chloé Sancho (vocals, guitar), Adam Hutchinson (guitar, organ), Jake Hutchinson (guitar), Josh Yeung (bass) and James McGraw (percussion).

The group formed after Chloé moved to the UK from France and met Adam, the pair began playing open mics together, blending a mix of covers and original songs. The duo began to write and record songs at home together, soon realising they wanted to start a band and progress from the open mic scene. Adam’s brother Jake soon joined on guitar, Josh replied to an ad for a bass player and friend Liam Farr stepped in on drums for the first few shows, who was later replaced by James in 2017.

One of their early shows were described by The Afterword, “Clearly in thrall to the Brian Jonestown Massacre, they’re a bit ramshackle but in a good way...they get a proper psychedelic, garagey racket going and they whip up some nice choppy guitar riffs that should stand them in good stead. I like them.”

After supporting a number of touring bands such as - Os Mutantes, Elephant Stone, Tracy Bryant & Flyying Colours, The Bleachés recorded and released their debut EP – “Easter Island” in May 2018. The six track EP was recorded across two studios in Manchester by two friends Billy Morley & Alex Burnett-Scott. The tracks blend between hazy, melodic jams to upbeat garage rock, with Chloe’s soothing vocals entwined throughout.