Alexander William Bleeker
In 2024, Bleeker co-authored the book, Taste in Music: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians, which was listed among Pitchfork's "Best Music Books of 2024."
Early life and personal life
Bleeker was born in
New Jersey and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
He attended Ridgewood High School with two of his Real Estate bandmates,
Martin Courtney and
Matt Mondanile.
[Mushinske, Joram. "Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker talks about the band’s Ridgewood roots", The Record (Bergen County), June 11, 2018. Accessed October 17, 2018. "Founding members Martin Courtney (vocals/guitar), Matt Mondanile (guitar/vocals) and Bleeker first met in elementary school and became closer friends at George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood. '"We would all play together in basements and open mic nights at Ridgewood High School along with current Julian Lynch and other friends,' Bleeker recalls"] After graduating from high school, he studied at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.
Bleeker currently resides in Bolinas, California.
Discography
with Real Estate
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Real Estate (2009)
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Days (2011)
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Atlas (2014)
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In Mind (2017)
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The Main Thing (2020)
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Daniel (2024)
with Alex Bleeker and the Freaks
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Alex Bleeker and the Freaks (2009)
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How Far Away (2013)
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Country Agenda (2015)
Solo
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These Days (7" Group Tightener, 2010)
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From the Archives Vol. 1 (7" Modern Country Records, 2011)
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Heaven On The Faultline (Night Bloom Records, 2021)
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