Arizona rock icons Jimmy Eat World are releasing a track-by-track video series titled “Bleed American Breakdown” via their official YouTube channel, illuminating their 2001 highly acclaimed album, Bleed American, with legendary producer and friend Mark Trombino.
It had been over 20 years since Mark and Jimmy Eat World set foot in a studio together, so the 25th anniversary of Bleed American seemed like perfect timing for him to get back behind the console with Jim, Rick, Tom, and Zach to discuss each song from the album that changed everything for the band, along the way unearthing fun new tidbits about the recording process and individual performances.
Filmed at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, CA, in April 2026, the videos will be released in album order. Up first is the title track, “Bleed American,” which was released on June 5, 2001, via DreamWorks Records — 25 years ago today!
Bleed American was recorded in Los Angeles, CA, in the fall of 2000 with Trombino, who had also produced the band’s first two studio albums, Static Prevails (1996) and Clarity (1999).