the 1975

a less dramatic version of "if i believe you", i suppose.
i'm playing it on a loop.

it's maybe a little too obviously a sequel of "if i believe you" but given that that's the best song of all time i am not complaining

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvKbAOMoNWA

This one is probably my favorite out of the four new songs.

Clever bastards.

questlove on the drums or?

November 30 seems so far away.

I get why people are referencing "if I believe you" but this has a totally different feel for me, it's much more live-sessiony in a way that stands in contrast to IIBY's studio perfection, more jazzy, I fuck with it tho. that said I'm surprised it's made such an immediate impression on a couple of true heads itt, seems like more of a slow burner

I almost wish this band would make a bad song so they'd be more relatable or something

on spotify now btw

do they have any songs that are 'bad'? I can't think of any I totally dislike

only songs i didn't at least like on contact were "loving someone" and "she way out" and turns out they're both good

some of the EP songs aren't their best maybe but basically no

eric otm with the d'angelo reference.

i have 0 problem with them doing more songs like If I Believe You and showing they can be a fantastic r&b band if they really want to be anytime, and the brass arrangement is even better here. not as funny as If I Believe You but what else is?

at the risk of turricanism, how is this band not named the 1985

I would have been into this band probably a year earlier if they were called the 1985 though now I kind of like their name

New song has a great vibe, though the hook didn't get me the first listen. Suspect this is one that will grow on me

I really liked "Sex" when it came out, but since then, I haven't found any reason to be interested in these guys, so I'm kind of surprised to find myself loving "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime" so much, annoying title aside. My latest favourite entry in whatever we want to call the genre that also (to my ears) encompasses Chvrches, MUNA, Kristen Control and things like that. And yeah, the video is a delight, too.

*Kristin Kontrol

(half of that was autocorrect's fault; the rest was all me)

I'm just pissed off
Because you pied me off

i cant believe no one mentioned DILLA thats what it sounds like more than dangelo (obviously some overlap there but)

the staggered groove is a total

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL947YIBRIA

actually this one more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upeY7toe0hs

yeah, questlove's drumming on Voodoo was all dilla-inspired, so they're both apt comparisons. The horns on it are very D'Angelo, too, so I think that's where a lot of the comparison comes from

i'm also proud to say that i didn't get Sincerity is Scary at all when i first heard it but now i absolutely love it

the horns are very roy hargrove who was used on a number of soulquarian projects helmed by dilla, Common's 'Like Water For Chocolate" is actually what came to mind for me first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVzAEueUAc

oh they def pull influence from dilla

the 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKQox1ztjKA

i think matty mentioned dilla by name when talking about the drums on this song on twitter recently

the writer calling the album "snowflake computer" is the worst thing that's ever happened to me but this is a really good interview https://www.nme.com/nme-big-read-1975-2018-2382050-2

my fav photos of them from this round of press by a long shot

how are we feeling about the Pale Waves album?

i was not really sold on most of the pale waves singles but the album is pretty solid. they have a tendency to write the same sort of hooks over and over again though, album could have been trimmed a bit.

that's basically how I felt about it - it's too long and there's two songs that share the exact same melody - but I still have a tremendous amount of goodwill towards them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8TIDyreUU

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/arts/music/the-1975-matty-healy-interview.html

Matty continues to describe Notes as their 'UK nighttime album' influenced by Burial so i'm even more excited for that than i am for A Brief Enquiry

"narcissist" is kind of amazing

i'd imagine matty is very jealous he didn't write this song (assuming he didn't)

he co-wrote and co-produced it

yeah shit bangs

tour announced. lack of dates in new york and boston / east coast swing's timing makes me think they'll be playing boston calling and one of the big nyc fests

north american dates, i should say.

03-20 Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditorio Telmex ^
04-15 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre ^@
04-16 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint ^@
04-25 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater ^@
04-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre ^@
04-27 Portland, OR - Veterans Memorial Coliseum ^@
04-29 Orem, UT - UCCU Center ^@
04-30 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^@
05-02 Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^@
05-03 Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater ^@
05-04 Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre ^@
05-07 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory ^@
05-08 Chicago, IL - United Center ^@
05-11 Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brooks Amphitheatre ^@
05-12 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center ^@
05-14 Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion ^@
05-15 Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater ^@
05-18 Atlanta, GA - State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park ^@
05-19 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre ^@
05-21 Washington, DC - The Anthem ^@
06-02 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater @
06-03 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage @

^ with Pale Waves
@ with No Rome

and there's the new video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl1B7DPegc

that video hit me hard

next single is It's Not Living If It's Not With You out this thursday

i really haven't minded the drip feed approach they've taken this time, new songs monthly for a year straight (with an album half-way and another at the end) is pretty great

Do you think they'll add more dates to that tour or have another leg? I'm bummed they're not playing Calgary this time (they've played here for their past two albums) and strongly considering travelling to see them considering I haven't traveled in years

i really haven't minded the drip feed approach they've taken this time, new songs monthly for a year straight (with an album half-way and another at the end) is pretty great

if their goal with that has been to build anticipation, they've certainly got me hooked. They've released four great tracks so far, if this new one is as great as the others it could have AOTY potential

buying tick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-14ylqaQC0

Good Christ they only went ahead and created the best mid-80s pop track ever here.

<3

well this song rules

This band is unstoppable

the greatest band in the world