the 1975

it made me think of battles

oh man i dont like this at all.

why are they trying to sound like jet?

someone else compared it to refused and i think it’s somewhere between that and “song 2.” it extremely rules imo but i get why this would be radioactive to others

vocals kinda remind me of glassjaw

not really into this, probably the first time the idea that this band can do pretty much anything hasn't worked out for me

This sounds like Refused covering a Queens of the Stone Age song, which... I guess it could be worse as someone who grew up on Refused, QOTSA, Manson and "Song 2" — but not too long ago, Matty talking about this being their nighttime album, inspired by Burial and The Streets, stuff like that... so who really knows anything anymore?

Sounds like XTRMNTR era PRML SCRM to me.

would probably like it a lot if it did sound like XTRMNTR to me

this song has returned us to the roots of this thread.... everyone throwing out highbrow/lowbrow comparisons that build out a compelling constellation of influences

I do miss the 3rd Eye Blind phase of this band :)

This song sounds like Gregorian chants spliced with ZZ Top

Every first single this band has put out has surprised me. This one might be the most out there, and I wouldn't say I like it a lot, but I can't help but love this band for continually making music that's further and further out of what I expect. In any case, video is great

Go figure, I like the song better without the video playing at the same time.

this is...not what I was expecting

hahaha haven't heard this but Battles, Refused, QOTSA are bands I would have bet a large amount of money would have never come up in this thread

huh wow....this is unexpected. too bad Buddyhead isn't around to write about this

can't believe this is them

It's like they sat down and asked, ok, which bands have we *not* been compared to before? And then decided to sound like that.

Still waiting for their song that sounds like Jute Gyte.

huh wow....this is unexpected. too bad Buddyhead isn't around to write about this

I forget who said on Twitter that this is totally Icarus Line but they were right.

That's a fair comparison all the way down to Joe Cardamone's hair.

Not including their debut album, their lead single has always been their rock album opener:

Love Me > People > Give Yourself A Try

the comparisons that make the most sense to me are Refused and The Vines

expecting this is probably going to be their Melon Collie where they take the eclecticism to a ridiculous extreme and it's too long for its own good but the highs will be somehow worth it

I love how they've gone all in with the black hair in the video because this is supposed to be a rock video, kinda like the Beastie Boys going all-in with moustaches in Sabotage because it was supposed to be 70s-themed.

Would have been better if the 1975 went all-in with mustaches instead.

I definitely definitely definitely think everyone should listen to the song 3-5 times before watching the video. (the video is awesome tho)

this song is kinda great, def seems like 1975 to me albeit a bit rougher; the drum production, the hook ... feels very intuitive to me, as well as the fact that they're nothing if not cagey and sorta feel like grunge in 2019 is to sophistipop in 2015 or w/e so again, not surprising. lol this is the best band. matty has the best rock voice of ... anyone post cobain? is that a crazy statement?

it is crazy, but it is an amusing thought!

How many more singles and pre-release drops are we gonna get before the Feb release date, jeezus

gonna guess at least 6 more singles lol

it will be 22 tracks long so 14 would still be new by release date.

I don’t really listen to a lot of this kind of music but future of the left was the first thing I thought of

I’m sure I’ll end up loving this song

The hook that drew me in was “we don’t go outside so bring everything here”

Wow,was not expecting this but do like it.

I would have loved to do an experiment where you all heard it not knowing it was the 1975 have a gut feeling on the results

i hope they do some proggy metal shit

finally we reach agreement

as for the new single, FULL APPROVAL

Anyone see the Reading set?

(tis online bbc)

Omg this new song is so terrible it’s hilarious to see stans trying to defend it as a song.

i remain firm in my belief that this song is incredibly good

i continue to not get this band but i am fully in favour of popular music sounding uglier

I like the song, but only by the standard that it makes me feel things again so ymmv

Next single to be simultaneous Tool and Taylor Swift tribute, goes number one in ten countries.

i remain firm in my belief that this song is incredibly good

I stand by this.

wake up wake up wake up it's monday morning and we've only got a thousand of them left

I can imagine that song being fun live

ding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Y3jQzlE8g

Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens doing "TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME"

Starts around 9:20

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07m85zt

just saw them live

best band in the world!!!