the 1975

man they couldn't close-up on one of those other two guys' faces even once? not even during the sax solo?

song rules of course but the slight difference between the live & studio version is weird - the studio version has synth horns in the chorus it sounds like instead of the sax?

upon reflection this song is crazy good. i love how it’s kinda got this downbeat dramatic moroseness going on in the verses a la “somebody else” before becoming this cheesy rockefeller center vamp

I wonder if the artwork for Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America is supposed to be a nod to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot?

for some reason i put on "me" tonight

i was late
but i arrived
i'm sorry but i'd rather be getting high than watching my family die

"if you're too shy" cured my depression etc

full disclosure: i was a bit worried they were losing me with the britpop stuff

Whitney Houston + “You Get What You Give”

https://youtu.be/hAofFHPRZTE

"people" and "frail state of mind" were a bit of a dip for me but they're on another incredible run of singles again

[june 2018]
give yourself a try
love it if we made it
too time
sincerity is scary
it's not living if it's not with you
people
frail state of mind
me & you together song
the birthday party
jesus christ 2005
if you're too shy
[may 2020]

and it's just the singles

thank you kings

"frail state of mind" sounds a lot better now that we've heard so many of the surrounding tracks

it’s the single i’ve spent the least amount of time with and thus it sounds really fantastic rn

i remain a “people” truther

I was into "frail" from the beginning and it still slaps imo. honestly haven't given "people" a third listen

would probably rank the new singles

me & you
if you're too shy
jesus christ
frail state of mind
birthday party
people

"people" is great. still haven't listened to anything released after "frail" lol

i admire your restraint but please just listen to "if you're too shy" right now

I refuse!!!

amazing

hi k3v

I also liked "frail" from the start, but its refusal of any real chorus feels much more deliberate in circumstances where the following four songs they have released are each, in one way or another, massive singalong anthems.

"frail state of mind" is one of their very best tracks i think but it was kinda low-key for a single

i still think it's a limp, reheated TOOTIME and my least favorite of the new album's singles

I appreciate People for sounding like a Mclusky tribute.

with "frail state of mind" i just love that they finally took the sound of their mostly-instrumental electronic pieces like "how to draw/petrichor" and "i like it when you sleep..." and made an actual song from it, it's so gorgeous sounding

i was always a 'frail state of mind' supporter, but now with all the singles released so far it seems to me it's not the strongest one, but still amazing.
i would rank the new singles like this

if you're too shy
me & you
jesus christ
birthday party
frail state of mind
people

FKA twigs is on two songs and Phoebe Bridgers is on four (4) songs, jeez

https://theface.com/music/the-1975-takeover-matty-healy-interview-notes-on-a-conditional-form

phoebe bridgers having been a fan of them in high school is kinda confusing me because she's a year older than me and they did not have any music out when i was in high school. my first impression of them a few years after high school was they were like a tryhard landfill indie band in the vein of two door cinema club or something which couldn't have been more wrong in the end lol

That was how I saw them too hah

jesus christ you're all children

brief internet detective work suggests bridgers would've been 18 when the early eps started coming out

i only heard the stevie nicks and steve reich podcasts matty did but both are really great.
quite surprised that reich highlights 'jesus christ...' of all songs.

I was listening to "Calling All Stations" by INXS for the first time and the intro is a dead ringer for a first album style 1975 song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jw6Jw1Fqk

what is with the mix on this lol

this thread is way too long...

i would have been seeing The 1975 for the first time tonight here in Southern California. i guess i won't be having "Sex" tonight after all.

"brief internet detective work suggests bridgers would've been 18 when the early eps started coming out" yeah but I think the majority of people don't turn 18 until their senior year or after.

Am I being too hopeful if I still believe I'll see them in October?

https://youtube/LNBwBeI4HG8

Probably the best band on earth.

https://youtu.be/LNBwBeI4HG8

Looks like they got really lucky recently:

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a32360709/coronavirus-music-industry/

Artists who’ve cancelled or rescheduled tours will also be trying to save money. When a band books a run of dates, they commit to their production costs up-front. If it doesn’t go ahead, they’re still liable. The 1975, who were due to hit the road in the US this spring, sidestepped a multi million-pound bill for their North America tour by cancelling before they had booked transport and backline support. “If we were to cancel the tour on, say, the third date, those costs would have remained even though the income had disappeared,” says manager Jamie Oborne. “It would have bankrupted the band.”

Also you should all read that piece anyway.

tomorrow 'guys' will be out.
i'm going to weep so hard.

http://pilerats.com/written/get-to-know/the-1975-matt-healy-notes-on-a-conditional-form-feature-interview/

here's an interview with a bunch of track descriptions including that "shiny collarbone" is a grime track featuring dancehall singer cutty ranks

lads

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

does he mention making out with Taylor York

i dedicate this one to the posters itt who have been there since the beginning

i always wanna guys sometimes

they just released the ultimate friendship song, didn't they?

the ultimate friendship song remains "lean on me"

There are so many.

Waiting on a Friend
I Won't Share You
Can't Stand Me Now

...all British, I see lol

"Thank You Friends"!!