the 1975

I probably addressed this above in part:

To my mind, one difference between Yorke (circa OK Computer) and Healy is that, while Yorke probably would have told people he was full of shit if asked, he always performed/performs the songs very seriously. Matt meanwhile has almost constructed a performative persona around being in on the joke, kind of “don’t believe anything you hear, and least of all this”. It really struck me when I saw a TV show performance of “The Sound” a few years back and Matt sang the song like he was doing a karaoke performance of someone else’s tune, which, conceptually he kind of was? And that is very present at the songwriting level - for example, I cannot think of a band or artist who has written more songs structured as conversations between unreliable narrators.

Considered objectively, this should perhaps make Matt less of a fraud than Thom (though the entire question of “is this fraudulent” is dumb and unhelpful in any event), but I think a lot of people hear Matt’s coded “I am full of shit” messaging and mistake it for something they have worked out for themselves, congratulating themselves for perceiving a kind of fakeness/shallowness to the pseudo-profundity as if that wasn’t precisely the vibe that Matt had been seeking to convey.

― Tim F, Thursday, 20 February 2020 21:36 (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink

I agree with that— I think that sometimes that vibe is something I seek in music, and sometimes it isn’t. The ‘artifice’ of “The Sound” in particular is what sold me initially— it felt reflexive rather than smirking.

Very well put, 2020 Tim

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWqEhTMdWO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

instant classic incoming?

what they haven't cracked over here is the funko collector prestige crowd that makes its aesthetic around like ... tyler, lana, frank, these kinds of tasteful "Real Music", doesn't stream as much as you'd think but sells a shitton of vinyl and concert tickets

mostly agreed here, but they were headlining arenas when they last did a u.s. run in 2019, so they probably sell pretty well.

yeah, not calling anyone wrong or right, and obviously there are still levels for this band to obtain, but calling them relatively obscure doesn't really track, i don't think. if they can play basketball arenas in midsized American towns, they're doing pretty good!

🎵 she was part of the airforce // i was part of the band // i always used to bust into her hand 🎵

Don’t be a leaker, Kevin

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfXRQYIs6nP/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

another neo-soul type song?

these lyrics…. never change matty healy

I have a weird feeling that IG snippet is a misdirect

i’ve heard the new music is “pop” but given their nature i ultimately don’t really know what that means

11 tracks!!! being funny in a foreign language!!!

preposterous album title that fits right in with the last three preposterous albums titles

i thought they'd teased that as a song title years ago but i checked and it might have been a working title for "bagsy not in net"?

weird that they're putting out a normal-sized album

I'd be disappointed if the album titles weren't ridiculous.

To my mind, one difference between Yorke (circa OK Computer) and Healy is that, while Yorke probably would have told people he was full of shit if asked, he always performed/performs the songs very seriously. Matt meanwhile has almost constructed a performative persona around being in on the joke, kind of “don’t believe anything you hear, and least of all this”. It really struck me when I saw a TV show performance of “The Sound” a few years back and Matt sang the song like he was doing a karaoke performance of someone else’s tune, which, conceptually he kind of was? And that is very present at the songwriting level - for example, I cannot think of a band or artist who has written more songs structured as conversations between unreliable narrators.

Considered objectively, this should perhaps make Matt less of a fraud than Thom (though the entire question of “is this fraudulent” is dumb and unhelpful in any event), but I think a lot of people hear Matt’s coded “I am full of shit” messaging and mistake it for something they have worked out for themselves, congratulating themselves for perceiving a kind of fakeness/shallowness to the pseudo-profundity as if that wasn’t precisely the vibe that Matt had been seeking to convey.

― Tim F, Thursday, 20 February 2020

otm. I'd add: "ILMers hear the irony and distance, the 18-to-25 y/olds I know hear a shambolic goofball having fun."

being good at both of those does sum up healy's appeal

Faintly hoping that one of these songs is like 20 minutes long

i have no idea if 11 tracks w/ no experiments/filler (i say filler with love) would be a good thing or a bad thing.

i used to want that from them, but now i feel like 19 tracks w/ filler is part of the charm.

yeah unlike everyone else on earth i was looking forward to a double album

just speculation but i hope j0rd is right about the neo-soul vibe he got from the sample

i too have come to love the absurd length of their albums but they've always talked about how the first four albums are part of one "era" and i'm excited to see all the ways they might be moving in a new direction, concision included. the track titles seem to imply some greater degree of simplicity/straightforwardness which, along with the concise tracklist, could be part of what they mean by "pop" (a more digestible package, fewer experimental detours)

they've done the wild expansive 80-minute album twice now so i'm fine with them putting out something more focused as a change of pace

the debut's songtitles were mostly one word and it was incredibly annoying

I also would like to see what they do with a tightly focused album, as much as I loved the last one

what if half of those 11 tracks are long instrumental interludes

In a perhaps similar vein, I would be happy with this being their “focused” “pop” album if that means it is their Hats.

In a perhaps similar vein, I would be happy with this being their “focused” “pop” album if that means it is their Hats.

― Tim F

this would be a dream come true.

he's occasionally used hats as a reference point for wanting to make a more concise album someday

the sophistipop illmatic

album out Oct. 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87nG3LuabUs

doesn’t premiere for another 22 hours but posting this here anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9EBhaULToU

22 hours???? but i want it nowwwww

https://cdn.britannica.com/81/175581-050-1A5A4E20/scene-The-Seventh-Seal-Ingmar-Bergman.jpg

i like the song a lot but wow this is deeply perplexing choice for a lead single

it's so indie rock! they went to the pinegrove show

this is deeply perplexing choice for a lead single

― Murgatroid, Thursday, July 7, 2022 1:06 PM (twenty-four seconds ago)bookmarkflaglink

based on "give yourself a try" and "people" it seems like the first one from a new album is always a bit of a fake out now

perplexing not so much in aesthetic but this is clearly such an album track, at least those two you mentioned seemed like singles, y'know?

4:20 blaze it

perplexing not so much in aesthetic but this is clearly such an album track, at least those two you mentioned seemed like singles, y'know?

i always thought "road kill" sounded like a pinegrove song with a beautiful softrock chorus

listening to Matty on BBC and he said he didn't want it to be too flashy but still be a statement

success

oh lol Jack Antonoff is on the album

it’s gorgeous

the strings are v Arthur Russell

i would not be mad if they made a sufjan stevens album lol

the strings made me think of coldplay lol

It sounds a bit too much to bon iver, but I'll give it time

who is bon iver

totally sounds Pinegrove-ish