I am willing to make time to talk about a band I recently discovered and fell in love with after listening to 'Girls'. It's a rock band and personally advising if you hate loud, EMO music then forget about this post and move on with your life OR if you want to know more about MUSIC in general read on >_< Sorry about the copying and pasting I got bored and did it the easier way... after my good friend told me about copyrights I've made an oath never to copy or paste or use any other videos. Thank you for understanding >_<
The 1975 is the self-titled debut album by English alternative rock band, The 1975. Through sixteen songs, Matt Healy sings about alienation, awkward sexual encounters, and a fear of growing up, and ultimately crafts a set of lyrics that perfectly encapsulates youth.
The 1975
Girls
This is not their normal music but in this song everything is very pop. Some have commented that "this is indirect rape" but I think that if you gradually listen on, they have warned the girls and they have chose to ignore their warning.
Robbers
Chocolate
This song has quite a bit of depth to it. The track was genuinely refreshing, especially in the fact of the bland electro-pop that has been in complete domination of radio waves for far too long now.
The City
“The City” now features smoothed out drums and a razor synth bass line that help to better underline Matthew Healy’s vocals.
Settle Down
Written about Healy’s obsession with Michael Jackson, the track does bear some loose resemblance to Jackson songs like ‘P.Y.T’ and ‘Rock With You’. The happy guitar hook and trademark drum beat will have heads nodding immediately. The album’s ninth track is a catchy fusion of 80s nostalgia and modern synth accents. The sensual ditty speaks of relationships; the unadvised and addictive.
Sex
The track certainly lives up to its name; exploring themes of lust and infidelity, coupling that with powerful, coarse guitar lines and drum-fuelled goodness. It deserves a massive stadium to really do it justice. It has an almost Band of Horses-style feel, and Matthew Healy’s soaring vocals are reminiscent of Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill.
Head.Cars.Bending.
M.O.N.E.Y.
Comprising more of the favoured robotic-style harmonies, the track has a syncopated rhythm and eventually develops into a cool R’n’B style groove. It sounds like Prince in space. Awesome full stop
Talk!
The busy, almost unpredictable rhythm which opens the track is confusing at first but eventually settles down and becomes a slick, slower-paced groove. Bassist Ross McDonald is showcased in this groove-led track, grounding it, while Matthew Healy implores us (or, you know, society) to shut up, yelling “Why you talk so loud?”
Heart Out
This song has something for everyone. Sounding a little like French pop collective College – there’s synth, sax and a ton of 80s electro pop vibe – with elements of Eurythmics and even a little bit of Fleetwood Mac decoration thrown in. The chorus is anthemic and harmony-filled - something The 1975 have mastered with ease.
12
Another simple, short interlude that brings us back down to earth after the colourful pop injection from The Girls.
She Way Out
Arguably the track that has the least ability to pique someone’s interest, it’s still by no means a bad tune. In the style of most of the band’s offerings, ‘She Way Out’ is a little repetitive, but in a less brilliant way. It’s perhaps more of an end of the night track, it’s not “way out”, but a little off – especially considering the ridiculously high standard of the rest of the album.
Menswear
A cool, synth-y intro, much more modern R’n’B than the other tracks with tantalising snippets of auto-tuned vocals, ‘Menswear’ bursts into life almost two minutes into the song. It has a Toto style beat, and could be an infinitely cooler version of ‘The Safety Dance’
Pressure
Pressure
Similar in style and rhythm to ‘Chocolate’ but more laid back and less in-your-face than its counterpart; the track is just as likeable. Jazzy guitar and a more sedate vocal performance from Matt Healy lend the track to becoming the perfect companion to a lazy afternoon in the sun.
Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You
The final track of The 1975’s epic album offers us something completely, utterly different to anything we've heard from them so far. A soft, contemplative piano ballad that is solemn, bare and vulnerably beautiful. The chord progressions tug at the heartstrings like a plectrum to a guitar. Spine-tingling.
OVERALL: 10/10 >_<
