Brightside” by The Killers, a similarly anthemic breakthrough song for a band that happens to also be about affairs (although from the point of view of the third party not included in The 1975’s song). Thematically, the song deals with protagonist who is fooling around with a woman who is in a relationship. The result is an evolution from a fun track with potential into a verified anthem. Principally, the album version cleans up Healy’s vocals to make them decipherable instead of muddled, while also changing some balance and effects on the instrumental to tighten it up. The work of producer Mike Crossey, whose previous partners in tunes have included Arctic Monkeys and Foals, is obvious hearing the album version as opposed to the EP version. To me, the standout track on the album is “Sex,” which also happens to be the first song that I heard from the group. That’s not to say that they’re boring lyrics quite the opposite, in fact, with both Healy’s choice in words and style in singing them creating an enjoyable, thoughtful ride through the emotions, rebelliousness, and self-discovery of growing up. Lyrically, songs deal with drugs, sex, violence pretty standard topics that come up in the teenage and young adult years that the band has been together through. Songs range from the anthemic tracks “The City” and “Sex,” to funky, fun ones like “Chocolate” and “Girls,” to a softer, almost ballad-esque sound on “Heart Out” and “Robbers.” Ambient interludes, a large focus of their EP’s leading up to the album, can be found interspersed throughout the album, although not as prominently featured as they were on the EPs. However, that’s where the consistency ends. Their style is largely guitar and synth-based with a marked emphasis on the kick and snare drums in the percussion to create a driving beat. The album reflects the band members’ rich history growing up and playing together throughout their teenage and young adult years. The use of the word ‘The’ preceding the date really stuck with me,” Healy explained in an interview with Fame Magazine. “On the back page there were loads of suicidal messages and it was dated ‘1st June, The 1975’. ![]() “The 1975” is the name that finally stuck, taken from a book about the beat generation that Healy had acquired. The band has gone under various monikers since, including Talkhouse, The Slowdown, Bigsleep, and Drive Like I Do. ![]() The band, consisting of lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Healy, guitarist Adam Hann, drummer George Daniel, and bassist Ross MacDonald, formed in Manchester, England in 2002, when Healy and Hann began playing shows together as teenagers. For how long that I’ve been waiting for their debut album, The 1975 have been waiting longer. Suffice it to say that I am not disappointed. ![]() However, after all of my waiting, their self-titled debut album has finally arrived, filled with songs that sound like they could all be singles yet still find cohesion as a whole work. And so I was left to wait patiently for a debut album to appear, only to be met by consecutive EP releases that were interesting, but at the same time so short and left me wanting something fuller. Or, attempting to find one rather at the time they had only two EP releases to their name. I was immediately enthralled with this band with an interesting name and a catchy, if unpolished, sound and I began looking for a larger catalog. I discovered The 1975 while browsing r/listentothis on Reddit last year, probably in September or October.
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