"Chocolate" was the first song I even heard by The 1975, and- faster than you can say "Matty is an angel sent from Heaven to torture the human races with his beauty"- I was hooked. I loved the way you could hear his accent while he sings, how they mixed multiple genres into one song, and, most of all, I loved how I'd never heard anything that was quite like their music. These four boys out of Winslow, England opened my mind to how a group could sound like they are from the past and the future at the same time. The 1975 have continued to grow in popularity since their conception as a band, but, even though they have some more expensive clothes and a more elaborate live show than when they first began, they are still the reserved, humble band I fell in love with.
This is The 1975's second studio album; their self-titled was released in 2013 and they have released four EP's since then- Facedown, Sex, Music for Cars, and IV. Each song the band has released has shown a lot of thought, time, and creativity, and that is a huge reason why the band has been gaining a lot of success on both pop and rock charts. I'm honestly not sure which genre they really belong in, but I feel like they might not be quite sure either. This group seems to focus on their music first, then their fans, and last the opinions of anyone else.
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It's completely impossible to ask me to pick a favorite song on this album, but when I listened to it the first time all the way through "Loving Someone" was the song that stuck out the most. It starts out so simple and elegant with vocals, and slowly grows more and more intense until Matty's voice comes in; between it's verse it goes back to the tiny voices repeating "you should be loving someone" before it returns to Matty's singing. The lyrics of this song have a strong message regarding the our society, especially our obsession with technology and celebrities. We- as a human race- need to make connection with one another in person. The Lin that best exemplifies the meaning of this song, to me, is "B
esides celebrities lacking in integrity; holding up the status quo instead of showing your kids that they matter..." Social media is a great thing, I love it, but people don't want to talk to the people around them and that's a problem. Our society needs to wake up and realize that we are doomed if you don't make some form of change, even if it's just in your own life.
You can tell while listening to this album- along with The 1975 and their EPs- that the band spends a lot of time on their music, and they use their music as an outlet for whatever they're feeling. There is no mistaking the raw emotion that Matty exemplifies when he is singing on this album. Each song has amazingly intricate lyrics that are backed by the most perfect music; the tone of the instrumental matches the exact tone of Matty's voice to a point that they sound that they are one combined sound. I like it when you sleep is a collection of 17 amazing songs that come together to create a story of love, heartbreak, loss, and pain; this album is full of nothing but quality lyrics and beautiful melodies. The 1975 create the music that they want to, and don't seem to worry about what others think; that is the way music should be made.
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The song "Nana" immediately struck a chord with me, because I lost my great grandma- who I called Nana- when I was only eight years-old. She was a very kind and caring woman, but I never really got a chance to know her.
"I know that God doesn't exist, and all of the palaver sounding it, but I like to think you can hear me sometimes" was a line that immediately dug into my soul in a way that made this song seem like this song was written for the sole purpose of bringing me some form of comfort. I was raised in a non-religious household in a state full of religious fanatics, and my way to cope with the death of my Nana was to pray. Looking back, I don't think I ever believed in God- at least not in the conventional form- but I was just a little girl who had lost someone close to her for the first time. I have had to deal with more death since then, and I know I'll have to deal with it for the rest of my life; this song so perfectly and simply expresses the emotions of losing someone close to you. A lot of why I love this song so much is person, but isn't connection what music is all about? That's what it is about for me. The instrumental in the song is so quiet that it's seems to be barely brushing the lyrics; it adds so much to the song while being so small. This song is just a beautiful a piece of artwork that
The 1975 are touring all over the world right now- not to Utah, of course 😒- so they are very busy boys, but they always make time for their fans when they can. Matty Healy once said, "We kinda wanted people to fall in love with the band the same way you fall in love with a person- the more you get to know about somebody over a longer period of time, the more you both invest in the relationship"; I think that's the most genuine and beautiful statement about a band-fan relationship. I'm here to tell these amazing musicians- Matty, George, Adam, and Ross- that I'm invested; I will give you everything I have and I have no doubt you'll return the favor. The 1975 make the type of music that speaks directly to your soul; each song makes you feel things you didn't know you could feel. The 1975 make great music and I hope there is a lot more to come.
"Chocolate" was the first song I even heard by The 1975, and- faster than you can say "Matty is an angel sent from Heaven to torture the human races with his beauty"- I was hooked. I loved the way you could hear his accent while he sings, how they mixed multiple genres into one song, and, most of all, I loved how I'd never heard anything that was quite like their music. These four boys out of Winslow, England opened my mind to how a group could sound like they are from the past and the future at the same time. The 1975 have continued to grow in popularity since their conception as a band, but, even though they have some more expensive clothes and a more elaborate live show than when they first began, they are still the reserved, humble band I fell in love with.
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