While of course The 1975 shines with crafting infectious pop songs, the ambient and atmospheric songs almost steal the show throughout the album.
Remaining in the same playing field, “She’s American” uses frontman Matty Healy and Adam Hann’s buoyant guitars and Ross MacDonald’s basslines to guide the song in a way that even outshines what made me fall in love with 2013’s “Girls” and “Settle Down.” The band’s ability to have instrumentation that gets stuck in your head just as much as the vocal hooks and choruses – the guitars dance in and out of Healy’s vocal performance – remains unmatched in most pop songs today. The vocal and musical tempos display how unique the musicianship of the band is, as few bands are capable of composing a song in this manner and it working so well. The R&B-tinged “UGH!” follows with some of the album’s best songwriting, resembling the come down from a drug kick, both with vocal tempo variability and as every instrument bounces in and out throughout. The 1975 aren’t afraid to continue to expand their influences and musical arsenal, as evidenced by first single “Love Me” being an incredibly polarizing release (to say the least). Still, despite veering across genres, the record does so in effortless fashion without missing a beat anywhere in between. The result is an album that feels like watching an epic film on screen – equipped with atmospheric instrumentals, groovy guitars, governing drums, and genre-hopping vocals. Similar to the debut, this masterpiece of an album contains 17 songs, laden with instrumental elements and melodies that span across genres – ranging from the expected R&B flare, gospel influences, horns, and of course, pop melodies that come straight out of the ‘80s.Īt a massive 17 songs, I like it when you sleep seems to pick up right where The 1975 left off, even starting with a familiar introductory song titled “The 1975.” From here though, the album expands in almost every way possible from the sound and artform that the debut and EPs so masterfully captured. Pink photos emerged, a pink album cover that mimicked that of 2013’s self-titled album, and pink attire.Īll of this led up to the band’s highly anticipated sophomore album, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, and as the band continues to expand on genres and influences, the new aesthetic makes sense as the next chapter of The 1975. Gone was the expected black-and-white personality we had all welcomed from The 1975, welcomed was a splash of color – pink. Part of an act!!” and “Be Young and Shut Up.” Following a very brief disappearance from social media – prompting break up rumors – the band promptly returned on the afternoon of June 1st with a new pink album cover and revamped aesthetic. After teasing “June 1st” for months in early 2015, The 1975 began posting cryptic images with text such as, “Pay not attention babe - it’s all pretend.