The 1975

Released: March 4, 2013

Songwriter: Ross MacDonald Adam Hann George Daniel Matthew Healy

Producer: George Daniel Matthew Healy Mike Crossey

[Verse 1]
Keep your voice down
And stop looking at my friends
Blow out
They can hear exactly what you say

[Pre-Chorus]
Drink, fall, spew
Telephone you
If you're alone in your room
What's that boy doing?

[Chorus]
Head, cars, bending
Head, cars, bending

[Verse 2]
Can we go now?
Not staying 'til the end
Fall down
Write another song about your friends
Locking me in, knocking me out
Talking like you do
And if you think you're helping me
I don't think I'm helping you

[Pre-Chorus]
Drink, fall, spew
Telephone you
If you're alone in your room
What's that boy doing?

[Chorus]
Head, cars, bending
Head, cars, bending
Head, cars, bending
Head, cars, bending

The 1975 consists of Matthew Healy (vocals/guitar), Adam Hann (lead guitar), George Daniel (drums), and Ross MacDonald (bass), all of whom are from Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. The four band members, now based in Manchester, met in Secondary School and began playing together as teenagers.

The eclectic four-piece band have amorphous drifts between brooding art rock, crisp electronica, dancefloor R&B, and 80’s gloss pop, as well as lead singer Matthew “Matty” Healy’s stories of lust, intoxication, and the unabashed grittiness of modern youth. Common themes in their lyrics range anywhere from dysfunctional relationships, to the failure of modernity.

Throughout 2012, The 1975 released multiple EPs, which sparked the start of their careers. The following year, 2013, their self-titled debut album took the world by storm. From 2014 until 2015 the band’s focus was on touring, though they did reveal through photos on social media that their next sound would reflect a departure from their previously black-and-white aesthetic.

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