the 1975

xpost IKR?

I think people overstate the "80s John Hughes teen movie" aspect of the record, like they hear how shiny a lot of it is and then sorta gloss over stuff like"Talk!" (which I'd consider a second tier track anyway) being basically "Once In A Lifetime" sped up

"Once In A Lifetime" may not have been in a specific John Hughes movie but that doesn't strike me as worlds away

No but it's a busy tune, it's not smooth surfaces like "Don't You Forget About Me" - not that every tune in John Hughes films was like the latter but that's how it tends to get used as critical shorthand.

I think the John Hughes refs are fine - and they refer as much to the variety of styles (it's like a soundtrack album in that respect) as to the glossy 80s sheen. Also to be fair, it was Healy himself who coined it. The difference is the desperation in some of the lyrics of these songs. And the sense that this isn't firmly aimed at one generation. One of the things I get from the writing is a sense of generational dislocation, like different sheets of sandpaper rubbing up against each other, as if Healy is looking both at the teenagers and the thirtysomethings and trying to work out who and where he is in relation to them, knowing he's ceased to be one and not yet become another.

Got the deluxe edition with the EPs and listened to them properly and repeatedly, and prefer the hit-after-hit of the album, though the EPs, listened to in a row, present them as a rather different band.

avoided this subconsciously for ages because of the name and assumed that this was garden variety nme indie and if this is what that sounds like now then goodness i am pleased

wish i'd seen the thread and seen who was repping for it so i could've had this in rotation for six extra months or so.

Adding to the laundry list of comparisons in this thread, it's as if the Jacques Lu Cont remix of the Killers "Mr Brightside" had spawned a bunch've NME bands rather than frankendance/bloghouse hybrids (or, IDK, these songs are the 7" originals of JLCs extended 80s 12" expansions rather than the sow's ears they more often than not were).

Would like some explication of the accent. Anything off this likely to chart in the UK?

― etc, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:39 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is quite true for a handful of tracks here, ditto the inward-focused bloc party. like a bunch of this modern loves and i still remembers and so here we ares instead of the rest of it.

and everything else too

and why is this so wonderful.

Alex I specifically brought this to your attention on Facebook at a very early stage!!

wait. really? ugh Facebook stupid Facebook eating notifications curses etc.

ah well better late than never. struggling to absorb all of this.

so many hooks not enough time to jack them directly into my brain

has anyone seen them before? they're here in a few weeks, thinking of going

Are they doing any sideshows, or just the Big Day Out?

i have no idea. currently in paris, won't be back in melbourne 'til february.

Ah, I assumed you were referring to the Oz tour.

xpost Worth seeing, for sure. I've only seen them in NY, with over 21 crowd. Suspect at any non over 21 venue it might be an odd experience for anyone over 30 and male. My piece with Matt Healy was in the paper today, and all the Twitter action around it was teenage girls.

My piece with Matt Healy was in the paper today,

i'd like to see this if it's on the internet anywhere!

never mind found it, it's great!

Surprised no one's posted the video for "Girls":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkubQCI4Fxo

there's a what

never mind found it, it's great!

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, November 1, 2013 7:54 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

link?

Girls video is kinda blurred lines lite but still pretty fun. Drummer playing with girl on his lap was cute.

They found a perfect lookalike for Healy w that short-haired girl. Same expressive brow.

xpost Here's my interview

Alex! Kind of surprised you weren't all over this from the beginning.

The fact that one of the girls in the video clip looks like Marnie makes me wish it was more like Girls the show.

Also this song could really do with an extended mix.

The extended outro is begging for a proper guitar solo tbh.

Thanks for the link. Good interview.

Fantastic piece from Brad - TY Tim for the link.

http://www.drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147286-memory-as-sound--haim-the-1975-and-the-electricity-of-influence

thank you etc!

real nice!

Good piece.

Went to see them again last night in Brixton. Very different from NY. Crowd was almost entirely screaming teenage girls, fanning themselves with excitement.

aw just saw a kid with tim healy's son's hair

i'm so attracted to his hair

pidgeot realness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsYE078RQCI

Kinda like the video. I hope they do one for every song on this lp.

same here

saaaax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bvy5TjfOsU

and inevitably

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bdV98FNdWE

hard core sax

:-0 at both of those.

Would be pretty okay with their whole next album adopting the Chris De Burgh vibe of their cover versions.

i can't even deal with the fact that i saw them last night i can't believe that actually happened they were so amazing i nearly cried it was so life-affirming NEVER GONNA QUIT IT NO WE'RE NEVER GONNA QUIT IT NO

this is still the best album

:-( :-( :-( I missed them when they were here :-( :-( :-(

:( that sucks because omg
they played all of the lp except "menswear" and "is there somebody" + they played "milk" + "you" + "so far (it's alright)"
think my favourite moment was the "now that you've got your gun" section in 'robbers'. SO INTENSE.
we had queued up for their noon show but didn't get in due to overcapacity and then i was depressed but then i found out they had a show that night as well and it was only $20 and the guy at the door can't do maths and gave me a 21+ wristband so best night and i still can't believe it happened! soooo good. it's insane how important their music has become to me

oh hi I just heard 'Girls' for the first time and I am suddenly ALL ABOUT THESE HERE BOYZ

i'm in!

YES WELCOME

they're totally great live, need to catch them the next time they're here

Their show here sold out before I could get my hands on tickets and a guy was selling a pair for $70. Fuck outta here.