the 1975

omg taylor swift offered them an opening spot on her tour but they declined I DON'T THINK I COULD EVEN HAVE PHYSICALLY HANDLED THAT BUT OMG IMAGINE

lol idiots

i'll gladly take their place

what is their problem

imagine that cutesplosion i mean

yeah wow wtf

we need a petition or a twitter hashtag

opening spot in the UK?

If so, then as much as I hate to say it, declining was probably a sensible decision

why?

Because most of the band's fan base would not forgive them for it.

I love The 1975 but I recognise they're the kind of group that would attract a lot of bullshit idiot fans who basically agree with the NME's worldview even if they don't read it.

This band suck colossal donkey dick.

i don't think the NME even reviewed the album and iirc they were nominated for "worst band" at their awards along with 1D and The Wanted.

luv the 1975 hate Taylor Swift NME 4eva

i don't think the NME even reviewed the album and iirc they were nominated for "worst band" at their awards along with 1D and The Wanted.

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I know! And I suspect the band and their management are sensitive to this issue and don't want to stoke the flames of "fake rock sellout" resentment.

Of course I have enjoyed songs from 1D and The Wanted in the last few years more than any other British "rock" band except The 1975.

That's a weird read on it, since most 1975 fans I've encountered seem to be young women. Not that there can't be overlap there but I imagine there's more overlap between their fanbase and a group like 1D's fanbase than people might realize or at least acknowledge.

On that note, Healy said that 1D asked them to write a song for them recently.

I feel like it would be kind of weird for a 1975 fan to consider it unforgivable for them to open for Taylor Swift, because like Greer I'd say that, despite their status as a serious, non-manufactured band, a lot of their fans as far as I'm aware are genuine *pop* fans, the sort of people likely to at least appreciate Taylor Swift and 1D. NME readers who salivate over stuff like Wolf Alice, Peace and Drenge are probably more likely to be repulsed by the 1975. But this is all just my own conjecture.

In any event, they are a big enough band in their own right to headline a UK tour. Interesting comparison with them and Charli XCX opening for Paramore on their UK dates; despite "I Love It", she is still very much a fringe pop act in the UK and it made more sense for her to profile-build as a supporting artist rather than go on a small-scale tour of her homeland.

"Wolf Alice, Peace and Drenge"

lol who are these bands

Yes, NME have decided the 1975 aren't for them – they weren't just nominated for Worst Band, they won it.

And, in the UK at least, they are too big for any support slots outside a stadium. Last tour finished with three sold-out nights at Brixton (15,000 tickets sold). They will be playing 10,000 capacity rooms before this year is out, I believe.

But it's true their UK fanbase is young women – they're very much a pop act over here.

Idgaf about any of this stuff. Still love the music tho.

Too bad they aren't coming anywhere near Phoenix, would love to see them.

Febrile atmosphere at the Royal Albert Hall this evening. Matt Healy did a sweet thing. Took phone from a girl in the crowd, and went round the stage filming and taking selfies of him with the rest of the band before handing it back. She collapsed, obviously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyy3YOpxL2k

literal!

ha, these guys

Note to Tim F: they're on the splendour lineup, which could mean a melbourne sideshow in late July / early August.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

i watched the televised coachella set...sounded good, looked fking cute as hell wilting in the desert heat, two thumbs up

well that video taught me it's "you look so cool" not "you look so cold"

(greatest song of all time obviously)

can anyone successfully parse "you created a television out of your mouth" or should i just flow with the vibe of it

it sticks in my head, i like the way it sounds but idgi

maybe they're going all jeff tweedy a la "crawling is screw faster lash and i blow it with kisses"

I think he just means he spent the whole time watching it.

Which just fits his general obsession with mouths.

ooh i like that

ATTN Tim F: The 1975 playing at the Hi-Fi on Monday July 28.

Also an all ages show at the Hi-Fi on the Sunday beforehand at 1pm, which I think I'll avoid.

I BEEN ON

Sky Ferreira will be out in the same week! All of my adolescence-recapturing stars are coming into alignment.

Haha yes. I plan to see both and perhaps also First Aid Kit and / or Future Islands.

KROQ is starting to play "Chocolate," wonder if it will stick?

lol I read that as "wonder if it will shtick" and it still made perfect sense.

i've only heard "chocolate" on hot ac stations so far and it didn't seem like it stuck around on playlists for too long, was nice while it lasted tho

nooooooooooooooooooo i think their show is sold out :(

This album keeps invading my brain more and more over time. One of the best albums I've heard in the past couple years

Yeah I also won't get to see them in DC or Baltimore because the shows sold out by the time I got into the album. :( I blame their name - I saw this thread title last year but figured they were like Wolfmother or something. Also a fan of the Bad Suns who they're touring with, so I'm doubly bummed.

LIVE. SO GOOD.

Especially "Fallingforyou" and "Me" and "You" and "Menswear" and "Sex".

So I guess I should see them when they come here in December then.

I saw them a month ago and it was the best show ever. I have so many feels.

Fiiiiiiine I'll go. Surprised they are coming here to az!

i'm so mad i missed them AGAIN because it sold out, this is like the third time this has happened >:(

They said they're coming back (again!) in January. Be ready this time!

Jan 15 at festival hall (ugh!) - I'm ready this time though! Presale starts on Monday.

spent my free time today trying to make a coherent playlist out of the eps http://open.spotify.com/user/unbornwhiskey/playlist/43L5u0OojGMPdYjFCelofh

i also saw them at boston calling and they were really great idk

i remember when the sex ep came out and i kinda discounted the non-"sex" tracks as mostly strange, subdued, ambient things and now they're some of my favorite music of the past few years

Agreed. Still think the album would be improved by having more of that vibe (they could probably afford to lose, IDK, "She Way Out" to make space for it).

I was pleased when Matt said that "fallingforyou" was his favourite of their songs.