the 1975

sans soleil would also prob work

i still can't get my head around loving this as a whole, though that may well come later on, but my god "i always wanna die (sometimes)"

THX 1138 imo

i have a lot of thoughts about that song that pretty much all require a content warning for suicidal ideation xp

oh excellent suggestion simon

i have a lot of thoughts about that song that pretty much all require a content warning for suicidal ideation

lmao I tweeted something very similar

really any 70s sci-fi with a lot of open space will do. Solaris would be dope as well

yeah i was mostly thinking of something brighter and less actively digital than tron, solaris is another good one

honestly the Clooney/Sodes one might be a better fit

prettier people, for starters

Can't imagine watching the original Solaris without granting it my undivided attention.

xp Hey sorry no needling was intended on my part, carry on

sorry for reacting so poorly, it was just a very bad time for everyone involved

Honestly reading through that whole thing led to kind of a rough night for myself and I thought that post would provide some closure, really didn't mean any animosity Brad

<3

any suggestions?

― caulk the wagon and float it

i'm imagining that 'southland tales' can be a good fit (but I'm obsessed with that film, so). and in some weird way, '#horror' by tara subkoff as well.

omg lol southland tales is perfect

southland tales is perfect

with our without the 1975, that's always correct.

or*

this must be my dream

my half-suggestion might be evangelion: death given the montage-like editing & runtime, it fits almost exactly if you append another song afterwards, but obv if you haven't seen the series etc

thank u all for the suggestions !

koyaaniqatsi & hypernormalization both occurred to me but i think i want to steer away from the actively dystopian/overwhelming vibe

my brother also initially suggested thx 1138 alongside tron, i'd never even heard of it til today! seems like a sign

how does everyone in this thread have the exact same taste in movies as me

hivemind otm

also 'Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk'.

and 'manhunter'.

The 2-part Miami Vice pilot would be my vote

As others have said, there is a lot to take in here. My first thought and only really complaint is that I don't really like what they've done with the intro. The way the second version went into Love Me was a moment and this time it doesn't quite work.

I was never keen on the acoustic ballads that closed ILIWYS as they always felt so out of place. I love that this time round they've really given the album the big ending it deserves. Mine gives me George Michael's Kissing A Fool vibes and I Couldn’t Be In Love More is an even better version of Versace On The Floor. Holy crap at I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes). That chorus is incredible. It's a kind of power ballad meets some Britpop album closer from the late 90s (I feel bad saying this, but I get Mansun vibes from his falsetto). There's so much great stuff here, but I'm coming back to those three songs right now.

the ballads could have worked to close ILIWYS but they just weren't as strong songs as the most of the album so it was an underwhelming ending. the closing trio on this one are fantastic though, if they want to do ballads then please more like those, or more like the synth ballads from the EPs which are still some of their best songs

more matty interviews
https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/interview-matty-healy-of-the-1975.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-1975-matty-healy-interview-brief-inquiry-760583/

Mansun mention otm, get kind of a Little Kix vibe from some of this

I can imagine them covering Forgive Me, almost

Has anyone said Her for the movie thing. That might work.

it's a little odd that this album's the real critical breakthrough when the last one was better and a bigger step up, but i guess that lead to more critics taking them seriously this time?

^^ this has always been a thing, i think, although i also feel like i'm seeing it a bit more these days: critics, *very* generally speaking, really latching on to a great band approximately one album "late"

Bazinga

latepassapedia: records that were light years better the ones indie dudes eventually endorsed as classics

BNM'd (8.5): https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-1975-a-brief-inquiry-into-online-relationships/

2 points up from their previous LP, so it checks out.

Holy Shit! I had absolutely no idea who Matty's parents were until reading that Pitchfork review.

Definitely there will be critical reactions to this album that reflect critics belatedly putting aside their prima facie assumptions about this band too late to get published articles about the second album.

But I would go further and say that I don't even really feel like the second album was a "step up" in a strong sense. Perhaps it seemed like one relative to the first album's laser eighties pop focus. But this band's capacities and proclivities have been fairly well established since the IV ep at the latest. They're still trying to find ways to top "Me" and "fallingforyou".

Also I have decided that all the songs on this album that purportedly are about cheating ("TootimeX3", "Be My Mistake") are actually about heroin.

the second album was a big step up in every way from the debut - songwriting, production, ambition, musical range. the debut wasn't bad or anything but it was just very solid pop rock for the most part with only a few hints of the sort of range they'd displayed on the EPs, though that's understandable though since the EP tracks were written after the debut was. they'd definitely demonstrated what they were capable of between the EPs and debut but then fully delivered on that and more on ILIWYS

but i completely agree that they've still yet to top Me and fallingforyou at that particular thing, those were the tracks that initially hooked me on this band

No you're right - I meant more that ILIWYS only seemed *surprising* if one ignored the EP material. I agree it's a much more ambitious album than the debut.

Also I have decided that all the songs on this album that purportedly are about cheating ("TootimeX3", "Be My Mistake") are actually about heroin.

― Tim F, Thursday, November 29, 2018 6

From Lennon to New Order, 90 percent of artists write about drugs. It's all they know besides pillow density at a Radisson vs Courtyard Marriott

i have always been correct about the 1975

Also I have decided that all the songs on this album that purportedly are about cheating ("TootimeX3", "Be My Mistake") are actually about heroin.

― Tim F, Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:20 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"i told her i only use it sometimes"

Holy Shit! I had absolutely no idea who Matty's parents were until reading that Pitchfork review.

― groovypanda, Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:44 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The arts are pretty much a rich kids thing now

Also I have decided that all the songs on this album that purportedly are about cheating ("TootimeX3", "Be My Mistake") are actually about heroin.

― Tim F, Thursday, November 29, 2018 6:20 AM (three hours ago)

hmmmmmmmmmm

pretty surprised this is not up on streaming services yet with all the glowing reviews pouring in

Drug is the love and I neeeeed to score

AND I'D LOVE IT IF WE MADE IT https://t.co/fKqyFxSHO0

— Mark Pytlik (@markpytlik) November 29, 2018