the 1975

Well said, Tim F.

Chocolate
Heart Out
UGH
The Ballad of Me and My Brain
Somebody Else
The Sound
Love It If We Made It
Sincerity Is Scary
I Like America & America Likes Me
It's Not Living If It's Not With You

I could listen to "The Birthday Party" on loop for a long time, such a great vibe. it's maybe my favorite song of theirs on first listen since "Somebody Else". though I have no idea how to feel about the video

and yeah I think that is a banjo in the mix

"you & me together song" is a banger but this hits on a different level

i'm a simpleton, "you & me together song" is my fave out of all the new stuff. (followed by "People")

starting to be convinced they won't release the album until every after every single track has been issued as a single

They were amazing last night - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) was a big singalong already (and sounded absolutely amazing), in fact all the new songs were great (even Guys, which I was dubious of on first listen, was quite affecting).

The few old EP tracks they played were great too, particularly fallingforyou and HNSCC.

They're opening with People/Sex/TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME/Me & You Together Song, but it doesn't feel frontloaded. In fact I think they could already play 3 hours shows without it feeling like they were stretching for material.

i think "the birthday party" is... one of their best songs?

Good thoughts, Tim F

the track times are up on itunes - it's 80 minutes total https://music.apple.com/us/album/notes-on-a-conditional-form/1473599936

it's been delayed yet again too apparently to may 22.

the tracklisting also leaked via some swedish retailer:
The 1975
People
The End (Music For Cars)
Frail State of Mind
Streaming
The Birthday Party
Yeah I Know
Then Because She Goes
Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
Roadkill
Me & You Together Song
I Think There's Something You Should Know
Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied
Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)
Shiny Collarbone
If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
Playing On My Mind
Having No Head
What Should I Say
Being Funny In A Funny Language
Don't Worry
Guys

Tbh i always figured 22 tracks was some kinda bluff lol. christ

it's not quite their melon collie but they're trying

They must be so mad the zeitgeist has completely shifted since their long promo campaign started

Honestly why this new album is delayed https://t.co/PaF7Iy4gO1

— 🥾🌍 (@Truman_Black) March 4, 2020

but of course

anyway I'm pleased I have still only heard 1/11th of this ("people" and "frail state of mind")

kmt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg2dmvvew_o

"jesus christ 2005 god bless america" is really gorgeous and features phoebe bridgers

fuck, this song is beautiful

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

realised the album has ended up delayed a full year from its originally intended release now lol

ngl i wasn't convinced by the last three songs they've released for the album so far... but wow this is amazing. they finally made a great acoustic track.

i almost cried... fuck you, the 1975. and thank you.

just lovely.

jesus christ (2005 god bless america) this song is beautiful

ugh this band

ngl i wasn't convinced by the last three songs they've released for the album so far... but wow this is amazing. they finally made a great acoustic track.

― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, April 2, 2020 10:47 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

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it's pretty easily their best track in this sort of mode?

theyve made great acoustic tracks

their best acoustic track since their last single

Oh i was thinking of Nana, She Lays Down and Be My Mistake as their past acoustic songs, I thought they were all pretty universally considered meh here? I guess The Birthday Party is technically acoustic too but it's not, like, acoustic in that bare, minimalist, stripped-down sense

team “nana” is great

agreed. i just listened it and it always wreck me.

102!

Paris is acoustic right? also great

there's an acoustic version of "paris" they released on youtube which is better than the original

their previous acoustic studio tracks ("nana", "she lays down", "be my mistake", "surrounded by heads and bodies", "102") are all fine but i wouldn't call any great

"the birthday party" doesn't really fit in the mould of the rest so i'm not counting it but it's one of their absolute best imo, the sophisti-country sound of it feels like something only they could do instead of just being a well-executed pastiche like it could have been

glad to see “102” mentioned! I’ve been listening to it all the time recently, it’s in my POX now

i do really love "nana" and "surrounded by heads and bodies." "jesus christ 2005 god bless america" is better than both tho.

this is one of their best songs ever

https://polyvinylrecords.bandcamp.com/track/me-the-1975

wonderful cover of me by owen. that happening feels kinda full circle

awakebutstillinbed also covered it this week, coincidentally

the song kill for love by chromatics is a kind of 1975 song

“If You’re Too Shy” coming next week, I’m fuckin perched

yessss

the studio version of "if you're too shy"..... overwhelmingly powerful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQ7Jyb-j8A

it's mixed in a way that is making me feel insane but i like that the song crosses into SNL band territory at certain points, it's a super cheesy song

feels to me like they've perfected the john hughes soundtrack cut aesthetic of the first record

"heart out" goes to the prom

i was expecting something super clean like "she's american" but this is a bit wonkier than i expected off the live performances