the 1975

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Tjr9ux8Wk

anyone else going to mohegan sun in CT b/c the madison square garden show is stupid expensive?

I'm seeing them at the same venue in Chicago as I did three years ago for probably 3x the price. Don't remember exactly what I paid then but it wasn't this.

Last minute of that Part of the Band video is lovely.

I saw them at the Aragon in ... 2016? United Center in 2019. Advantage of United Center is room for a bigger set/light rig, etc. Advantage of Aragon is smaller. Alas, don't know if I'll get to see them this time.

anyone else going to mohegan sun in CT b/c the madison square garden show is stupid expensive?

― adam, Thursday, October 20, 2022 3:11 PM (two hours ago)

i'm thinking about it!

that Spotify "Tape Notes" interview is gold. i'd listen to that about every song they've ever recorded.

the bridge from the Benjamin Leftwich song bit! so interesting. and i totally thought the more electronic "The 1975" was cooler than the one that made the album.

yeah that interview is a gold mine

yeah I need to go back and check their other episode (and maybe some others). and pls make a demos compilation, the 1975

the abiior episode isn't quite as good but still a worthwhile listen

OK, some thoughts, now that I've spent a bit more time with it. It's good, of course; I can't imagine these guys releasing a *bad* record at this point, just a redundant record, which this one *maybe* comes close to being, but not really to its detriment. Like I told one of my kids, the 1975 are always interesting and compelling, like what Harry Styles seems to be up to at his best if he weren't so dead set on playing it safe and boring. I can't wait to listen to the deep dive podcast or whatever it is, because I want to know how these songs evolved into that they are. I think "Part of the Band" remains a clear standout, I want to know how that one specifically grew into this form.

That said, I like horns on records, and specifically saxophone (hell, I love Springsteen), but I really hate how much this album leans on the sax as a sort of '80s signifier. Which of course the band has done before, but it feels a little annoying here, for some reason. I dunno, could be just me.

Oh, and "Looking for Somebody (To Love)," it finally clicked what it reminded me of: Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy." Except that song is twisted and ott, and this one is very real, which makes it less cartoonish and more disturbing. And teeters on the brink of poor taste.

They go into a lot of detail about "Part of the Band" on the podcast, so definitely give it a listen

Now having giving this album a few listens, it feels like it ends so fast. I mean, it's a pretty normal album length, just not for this band! The feeling is almost more like an EP. I don't think that's really a bad thing though, it just speaks to what a pleasant easy listen the album is

Yeah it feels like “Human Too” should be like a midsection pause for breath before the second half but instead you’re almost at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws13A_bHXkY

the "even more LCD" version of "The 1975" from BFIAFL

love this album so much

So do I. After the last one I was hoping they would push it further into the electronic/garage direction, and while the "four guys playing in a room" thing of this one is the exact opposite of that, it was absolutely the correct move. This one is pure joy and it just breezes by.

Kind of obsessed with how subtle the drum track on "Human Too" is--the ghostly tambourine (or hi-hat?) taps that flit in and out, the shaker that lifts up the last chorus.

These guys have always, against all odds, been great with sonic nuance and subtlety.

So is it true that the band - in North America, at least - will be "opening" for itself by playing the new album in full (in what would normally be the main support slot) and then playing a set of stuff from previous albums?

Has anyone else heard this?

feel like matty mentioned this in that interview posted earlier

blackstarkids are opening for them. but he did say on IG that they had no “main support” whatever that means. the first show is happening as we speak so it won’t be a mystery for much longer

Black Star Kids are the only band playing with us on tour cos they are my favourite live band rn. And they play before us. And we play after. At 8.30. I don’t know how I managed to make this confusing https://t.co/WPhbtpkH1G

— Matty (@MatthewTHealy) November 2, 2022

matty said stuff on instagram about them doing two sets, the first being the album in full,

from what i’m seeing they don’t quite do the new album in full but the set is heavily front loaded with new songs before they go into older stuff

apparently they've promised to switch up the setlist every night

their stage layout is a house this time

or at least a living room and a roof lol

review of tonight's setlist: they better play more from notes when i see them lol

22 songs:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-1975/2022/mohegan-sun-arena-uncasville-ct-2bbec0c2.html

I mean, that second set looks pretty great to me. These dudes know what their bangers are ... you could tell that on past tours, too.

fantastic show. super elaborate set and lighting, lots of cool choreography and blocking. crowd was bananas.

do you think they were thinking "what would david byrne do" with the set

it was somehow less twee than that, like there was a lot of... interactivity and interplay between the set and lighting and band that gave it a narrative momentum that felt more sinister/funny than arch/whimsical

apparently Matty sat on the couch and smoked a cig at one point and it got the whole 1975 Reddit pregnant

Setlist looks great, all the songs I'd want to see from BFIAFL

Their episode of Tape Notes covering ABIIOR is definitely worth listening to. They go through some cool stems and demos, my favorite of which was a darker-sounding "It's Not Living". Would love to see them take that demo somewhere else

FYI, their MSG show tonight is gonna be streamed on Amazon Music UK’s Twitch stream at 830pm est

thx Bezos

https://www.twitch.tv/amazonmusicuk

here's the link

thanks ufo

i have to say, for a band that has always had its visual elements completely dialed in, this "living room" stage set is kinda corny and out of place.

the audio is just constantly warping on this ... i don't think it's just me.

the chat on this thing is wild. young ppl, man.

aloeveriamusic: hoping i catch one of their shows before matty gets full canceled

audio sounds fine to me, you might just have a bad connection, or set the quality to 1080p instead of 'auto'

The 1975: plays a bunch of their songs

litz_425: this set is mental!

otm

this interlude is pretty goofy

ok they played “me & you together song” i can sleep tonight

“give yourself a try” is an inspired choice for closer

oh man, I saw them last night in Philly at this huge amphitheater and we managed to score pit tickets (which considering their fans was both a blessing and a curse), it was one of the most ambitious and conceptual and theatrical shows I've ever seen?? at one point Matty yelled WE ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD and it was like okay girl take a deep breath, but also... idk, it didn't feel as much of a stretch as it would have been if p much any other band had said it. they are certainly the most SOMETHING band in the world.

I def thought about "Stop Making Sense" multiple times

at one point Matty yelled WE ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD

lmao

The first time I saw them, behind the second album, it was pretty straight forward, albeit still great. The second time was behind "Brief History," and while it wasn't particularly conceptual, it was pretty impressive.
https://i.imgur.com/j2h7n6C.jpg

yeah i think personally i liked the colorful big video screens & visual/informational overload aesthetics of the i like it and brief inquiry tours... especially in the "very best" part of this show i think there's less to hold the eye. but also the way it was set up at MSG i was a bit off to the side as compared to how an amphitheater would be laid out so maybe some of the nuances of the set & show choreography were lost on me. i need to go back and watch the amazon stream. there was lots of fun bits tho and i liked the stuff they did w/ the various lighting fixtures. in particular i like how matty ends the show by climbing a light pole and, in the parlance of the band, shutting the big light off

based on the amazon stream i think whatever sort of commentary on masculinity matty was aiming for kinda falls flat but there's still a lot to like about what they're going for here

do miss the bright lights information overload vibe but it's fine that they're doing something new.

Heh, I meant to say "Brief Inquiry," but you all know what I meant.