I like to think of it as the logical endpoint of a pop idea that started with Beyonce’s “Flawless”.
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 July 2019 21:33 (four years ago) link
in that "flawless" is about waking up and this song puts you to sleep?
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 25 July 2019 22:01 (four years ago) link
They should have gotten Baz Luhrmann instead.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 25 July 2019 22:14 (four years ago) link
lol I think if you said to Matt "congratulations on making a sequel to The Sunscreen Song" he would probably kill himself.
― Tim F, Thursday, 25 July 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
looking forward to the version on the next album where the speech is autotuned or something
― ufo, Friday, 26 July 2019 02:23 (four years ago) link
all the s/t intro tracks are p terrible imo, so im not putting much stock in this. i didn’t like the spoken word track on the previous album either tho so hopefully that’s the extent of it
― flopson, Saturday, 27 July 2019 05:23 (four years ago) link
i thought it was fine on ILIWYS but otherwise completely skippable
― ufo, Saturday, 27 July 2019 06:37 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuVuUnYYCp4
even my least favorite 1975 song is good live
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, 12 August 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
video's gone, which track?
― ufo, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 01:06 (four years ago) link
full band arrangement of “be my mistake”
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 01:53 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u62hnB-6ag
oh wow that's a lot better than the album version
― ufo, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 02:14 (four years ago) link
they were so good when i saw them a month ago that i'm actually thinking travelling from lisbon to paris in november just to see them again at pitchfork music festival.
― Nourry, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 09:15 (four years ago) link
New single in 3 hours?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKdPxXWm7Jg
― toby, Thursday, 22 August 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
they've gone Manson!
― Simon H., Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
i think the video really sells the song
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
unrelated but the official 11M-view video for Give Yourself A Try has changed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzBfBqbSmc
― alpine static, Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
I have not watched the video. I did listen to the song via Spotify, by queuing up and listening to the "The 1975" intro track first, which I recommend.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 22 August 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
i was not expecting this. still processing. but i was hoping this would finally be their 'music for cars' album. i was wrong.
― Nourry, Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:22 (four years ago) link
i don't think their singles portend anything about the subsequent albums honestly
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
yeah there's literally still another 20 songs to go supposedly
― Simon H., Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
that's true.
― Nourry, Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
Um. I can imagine that song being fun live, minus some of the more annoying effects, and I can also imagine the song is no more indicative of the album than "Song 2" was. But. Um. Yeah, no thanks. Reminds of the Vines or something.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
this is the best fucking band of all time
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
it made me think of battles
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 22 August 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
oh man i dont like this at all.
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:10 (four years ago) link
why are they trying to sound like jet?
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:11 (four years ago) link
someone else compared it to refused and i think it’s somewhere between that and “song 2.” it extremely rules imo but i get why this would be radioactive to others
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
vocals kinda remind me of glassjaw
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 22 August 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
not really into this, probably the first time the idea that this band can do pretty much anything hasn't worked out for me
― ufo, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
This sounds like Refused covering a Queens of the Stone Age song, which... I guess it could be worse as someone who grew up on Refused, QOTSA, Manson and "Song 2" — but not too long ago, Matty talking about this being their nighttime album, inspired by Burial and The Streets, stuff like that... so who really knows anything anymore?
― ilxor, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
Sounds like XTRMNTR era PRML SCRM to me.
― piscesx, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
would probably like it a lot if it did sound like XTRMNTR to me
― ufo, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:08 (four years ago) link
this song has returned us to the roots of this thread.... everyone throwing out highbrow/lowbrow comparisons that build out a compelling constellation of influences
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:13 (four years ago) link
I do miss the 3rd Eye Blind phase of this band :)
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
This song sounds like Gregorian chants spliced with ZZ Top
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:18 (four years ago) link
Every first single this band has put out has surprised me. This one might be the most out there, and I wouldn't say I like it a lot, but I can't help but love this band for continually making music that's further and further out of what I expect. In any case, video is great
― Vinnie, Thursday, 22 August 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
Go figure, I like the song better without the video playing at the same time.
― ilxor, Friday, 23 August 2019 00:21 (four years ago) link
this is...not what I was expecting
― k3vin k., Friday, 23 August 2019 00:41 (four years ago) link
hahaha haven't heard this but Battles, Refused, QOTSA are bands I would have bet a large amount of money would have never come up in this thread
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 August 2019 01:59 (four years ago) link
huh wow....this is unexpected. too bad Buddyhead isn't around to write about this
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 August 2019 02:02 (four years ago) link
can't believe this is them
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 23 August 2019 02:11 (four years ago) link
It's like they sat down and asked, ok, which bands have we *not* been compared to before? And then decided to sound like that.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 23 August 2019 02:20 (four years ago) link
Still waiting for their song that sounds like Jute Gyte.
― MarkoP, Friday, 23 August 2019 04:26 (four years ago) link
I forget who said on Twitter that this is totally Icarus Line but they were right.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 August 2019 04:27 (four years ago) link
That's a fair comparison all the way down to Joe Cardamone's hair.
― ilxor, Friday, 23 August 2019 04:47 (four years ago) link
Not including their debut album, their lead single has always been their rock album opener:
Love Me > People > Give Yourself A Try
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 23 August 2019 04:50 (four years ago) link
the comparisons that make the most sense to me are Refused and The Vines
expecting this is probably going to be their Melon Collie where they take the eclecticism to a ridiculous extreme and it's too long for its own good but the highs will be somehow worth it
― ufo, Friday, 23 August 2019 11:35 (four years ago) link
I love how they've gone all in with the black hair in the video because this is supposed to be a rock video, kinda like the Beastie Boys going all-in with moustaches in Sabotage because it was supposed to be 70s-themed.
― cpl593H, Friday, 23 August 2019 13:12 (four years ago) link
Would have been better if the 1975 went all-in with mustaches instead.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 23 August 2019 13:15 (four years ago) link
I definitely definitely definitely think everyone should listen to the song 3-5 times before watching the video. (the video is awesome tho)
― alpine static, Friday, 23 August 2019 16:23 (four years ago) link