poll on a conditional form

normally i would roll my eyes at three singles being the top 3 finishers in an album poll but can't be mad at these results at all, those songs are just so good

"frail state of mind" very underrated and "if you're too shy" a little overrated

Yeah I voted for "Me and You Together Song" because (leaving aside its general brilliance) it feels like the lyrics and the ending are a temporary culmination of a lot of the things the band has been driving towards since the beginning - that use of self-puncturing humour to attain a romantic sincerity that otherwise wouldn't be credible, such that "i've been in love with you for ages" sounds absolutely profound.

perhaps it is not surprising that the way that this band play with the intersection between irony and sincerity is at times (and never more so than here) is heavily reminiscent of Daft Punk's Discovery for me. Their music feels influenced by "Digital Love" not just sonically ("The Sound" being the most obvious example) but also thematically and emotionally.

i like "the birthday party" but don't really get the *love* for it

on the other hand, choosing between "too shy" and "me and you together" is choosing between two things that are absolutely perfect in every way and i refuse to do it, so much so that i'm glad - that's right GLAD - i somehow overlooked this thread for the past month. jerks.

^I feel the same re: the Birthday Party, but acoustic pop-mode 1975 is generally my least favorite 1975. Most of the worthiest tracks got at least one vote here, but 0 for Frail State of Mind makes me sad

Yeah "Frail State of Mind" is in my top 5 on this album. Without double checking, I think it's my favorite of their garage-influenced songs

Listening to "Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied" -- they have such a knack for punchy, simple, super memorable choruses