the 1975

I was expecting to feel a bit of reactionary jealousy since label-mates Wolf Alice just released the similarly-titled Last Man on Earth, which I've been listening to almost daily. But I enjoyed this, and definitely hits that early 90s sweet spot for me.

that riff just isn't quite good enough to carry the entire song

that riff just isn't quite good enough to carry the entire song

― ufo

It worked well enough for U2 and The Cranberries.

I am truly not the person this music was made for.

Beabadoobie's song "Worth It" is just damn delightful. Another artist on Dirty Hit that ILX would love is AMA, who has a rhythmic brilliance. Check out her 3 EPs, especially this year's "Vs Everything". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpY7aMPh0no

I just got "Matty Healy" on Tinder and I find it v funny bc of "If You're Too Shy"

uhh yeah dude

matty co prod & co wrote the new holly humberstone single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBtE9OcJyI

oh that's really good

oh god this is heartstoppingly good

matty & george also did every song on the latest beabadoobee EP and it's all fabulous. especially love "animal noises"

"animal noises"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StGAF6PWtYg

"he gets me so high"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZdLhpZ_0M

"cologne"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalRn01lMmg

yeah the beabadoobie stuff is good

I listened to “notes on a conditional form” for the first time in probably 6 months last night and man, that thing holds up. their best record I think

co-signing all the posts in this latest revival

beabadoobee "last day on earth" is still one of my fav songs of the year and is 100% considered part of the NOACF extended universe to me. it's almost like a bonus track

"animal noises" is def "the birthday party"-core. i think "he gets me so high" is my other favorite tho, that phrase w/ those jangly guitars it's almost like a pressing a cheat code

yes 100% to all that

my brother recommended PRONOUN yesterday in this vein, gonna give that a listen in a minute

lemme tell you, pronoun is so good

yeah this fuckin rules

Cologne was my fav off that one

that Holly Humberstone track did nothing for me yesterday but on the second listen now it just hit so different wow

Looooove Pronoun

the holly humberstone track reminds me a lot of the last two bon iver albums

yesssss ready for them to temporarily deactivate their social media accounts again

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPIJZcIs_X/?utm_medium=copy_link

he's been posting from the studio a bit lately ^_^

still blown away by how good the last album is… i almost can’t fathom making a better record because, like, how

i realized while listening to it that they never toured it & i really have to see a show where they play that record

i meant that i can’t fathom *them* making a better record, but what i typed is also fine

I was supposed to see them w/ Phoebe Bridgers and bebodobodboeee last yr, woulda been my third time seeing them :(

same :(

lol at the idea of phoebe bridgers opening for the 1975 in 2021

maybe they can co-headline in 2022!!!

still blown away by how good the last album is… i almost can’t fathom making a better record because, like, how

― J0rdan S., Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:11 PM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I forgot about it for a while and put it on a couple months ago and totally agree. their masterpiece

i’ve seen them tour each album! the brief inquiry tour was so good even tho it’s such a flawed album, the notes shows would’ve been so good

i think the good news is they missed US festival season this year and i kinda can’t imagine them waiting until next summer to go back out on the road

they seem to be deep into recording their next album so I can see them waiting lol

i think they can still do better! i like it when you sleep is more consistent than notes overall & is better sequenced, but notes has higher highs (& lower lows, though nothing i really dislike except "people") & a far more expansive sound. the ideal would be for them to do something as sonically expansive as notes but a little more consistent & with the fantastic sequencing of i like it when you sleep

there'll surely be a new album next year, possibly early since they haven't been able to tour?

it's been a long time since they've put out any new music -- not even any one-off covers or singles. it feels out of character for them. anyways, lord knows how the band that wrote "love it if we made it" is gonna be influenced by nearly two years of a global pandemic

there was "spinning" earlier this year

the beabadoobee EP (one of my fav records of the year) they did is ripped straight from the notes cinematic universe… it’s almost an epilogue to the album

matty seemed pretty bored of being a political voice or at least self critical of the notion on notes and he has generally been silent the last year and a half, but who knows. they could come out w some insane statement single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0p8xh4Fbgk

acoustic versions of two new songs here

maybe it's how it's an acoustic set but Matty's so.... respectable now

anyway new songs sound great, excited 4 new album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEP_IpqEEh0

no rome debut album coming out in december, produced by george & bj burton, should have plenty for 1975 fans to enjoy

It was Matty Healy’s sticky earworm of a hook that introduced us to No Rome in 2018. On “Narcissist,” No Rome lays the groundwork, spinning rhymes and stringing together brief reflections on taking acid and alienating himself. Healy’s back-up coos and earnest cry—“I’ve been seeing somebody”—formed a compelling endorsement of this soft-spoken, R&B-influenced Gen Z newcomer. The track, off No Rome’s RIP Indo Hisashi EP, ushered him into the 1975 universe with subtle, polished swagger.

No Rome, born Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez, had been releasing lo-fi tracks on SoundCloud from his hometown of Manila in the Philippines when Healy emailed and invited him to the UK. He signed to Healy’s Dirty Hit label almost immediately; Healy told Zane Lowe that Rome became “a bit of a muse” and that the two shared “parallel” ideas. In 2019, Rome, Healy, and the 1975’s George Daniel drew on that overlapping vision for No Rome’s second EP, the sparkly and brooding Crying in the Pretty Places. This past year, Charli XCX joined the now London-based artist for a one-off single. With his debut LP, It’s All Smiles, No Rome sets out to prove himself as not just a muse or collaborator but a key player in this realm of glossy and emotional left-of-center pop.

Dirty Hit began as a home for the 1975 when no other label wanted them, and it’s grown into a mini pop powerhouse in recent years, signing beabadoobee, Wolf Alice, the Japanese House, and Rina Sawayama. Most of its artists are young, with a shared affinity for slick production, dreamy synths, and the 1990s—a bedroom haze of alt-rock. Excellent albums have come out of the Dirty Hit braintrust, along with some derivative and underwhelming ones. Healy and co. are smart to bet on No Rome and It’s All Smiles gives him a lot to work with: He can croon, sing-rap over a skipping beat, or stretch across an ambient drone. In line with Dirty Hit’s underdog vibe, the album presents an outline for a fresh alternative sound, one that’s undeniably current without relying on major labels or TikTok trends. It’s solid pop with an experimental slant.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/no-rome-its-all-smiles/

Listening now. Along with the beabadoobee EP, these really do seem like extensions of The 1975 in sound and style more so than the other artists on Dirty Hit.

Way too many of these songs sound like full-on 1975 copycats. "I Want U" and "A Place Where Nobody Knows" are pretty good despite being very on the nose.

you make a little hobby out of going to the lobby
to get things that they don't have

and i said "it's cool" and "i was messing" but it's true
yeah it's you! you're the one that makes me feel right
i've been in love with her for ages
and i can't seem to get it right
i fell in love with her in stages
my! whole! life!

you get a moment when you feel alright
you get a moment when you feel alright
you get a moment when you feel alright
you get a moment when you feel alright

I FEEL SO SEEN AND I CAN'T DREAM
SLEEPING TERRIFIES ME OTHERWISE I'M FINE
SEE-SAW BACK AND FORTH, BACK ON THE DOOR, BACK ON THE FLOOR
OH PLEASE IGNORE ME I'M JUST FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF
FEELING LIKE SOMEONE, LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE, WHO DON'T FEEL THEMSELF
PAYING FOR THEIR WEALTH WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
I'D LIKE TO MEET MYSELF AND SWAP CLOTHES
I THINK THERE'S SOME PLACE I SHOULD GO
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

whewwwwww

LIFE
feels like there's SOOOOOMETHING missing
maybe it's YOU

yeah i mean some of the melodies seem like obvious healy ghostwriting. which ... is not necessarily a bad thing

the album is decent but fairly slight, he seems capable of something better than this