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10 Reasons To Listen To The 1975

Do you like catchy tunes? Stunning visuals? Intellectual and poetic lyrics?

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10 Reasons To Listen To The 1975

The band is not a good influence. Just warning you; so be careful to be sure that you are solid in your morals and beliefs. With that said, if you appreciate intellectual music, smart and poetic lyrics, or just catchy tunes, you might want to give this band a go. But in case you are not yet convinced, here are a few more reasons to listen to the controversially pop British band comprised of Matty Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald, and George Daniel.

1. How they got their seemingly random name

In an interview, frontman Matty Healy said that he found a date in a book that said "the 1975" and found that it was confusing that it would say "the." Being that the band's genre is sort of confusing, the name sort of mirrors that.

Here's the interview.

2. Music video series

I love it when artists reference their previous work. It's like a small reward for fans who are in way too deep or have been there from the start. If you didn't know, the 1975's music videos for their songs "Robbers", "A Change of Heart", and "Somebody Else" are all connected (mind blown). The three videos (in that order) tell the story of a tragic romance.

3. "Somebody Else" music video

This video displays how influenced they are and their intellectual range. The video is a little more than eight minutes long, but it is divided into two parts. It would probably be rated PG-13 or R so be warned.

The first part: there's no music for three minutes, just Matty entering a room with another version of Matty sitting on the couch. It seems weird and confusing, but after researching a little bit more, fans have found that if you play their song "UGH!" at the same time as those starting three minutes, then you find that what he does during that video is exactly what the songs says. Also, there are rabbits decorating the walls of the room, which is a reference to David Lynch's Rabbits. There is also a picture on the back of the wall that shows a scene from the "Robbers" video which means that the videos are connected.

The second part: The rest of the video plays out and has a sort of Black Mirror-esque twist. UGH I love Britain.

4. Their eloquent lyrics

I'll just leave these here:


5. Their aesthetic

The band is really driven by providing an aesthetic experience and have images and colors that go along with the songs. The first album was black and white while their second one was pink.

From the second album, song titles were released with similar pink fluorescent lights. Here is the one for "Change of Heart":


6. Relatable lyrics

It might just be me, but I (sadly) do this.

7. Concert experience

Because of how visually driven this band is, their concerts are beautiful. Each song has its own image and accompanying visuals. Here is a video of them live at the O2 in London for all of us not lucky enough to see them live (people have watched this an embarrassing amount of times):

8. 80's Inspired

80's music is a classic genre, and they are very inspired by it. So many of their tunes are just slightly more electronic and clear than music back then but much of it is very similar, from the tunes and the messages. Ironic as the band is called the 1975.

9. They're British

I don't know why but most of the music I listen to and appreciate comes from British artists. Maybe I love how they write their own music, making it more authentic. Maybe it's because I love how they all play some sort of instrument. Maybe I just love their accents.

10. Almost Forgot: Their Music is very catchy and they have weird song names

Their second album name is called: "I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it." They have a song on the album by the same name. Also songs called "UGH!" and "Lostmyhead."

Even if you don't appreciate all of the above, you can still enjoy their catchy pop tunes.

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