Here’s which the 1975 song set the tone on the band’s debut album
The 1975‘s new album Notes On A Conditional Form isn’t arriving until May 22 but the band are hosting a listening party for their debut album right now while offering some new details.
The band are hosting a listening party on Spotify using the Storylines function as a way to give fans an in-depth look at the record.
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The band’s debut album arrived in 2013 but now they’re providing fans with some new information about it.
Fans using the Storylines function got to see exclusive making-of details as the album listening carried out. Spotify offered up an early detail about drummer George Daniel saying “‘12’ was a piece George made on his laptop in its entirety in a Travelodge in Acton while we were mixing the album.”
They’ve been posting a ton of content on their social media accounts as fans are listening along. Frontman Matty Healy is also tweeting info from his personal account adding extra info about his experience today. Notably, he mentions how “The City” essentially shaped their sound as a band.
// A L B U M 1 – L I S T E N I N G P A R T Y – T O D A Y // L O V E #the1975 pic.twitter.com/fnoFh7NSFn
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
Follow The 1975 Experience on @Spotify and listen along at 7PM UK time (less than 30 minutes!) – we’ll have storylines written by Matty for every track #the1975 https://t.co/5QcHKu1pt3
— Dirty Hit (@DirtyHit) May 1, 2020
Talk! – every time I hear ‘superseded’ pic.twitter.com/EUZjTxZdYg
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
Guys. Chocolate. Still. Slaps. Do. Not. Dm. Me
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
We grew up with video games so we wanted ‘The 1975’ to be like our start up sound. Like Sega or PlayStation.
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
Menswear is about weddings and racket which are a very inappropriate but seemingly unavoidable pairing
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
I’m with my brother now. Wow. Listening to this song is powerful. Makes me realise just how much of a little fucking twat he is #the1975
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
The City – No cymbals going into the chorus. First song we made that wasn’t a piece of house music that was just a series of loops. Created the idea behind The 1975 musically
— ?? (@Truman_Black) May 1, 2020
The band also offered up some nice looking black and white photos along with lyrics for the songs on the album throughout the listening party.
// T H E 1 9 7 5 // L O V E https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/Eef8iWAvzo
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
// T H E C I T Y // L O V E https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/6lQQ1JXYYy
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
// M . O . N . E . Y . // L O V E #the1975 https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/dqqm7nv3uC
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
// T A L K ! // L O V E #the1975 https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/mHa9M9izpl
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
// H E A R T O U T // L O V E #the1975 https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/629wejD4Uk
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
// 1 2 // L O V E #the1975 https://t.co/KPoiRmGGh7 pic.twitter.com/Kq5xnVKe4j
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
— The 1975 (@the1975) May 1, 2020
The band’s manager Jamie Oborne also got in on the action by mentioning they will be doing this for every album each Friday leading to the new record’s release.
“Working on the listening parties with Spotify has been full of nostalgia,” Healy said in a statement. “From writing the annotations to getting together old content, it has given me a chance to revisit our old records and relive the making of them. We’re looking forward to sharing these reflections and hope it gives our fans a deeper and more immersive experience of each album.”
The band’s new album is arriving on May 22 after being delayed several times. The original release day was February 21 and later got pushed to April 24 before again delaying to May.
So far, we’ve received numerous snippets of the album. They’ve released “People,” “Frail State Of Mind,” “Me & You Together Song,” “The Birthday Party,” “The 1975,” “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America” and “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” so far with the latest arriving just last week.
You can check out pre-orders for the upcoming record here.
