It was the perfect band name,” (“Things you didn’t know,” n.d.).Īfter choosing a name, the band focused on creating a cohesive identity. The use of the word ‘The’ really stuck with me. “In the back there were all these mental scribblings, it was almost suicidal, and it was dated at the bottom ‘1st June, The 1975’. The article discusses how they decided on the final name saying, “Matty Healy discovered the band name in the back of a beat-era book given to him at a yard sale.
An article by LA Live says, “The original names of the band before becoming The 1975 were Talkhouse, The Slowdown, Big Sleep, and Drive Like I Do,” (“Things you didn’t know,” n.d.). They played small gigs under a variety of different names. As a new band, the group experimented with different identities. According to an interview with The Guardian, “This four-piece Matthew Healy, Ross MacDonald, Adam Hann and George Daniel all met at school in their early teens,” (Brinnand, 2012, n.p.). The group’s friendship seemed to be fate. The 1975 are a band made up of four English natives including front man and singer/guitarist Matty Healy, bassist Ross MacDonald, lead guitarist Adam Hann and drummer George Daniel. In this critique I will analyze how the album cuts across multiple genres and influences to produce a unique sound that is sure to please any listener. From the gospel chords to the techno beats and mellow ballads, this album fuses together a multitude of different concepts for a diverse sound and eclectic feel. This is precisely what Manchester band The 1975 has done with their sophomore album titled, I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it. This is an album in which the lyrics are as dynamic and pure as the sound production and musical arrangement. R arely can a band or artist transcend multiple genres of music in a way that produces a combined sound that is both cohesive and original.
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