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The middle of their set had them jumping back and forth between songs from their first two records ( The 1975 and I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It). TheyвЂ™re 80вЂ™s sentimental cheese and pop-punk glory. The 1975 | photo by Ashley Gellman for WXPN ItвЂ™s almost as if the audience knew the lyrics better than Healy, which he used that to his advantage the chorus to вЂњItвЂ™s Not Living (If ItвЂ™s Not With You)вЂќ sung almost exclusively by the crowd. Healy and the band immediately flew through the singles from ABIIOR to major response songs such as вЂњGive Yourself A TryвЂќ and вЂњTOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIMEвЂќ went off with their meme-worthy singalong verses and raving attitudes. With a new record ( Notes On A Conditional Form) coming early next year, their set kicked off with new single вЂњPeople,вЂќ a Nine Inch Nails-channeling screamer where singer Matty Healy (decked out in a Bauhaus shirt) rips through lines such as вЂњliving in a sauna with legal marijuana.вЂќ The first of a two night run at the Camden, NJ, venue, the British band met a feverous crowd excited to see them back in the Philadelphia area for the first time since 2016.ДЄfter opening sets from Laundry Day and Muna, the sprawling autotune of the self-titled track from their most recent album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, announced their arrival. The 1975 packed a cozy BB&T Pavilion on a chilly Saturday night to kick off the new US leg of their вЂњMusic For CarsвЂќ tour. Indeed, it was all too apparent in tracks ranging from the dreamy, synth-laden ballad вЂњA Change Of HeartвЂќ to the captivating, My Bloody Valentine-esque dream-pop of вЂњLostmyheadвЂќ and the yearning, soul-imbued вЂњParis.вЂќ Elsewhere, вЂњNanaвЂќ вЂ“ HealyвЂ™s heartfelt ode to his recently deceased grandma вЂ“ and вЂњSomebody ElseвЂќвЂ™s vivid portrayal of a relationship in its death throes showed that the band were more than capable of moments of genuine tenderness.The 1975 | photo by Ashley Gellman for WXPN While fans needed a little time to absorb the sheer breadth of material, it didnвЂ™t take long to realize the quality of the work on offer. With its 17 tracks sprawling across a challenging 73 minutes, his bandвЂ™s new record was indeed a work borne of considerable ambition, proffering a dizzying array of styles.

In the run-up to the release of i like it when you sleepвЂ¦, Healy boldly declared to the NME that вЂњthe world needs this album.вЂќ When fans finally heard it, on February 26, 2016, they soon discovered why The 1975вЂ™s precocious frontman could afford to be so confident. The sleek, R&B-flavoured вЂњUGH!вЂќ cemented that thought and swiftly followed вЂњLove MeвЂќ into the Top 10 of the US Rock Chart. Recalling вЂњFameвЂ™-era Bowie with its gargantuan drum sound and skinny, funky guitars, this attention-grabbing track was described by Healy as a вЂњpost-ironicвЂќ attack on selfie culture and it again suggested the band were evolving rapidly. Prior to the release of i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, The 1975 also dramatically deleted their social media accounts, only for a blurred Instagram picture titled вЂњThe 1975-2вЂќ to later appear, provoking widespread speculation about the bandвЂ™s new music.Д¬onsequently, anticipation was intense when the group delivered their new albumвЂ™s lead single, вЂњLove Me,вЂќ on October 8, 2015.

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Employing their burgeoning media savvy, the band also whetted their fansвЂ™ appetite for new material, with Healy releasing a series of cryptic tweets containing lyrics from new songs, leading up to his revealing the bandвЂ™s forthcoming albumвЂ™s title.

They performed at their first major US festival (Coachella) and toured the States, in addition to playing LondonвЂ™s prestigious Royal Albert Hall during 2014. Keen to maintain their profile, The 1975 kept busy while they prepared their second album. Listen to i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it on Apple Music and Spotify.

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