About The 1975
The
1975 are a British band consisting of four members, (from left
to right) Ross MacDonald, Adam Hann, Matty Healy, and George
Daniel, from Manchester, England. The members of the
band met during high school and started playing together in
2002. They went by an
array of different names throughout their career, such as
Drive Like I Do and Bigsleep, until settling on 'The
1975'. The name, The 1975, was
inspired by a Jack Kerouac poetry book that had "1 June, The
1975" written on the back. During the early days of the
band, they would perform punk covers in local clubs until they
started to write music themselves.
Before releasing their debut album in 2013, The 1975 released a set of extended plays. The EP's were released throughout 2012 and 2013 and were titled Facedown, Sex, Music for Cars, and IV. Their self-title debut album dropped on September 2nd, 2013 and topped the UK Albums Chart on September 8th, 2013, selling 31, 538 copies in it's first week. Over in the United States the album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and sold around 15,000 in it's first week. The 1975 has a total of 16 tracks, including hits like "Girls", "Chocolate", and "The City". Before the release of the album, the band toured to build hype for the release, opening up for bands like The Neighborhood and The Rolling Stones, while also playing festivals like Reading and Leeds. Following the release of their debut album toured the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. They continued to tour throughout 2014 playing headlining concerts, as well as festivals.
On
June 1st, 2015 the bands social media accounts were
deactivated causing speculation. On May 31st, 2015 a
comic strip suggesting that the band broke up was posted to
the lead singers, Matty Healy, twitter account. On
June 2nd, the accounts were back up and running with pink
profile pictures, which is different from the usual
black-and-white aesthetic. It was announced on October
8th that their second album, I Like It When You Sleep,
for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, was
announced to be released in 2016. The first single,
"Love Me", off of the album was also released on the same
day. The band went on to release four other songs off
the album before it's release, the songs were titled "UGH!",
"The Sound", "Somebody Else", and "A Change of Heart".
Before releasing their debut album in 2013, The 1975 released a set of extended plays. The EP's were released throughout 2012 and 2013 and were titled Facedown, Sex, Music for Cars, and IV. Their self-title debut album dropped on September 2nd, 2013 and topped the UK Albums Chart on September 8th, 2013, selling 31, 538 copies in it's first week. Over in the United States the album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200 and sold around 15,000 in it's first week. The 1975 has a total of 16 tracks, including hits like "Girls", "Chocolate", and "The City". Before the release of the album, the band toured to build hype for the release, opening up for bands like The Neighborhood and The Rolling Stones, while also playing festivals like Reading and Leeds. Following the release of their debut album toured the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. They continued to tour throughout 2014 playing headlining concerts, as well as festivals.
| The cover for The 1975 is pictured on the left, while the cover for I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It is pictured on the right. |
