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Since the release of their self-titled debut album The 1975 in 2013, music critics and causal listeners have often struggled to categorize The 1975.
Are they a boy band? Do they make pop music? Would they be considered alternative?
The bands sophomore release, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, proves that Matty Healy, George Daniel, Ross MacDonald, Adam Hahn and their music are all of those things, and more.
Upon the first listen I Like It When You Sleep can seem pretty confusing. The album features so many different sounds that it is easy to feel lost.
In just under seventy-four minutes, the album somehow manages to hit nearly every genre with R&B and funk inspired bops like "UGH!" and "She's American," David Bowie-esque rock anthems like "Love Me" and perfect synth-pop radio records like "This Must Be My Dream" and "The Sound."
I Like It When You Sleep is all over the place, and that is precisely what makes it a great album. It is unapologetically imperfect, it dip and dives between light, fun jams you want to dance to at a party, love songs you want to serenade your crush with, and melancholy ballads you'll want to cry to in the shower.
The 1975 seem to have struck gold with I Like It When You Sleep as it has already peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Matty, George, Ross and Adam are also predicted to land their first number one album on the Billboard 200 in the coming weeks.
Hopefully, all of this success is a sign that these boys from Manchester will around for quite some time.
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It is available on iTunes and paid-for streaming services including TIDAL and Google Play Music
Happy Listening,
Robert
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