For over ten years, four band mates in Manchester have been waiting for the right time, and generation to make their musical appearance. Since the age of 14, Matthew Healy (lead singer, guitarist) and his group of misfits, George Daniel (drummer), Adam Hann (guitarist), and Ross MacDonald (bass guitar) have been a band. Since the beginning, there has been a vision: their vision consisted of their own individual opinions and critiques. They knew what they wanted to be, and set out on the long, ten-year journey to perfect their dream.
With such a unique style of synthetic pop and rock, they were slowly becoming a new indie style band. Being surrounded by the rap influence of the early 2000’s, they knew that their style of music would not be appreciated. As the popular style of music began to shift, the final touches on their debut album were being made. On September 2, 2013, the band’s debut album “The 1975” was released.
Matthew Healy’s comment on the final piece was, “It’s everything that I know and every single song on the album, at some point, has been the most important thing in my life. I’ve spent my adult life working towards this album. It is literally everything I am.” This album was as personal Matthew Healy and the band could get.
Their hit single “Chocolate” took off in the UK shockingly dropping into the top 10. It did not take long before the name “The 1975” became a familiar one in the UK. Before too long a tour was set up for several different countries, featuring the United States in 2014. Matthew Healy’s accent can be heard in this single, as present in all of his songs, adding to the genre and feel for their music. Their debut album hints at the themes of lust, drugs, youth, individualism, and fear: all emotions felt by the teen youth today.
Their debut album is an entrance into the life of Mathew Healy, George Daniels, Adam Hann, and Ross MacDonald. The overall sound and emotion depicted from all 16 songs can bring tears, love, happiness, and the feeling of eternal youth. It is a must listen to for all those music lovers who crave something unique and different. They are continuing to rise in popularity, selling out many shows in various countries. In another year the name “The 1975” will be a familiar one, I am sure.
