A huge proportion of the “charts” these days is filled with come day go day artists that show little musicality or real talent. However, The 1975 by no means fit that bill. “Being Funny In a Foreign Language” is probably one of the finest pieces of pop perfection you are likely to hear this year. Sure the experimental sounds and quirky songwriting are there, but they are packed in a way that produces a most pleasing sound.
The Manchester lads have once again produced a genre-defining LP that, this time, fits on one side of a C90 tape (ahh the good old days!) It kind of feels like they have taken a few attempts at getting this right on their earlier LPs however they have come out the other side and are now just writing pop bangers that come from the heart and soul of the band and they now know that’s exactly what they want to achieve.
I could spend time writing about frontman Matt Healy’s post-millennial angst and how that once again shows through in the songwriting, but I am just not sure that is what the band were going for .. I honestly think they were just trying to write the best pop/rock LP that will lift live audiences out of the post covid era and have them singing and dancing in the aisles. But who am I to criticise…
Huge credit has to go to the band’s newest collaborator Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey amongst many others) His layered vocal techniques and unique production bring a fresh approach to the band’s overall sound whilst retaining their quirky approach to songwriting.
Overall this is an LP that will have you listening from start to finish not just adding a few songs to an online playlist and that has to be a bonus. Hopefully, this will be translated into a fabulous live show on the upcoming tour.
“Being Funny In a Foreign Language” arrives this Friday, Oct 14th via Dirty Hit.
Review: Mark Ellis
‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ Tracklist:
- The 1975
- Happiness
- Looking For Somebody (To Love)
- Part Of The Band
- Oh Caroline
- I’m In Love With You
- All I Need To Hear
- Wintering
- Human Too
- About You
- When We Are Together
The 1975 ‘At Their Very Best’ Tour Dates:
Thu 11/3/22 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri 11/4/22 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Sold Out
Sat 11/5/22 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Sold Out
Mon 11/7/22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – Sold Out
Wed 11/9/22 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Thu 11/10/22 – Washington, DC – The Anthem – Sold Out
Sat 11/12/22 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Sun 11/13/22 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium – Sold Out
Tue 11/15/22 – Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
Wed 11/16/22 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
Thu 11/17/22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Sun 11/20/22 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital Festival – Sold Out
Wed 11/23/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre – Sold Out
Fri 11/25/22 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Sat 11/26/22 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – Sold Out
Mon 11/28/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
Tue 11/29/22 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – Sold Out
Thu 12/1/22 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Fri 12/2/22 – Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater – Sold Out
Thu 12/8/22 – Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena – Sold Out
Sat 12/10/22 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom – Sold Out
Mon 12/12/22 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Wed 12/14/22 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory
Fri 12/16/22 – Newport, KY – PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION – Sold Out
Sat 12/17/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Events Center – Sold Out
Sun 08/01/23 – Brighton – The Brighton Center – Sold Out
Mon 09/01/23 – Bournemouth – Bournemouth International Center
Tue 10/01/23 – Exeter – Westpoint Arena
Thu 12/01/23 – London – The O2 – Sold Out
Fri 13/01/23 – London – The O2
Sun 15/01/23 – Birmingham – Resorts World Arena
Mon 16/01/23 – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena – Sold Out
Tue 17/01/23 – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
Thu 19/01/23 – Glasgow – SSE Hydro
Fri 20/01/23 – Manchester – Manchester Arena
Sun 22/01/23 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
Mon 23/01/23 – Leeds – First Direct Arena
Weds 25/01/23 – Newcastle – Utilita Arena
Thu 26/01/23 – Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena
Sun 29/01/23 – Dublin – 3Arena
Mon 30/01/23 – Belfast – The SSE Arena
Wed 26/04/23 – Yokohama – PIA Arena
Thu 27/04/23 – Yokohama – PIA Arena
Sat 29/04/23 – Nagoya – Aichi Sky Expo
Sun 30/04/23 – Osaka – Jo Hall
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