The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form (May 22, 2020) Album • Page 304

the bridge on "roadkill" is one of the best melodic moments on the album

just beautiful stuff from matty

 

this isn't a 1:1 comparison and they don't really sound anything alike BUT

the idea of them doing these Americana songs always reminds me of late 60s early 70s stones

brits trying their hands at some honky tonk

 

Every album they seem to add a new genre to the mix and it somehow always works.

 

Honestly the way this album unfolds, the only logical next step would be to dial it back and make a cohesive record. But when have they ever done something logical or expected? Would cohesive mean “short” in this instance? Sticking to one genre?

Moral of the story is I like guessing. They’re deeply interesting to talk about and dissect, which is something I haven’t gotten from other bands in a long, long time.

 

Idk, definitely understand what he means by branching out to new media now. I don’t know if it’s a concept record, branching out to a more production role, solo records...

 

Actually, now that I think of it, this record reminds me of of Childish Gambino’s BTI, in that it’s a concept hanging by such a loose thread that it seems to collapse upon itself. I can see them leaning into more into a model that he employs, being an entire media group all at once.

 

This. What a journey.

 

Hannah sees a decent sized chamber orchestra of instruments and wants to hear some songs now and know if it’s an orchestra or a bunch of ringers. (And is very happy that any big sized band is paying real musicians.)

 

Roadkill is THE parody song of the album, more like I Like America than anything else imo

 

I would love the next record to be 12 perfect songs haha

 

Best part of the album for me. I love that chorus so much.

 

when everything comes together in "I Think There's Something You Should Know" for the second verse



my god

 

Virtually none of this does anything for me except for People, M&YTS, and If You’re Too Shy (which are fantastic). I guess they’ve just kinda lost me at this point, other than their more straightforward/poppy songs

 

Nothing Revealed is fuckin great

 

One of the best things about this band’s rise to prominence is that it’s forced people to engage with the fact that dance music is not only a prevalent force in wider popular culture but entirely valid on its own

SONGS WITHOUT WORDS AND GUITARS ARE STILL SONGS

anyway this album is everything I could have asked for and then some

 

this is 10000x better than the dua lipa record, which i love, though i’m not sure why i’d think about them in the same sentence. i guess in a way they’re both concerned with the aesthetics of turn-of-the-century british pop but totally different dimensions of it

i also feel like as a fan of dance music they totally nailed the low skittering rain-soaked night bus stuff here, it develops beautifully and is packed with hooks. if anything i think they don’t loop enough!!!! everything on this record is very economical, there’s just 22 tracks of it

then again i think this is gonna be more of a grower than a shower for a lot of y’all

 

Nah

Double nah.

 

the first dua record is better

 

Triple nah trifecta.

 

I got absolutely nothing out of the latest Dua album as well

 

Now you got a 4th with mine, lol

 

I don’t get why this needs to be compared to Dua’s record, they’re both different records made by different artists making different music.

 

Can't really compare it to anything after only having it for 1 day. I have listened to the Dua record many times. I've listened to this 3 times.

I just put on ABI from Surrounded By Heads and Bodies - Always Wanna Die. I remember I really didn't like that run at all when it first came out. I thought it was so boring, but after spending so much time with it - I feel the warmth in it. Mine is one of my favorite songs from them now.

So, I need more time with this for sure. I love developing these kinds of relationships with records.