The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language (Oct 14, 2022) Album • Page 82

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I’m sure it’s going to be available leaked soon

 

OMG Looking For Somebody

This is an instant classic. Think You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon but like hyper 80s stylised with a good splash of Born to Run era Springsteen

 

Can most def feel the Jack Antonoff influence on Looking for Somebody, and I am HERE for it

 

This song is going to crush live

 

I can play literally every album on YouTube music except this one, haha

 

That was my immediate reaction on that one. I’m excited to hear these live. Album feels very different for them, especially from a production standpoint. Feels very lax and they’re in the pocket for a lot of these songs.

 

Winteringgggggg haha, was expecting a downtempo song!

 

I still love the bridge and ending of Part Of The Band so much.

 

Wintering is another Jack-influenced one for sure, haha

 

Oh Caroline...

Sounds like Whitney Houston or could've been off Emotion by Carly Rae. Soooo good

 

Human Too is smooth as hell. Second half is probably one of the most riveting moments on this record so far, and encapsulates their “jam band” approach the best

 

"About You" swoooooooon - reminds me of the style of tracks on their early EP's

And who is the female vocalist??

 

Oh Caroline into I'm In Love With You is such a great 1 2 punch

 

Top 3

1. About You
2. Oh Caroline
3. Looking For Somebody to Love

 

About You sounds like a sequel to Medicine imo

back half of this record is where the album kicks into gear

 

It’s Adam Hahns wife/s.o.!

 

How about them Red Sox...

 

looking for somebody to love is *such* a bleachers song lol. it could fit directly onto their last album.

 

Agree with About You - will probably become one of my favorite 1975 songs

 

Sincerity IS scary, and for the Matty/The 1975 it absolutely works

 

This has me so excited lol. Can’t wait to listen later

 

Yup this album is great. Succinct and to the point. Love it.

 

And the fact we get a new Taylor Swift album next week as well, a supposedly darker/moodier one (along with new CRJ), make these next few weeks one of the best periods of new music in a long time

 

Link is my favorite Zelda character but I haven’t send him around these days. Miss him

 

Closing thoughts: this is pretty much the quintessential 1975 record, all killer no filler. This isn’t the scrappy band from the 10s looking to capture the history of music in a bottle, but taking what they’ve learned and refining it to the “best” they can be.

It’s the least challenging record the band has penned to date, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It allows for the songs to really take focus, and Matty is the least distracting he’s ever been on this record. There are some gorgeous tracks, and while the songs themselves aren’t a significant diversion from what they’ve done before, it’s the approach they’ve taken that breathes new life into the 1975 this go around.

excited to latch onto these songs more!