What makes their new record so varied and appealing is that blend of traditional love songs and heartbreak together with deeper, modern-day subjects. Technology and its changing role in our lives is being noted by many bands and, in a year that has seen observant, observational and hugely inspiring records like Joy as an Act of Resistance (IDLES) arrive it is understandable bands like The 1975 are incorporating more impressions on modern love, technology and mental-health into their work. Now, if you look at the depression rates amongst young men, the correlation between these two things is very measurably concise, and amongst young women it’s insane”. “When you get to 2010/2011, this new model of communication that exists is that you put something out there into the world and then you wait for a reaction. “ When text messaging first came about, it was still a one-to-one negotiation: I propose an idea or something to you, you exchange back to me,” says Matty. He noted how technological change has made us more depressed. In the real world they’re vying for your money, online they’re vying for your attention”. And Netflix lets you skip the intro to so you don’t get bored and then plays another fucking thing. And YouTube does automated videos at the end to keep you off Netflix. And Facebook has an infinite scrolling feed to keep you off Twitter. It’s there to keep you excited and to keep you off Facebook. We’re not in 2004, it doesn’t need to do that.
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“Become aware that the thing on Twitter where you scroll and it waits to update is a slot machine technique, an addiction-based mechanism. “ “Understand that the internet is an attention economy,” says Matty. It seems modern life and politics has played a bigger role into A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships and that sense of understanding, emotion and revelation has wowed critics! In this interview with NME lead singer Matt Healy spoke about the Internet and its dangers: 2016’s i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it split critics not just because of its long-winded and odd title but the material was not as sharp as it could have been – in places, that is. The Manchester band is just about to release their third record (another is already planned for next year) and ever since 2013’s The 1975, the band have grown in stature and confidence. That gets critics drooling and writing the sort of words usually reserved for life-changing records and biblical events! The 1975’s latest new album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, is out on Friday and, as the name suggests, seems to suggest an investigation into modern trends the way we communicate and how we can be too drawn into the machine. IN THIS PHOTO: The 1975 (photoed back in 2016)