TOTW - Week 11

Written by Anna McMillan

 

My track of the week this week transported me back to the 80s with the synth-pop stylings of The 1975’s – The Sound.

Released in January, the track reflects their new sound as the boys have embraced their pop side,       incorporating it with their old alternate rock styling by adding electric guitar riffs in the background. 

Just as frontman Matty Healy promised, the track is very up-beat and poppy with just a dash of ‘ear candy’.

I feel like since the band decided to add a little pink to their image, they have adopted a sort of edgy, synthetic pop vibe, making you feel like you’ve time travelled to the 80s.


If it’s not the music, it’s the eye shadow that Healy has decided to rock in their past couple of videos. 

Not wanting to break tradition of intellectually long lyrics, I found myself having to do the standard humming along until you find a bit of the song you can finally understand and sing along to thing.

After all, trying to say never mind sing ‘A sycophantic, prophetic, Socratic junkie wannabe’ is hard enough.

The 1975 please write easier lyrics for me to sing!