This sense of solitude unifies the vast changes in production, and even pop turns like “What Should I Say” feel more geared for dimly lit bedrooms than mass gatherings. All three tracks will feature on ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, the band’s fifth studio album, released Friday 14 October.

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I imagine them piecing the whole thing together like a family moving to a new home, knee-deep in the clutter, where they might come upon a wholesome duet between Healy and his father (“Don’t Worry”), a six-minute extension of the band’s flirtations with UK garage (“Having No Head”), or a self-referential cry into the void about fame (“Everything Revealed / Nothing Denied“). There’s a brilliant moment in the bridge where Healy, starting to overthink things, is admonished via a playful “Don’t fuck it, you muppet! Jacket was fully destroyed with holes, inner sleeve transferred on to one of the discs leaving a residue.Limited edition gatefold mintpack CD includes the album played in full Live at Gorilla, Manchester recorded 1st February 2023. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. While the technology-shy, primarily guitar-based Funny in a Foreign Language doesn’t exactly represent 33-year-old Healy mellowing out, it does highlight a shift in purpose. Written mostly on tour and recorded across 16 different studios, it is the band’s longest and most uncentered album; their funniest and most earnest.

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The band's origins trace to them attending Wilmslow High School in Cheshire, playing together as teenagers in 2002. The 1975 have also announced today the release of ‘I’m In Love With You’ - the third track from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.Earlier this year, the 1975, Britain’s most divisive arena-dwelling band, caused a minor ripple of controversy while announcing their fifth album. The album was released in October 2022 and described by Matty Healy as a “collection of polaroids” as opposed to a magnum opus. The 1975 have announced that they will be bringing their ‘At Their Very Best’ tour to The O2 on Thursday 12 January 2023. Streamlined, focused on heart and not just head, and loaded with big, unironic pop moments – the intro to the major key Oh Caroline is pure Backstreet Boys – this is their first album in too long to play out like a pleasure and not a chore.