Matty Healy and the 1975 released their third studio album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, last week. In the 15-track hour-long record, the Manchester band manages to speak about politics, drug addiction, and love in the modern digital world.
This album cannot be tied down to one genre. Although it is still pop-rock at heart, the 1975 provide punk and jazz sounds on the songs Give Yourself a Try and Mine, respectively. There are even influences of hip-hop in the trap hi-hat on I Like America & America Likes Me.
My personal favourite songs on the album are Be My Mistake and Sincerity is Scary. In the stripped-down Be My Mistake, Healy contrasts a purely physical relationship to a deeper, emotional relationship. The slow tempo acoustic guitar makes the track quite moving. In juxtaposition, Sincerity is Scary is likely the most uplifting song on the album, mixing in a lead saxophone and a gospel choir.
I hope you enjoy this album as much as I do.
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