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Music For Cars Tour
The Music for Cars Tour was a concert tour by British pop rock band The 1975 in support of their third studio album ''A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'', released on 30 November 2018. The 24-month long world tour began on 29 November 2018 in the United Kingdom. The tour was also scheduled to support their fourth studio album–and second part of the ''Music For Cars'' era–''Notes on a Conditional Form'', released on 22 May 2020. However, the tour prematurely ended on 3 March 2020 in the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, the tour was scheduled to conclude on 10 July 2021 in London, England. The tour was supported with the following opening acts and special guests: No Rome, Pale Waves, The Japanese House and Beabadoobee. Several of the 2020 sets were postponed to 2021, but on 12 January 2021, the band cancelled all 2021 shows due to little improvement with the pandemic. Set list This set list is representative of the show on 15 February 2020 in Nott ...
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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' is the third studio album by English band the 1975. It was released on 30 November 2018 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records. Initially titled ''Music for Cars'', the album was intended as the follow-up to ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (2016). The term later denoted an era encompassing both their third album and ''Notes on a Conditional Form'', released in 2020. The band halted recording of the first part after lead singer Matthew Healy left for a drug rehabilitation clinic in Barbados, seeking treatment for his heroin addiction. Following the singer's return, the band spent several months completing the album in Northamptonshire and Los Angeles. A maximalist experimental album, ''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' combines rock and pop music interspersed with ambient interludes. Eschewing the 1980s-influenced sound of its predecessor, the album embraces a desolate soundscape informe ...
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Robbers (The 1975 Song)
"Robbers" is a song by English rock band The 1975, released as the sixth single from their self-titled debut on 26 May 2014. Background The concept of the song, about an ill-fated robbery heist, was inspired by the 1993 film ''True Romance'', particularly Patricia Arquette's character Alabama Worley. Following its release, it debuted at number 179 on the UK Singles Chart. The song, thematically, is an ode to toxic relationships. This song's lyrical content concerns two lovers who aren't good for each other. With the message that they know that their relationship will one day end, but they are still holding each other, robbing happiness from each other and pretending that they will be happy forever. Healy has stated that the song and music video was inspired by one of the singer’s favorite movie characters. "I got really obsessed with the idea behind Patricia Arquette's character in ''True Romance ''True Romance'' is a 1993 American romantic crime film directed by Tony ...
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Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable as the ancient market town in which Saxon kings were crowned and today is the administrative centre of the Royal Borough. Historically in the county of Surrey, the ancient parish of Kingston became absorbed in the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, reformed in 1835. From 1893 to 2021 it was the location of Surrey County Council, extraterritorially in terms of local government administration since 1965, when Kingston became a part of Greater London. Today, most of the town centre is part of the KT1 postcode area, but some areas north of Kingston railway station are within KT2. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population of the town (comprising the four wards of Canbury, Grove, Norbiton and Tudor) as 43,013, while ...
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The Sound (The 1975 Song)
"The Sound" is a song by English band the 1975 from their second studio album, ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (2016). It was written by George Daniel, Matty Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald. Mike Crossey handled the production alongside Daniel and Healy. The London Community Gospel Choir provide the song's choir vocals. The song was released on 19 February 2016 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the fourth single from the album. Inspired by the pop albums of his youth, Healy sought to channel the memorable melodies from them and create an "unabashed" pop song. Healy first presented the song to One Direction, who declined, so the band decided to record it. A house, pop, disco and synth-pop song, "The Sound" contains a maximalist 1980s-style four on the floor production. It features a disco house piano, syncopated synthesisers, synthesised strings and an electric guitar solo, and incorporates aspects of new wave, funk and R&B, amo ...
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Give Yourself A Try
"Give Yourself a Try" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, '' A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018). The song was written by band members George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while Daniel and Healy handled the production. It was released on 31 May 2018 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the lead single from the album. The band was inspired by the works of Joy Division, specifically their track "Disorder", which Healy said stemmed from both acts originating from Macclesfield. He wrote the song using a mix of autobiographical and fictional elements, wanting to capture the health and social anxiety experienced by millennials. A lo-fi indie rock and post-punk song, "Give Yourself a Try" revolves around an aggressive pop-punk guitar riff reminiscent of "Disorder". The former's production consists of post-punk guitars, a robotic synth hook, a motorik-leaning beat and influences of Britpop, synth-pop, pop, pop-punk an ...
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Chocolate (The 1975 Song)
"Chocolate" is a song by English rock band the 1975. The song was originally recorded by the band for their third extended play, ''Music for Cars'', where it appears as the second track, and later appeared as the fourth track on their self-titled debut. The song was featured in a teaser for the 2014 film '' Love, Rosie''. Content The narrator sings about fleeing the police in his car with a stash of cannabis, with the term "chocolate" being a euphemism for cannabis. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew Healy called the song "a love letter to the authority figures in our town — you know about small town boredom, both by the kids and by the police." The song is recorded in the key of B major with a tempo of 100 beats per minute in common time. The band's vocals span from B4 to F5. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Chocolate" was first released onto YouTube on 20 February 2013 at a total length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds. It was dire ...
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Paris (The 1975 Song)
''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It'' (stylised in sentence case) is the second studio album by English rock band the 1975, released on 26 February 2016 through Dirty Hit and Polydor. In 2014, frontman Matty Healy released a series of cryptic tweets containing lyrics from the album, revealing its title the following year. After their social accounts were deleted and reinstated with a new visual identity, the band officially confirmed the album in September 2015, a month before " Love Me" was released as the lead single. Over the course of five months, "Ugh!", " Somebody Else" and " The Sound" were released as singles, with " A Change of Heart" released four days prior to release. "She's American" and "Loving Someone" were later released in November 2016 and February 2017 as the final singles. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from critics. Several publications, including ''Pitchfork'', ''Rolling Stone'', and ''The Guardian' ...
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Love It If We Made It
"Love It If We Made It" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, '' A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018). The song was written by George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while the production was handled by the former two. It was released on 19 July 2018 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the second single from the album. Daniel created the song's production in 2015, while Healy collected daily tabloid headlines from 2016 to 2018 to use as lyrics. They became too humorous, so he rewrote the song to summarize the volatile social and political events in that period, using Prince's "Sign o' the Times" as an inspiration. A mid-tempo electro-rock ballad, "Love It If We Made It" contains sophisti-pop melodies, harp-like arpeggios, disco riffs and staccato chords. The song also incorporates elements of synth-pop, power pop, funk and pop music. Thematically, it deals with the vices of modern humanity, hypocrisy and disinformati ...
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I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)
"I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, ''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018). The song was written by band members George Daniel, Matty Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald. Daniel and Healy handled the production alongside Jonathan Gilmore. Healy began the songwriting process at his home using an acoustic guitar, while the production was built around the song's opening guitar riff. Inspired to create a cinematic, gritty version of Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", the band worked with David Campbell, who conducts the string arrangements. "I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)" is an experimental Britpop power ballad with an electronic sound. The production comprises melancholic acoustic guitar strums, a cascading piano, shuffling drums, cinematic strings and elements of 1980s and 1990s adult contemporary rock. Lyrically, the song explores Healy's struggle with suicidal thoughts and details the desir ...
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Somebody Else (The 1975 Song)
"Somebody Else" is a song by English band the 1975 from their second studio album, ''I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It'' (2016). The song was written by George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald. Mike Crossey handled the production alongside Daniel and Healy. The song was the last one written for the album; Healy developed the song's lyrics in Los Angeles while in the back of a cab. The singer focused on the after-effects of a breakup, centred on the themes of jealousy and guilt. It was released on 16 February 2016 by Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the fourth Single (music), single from the album. A slow jam, "Somebody Else" is a Power Ballad, power ballad composed in the styles of Electronic music, electronic, Contemporary R&B, R&B and synth-pop. The song contains elements of several genres, including House music, house, chillwave, funk and Neo soul, neo-soul. Its sparse 1980s in music, 1980s-style production incorporates ...
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I Like America & America Likes Me
"I Like America & America Likes Me" is a song by English band the 1975 from their third studio album, ''A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'' (2018). The song was written by band members George Daniel, Matty Healy, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while Daniel and Healy handled the production. Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez provides the background vocals. The song was created as a homage to SoundCloud rap, while the title is a reference to an art performance by Joseph Beuys, titled ''I Like America and America Likes Me''. An experimental power ballad, "I Like America & America Likes Me" is composed in the genres of electronic and alternative R&B. The production combines atmospheric synths, hi-hats and a dense trap and hip hop beat. The song also incorporates elements of hip hop, SoundCloud rap, trap and ambient music. Healy delivers the lyrics, which dissect his relationship with fame and plead for a world without gun violence, in a heavily- autotuned stream of consci ...
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Frail State Of Mind
"Frail State of Mind" is a song by English band the 1975. It was released on 24 October 2019 through Dirty Hit and Polydor Records as the second single, following "People" (2019), from their fourth studio album, '' Notes on a Conditional Form'' (2020). It was written by band members Matty Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald, while Daniel and Healy were responsible for the song's production. "Frail State of Mind" is an experimental UK garage and electronica ballad. Its ambient production is composed of a brisk dubstep beat, a heavy, shuffling drum line, cascading synths, chopped vocal melodies, and influences from a variety of electronic, modern rock, and electronic dance music subgenres. Lyrically, the single revolves around Healy's social anxiety and the themes of depression, fear, apprehensiveness, disappointment, insecurity, and anti-social behaviour. "Frail State of Mind" was released to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised i ...
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