''Facedown'' is the debut

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band the 1975 released on 6 August 2012 through Dirty Hit. It is the debut of four EPs released before the band's self-titled debut. Each song was accompanied by a

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. The lead single, " The City", and "Woman," were performance videos, while "Facedown" and "Antichrist" were more conceptual pieces. All videos were in black and white and directed by James Booth.

Recording

The release of the EP was in August 2012, saw the band's first UK airplay on

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with lead track " The City", which featured as part of a BBC Introducing show with

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. On 19 May 2013, a re-recorded version of "The City" was released as a single from the band's fourth EP, titled '' IV''. The song peaked at number 30 on the

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and number 27 on the Scottish Singles Chart.

Musical style

The EP's sound was noted as " reverb-soaked guitars and emotive vocals with a distinct twang." On a call with BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens, their manager Jamie Oborne described the single as, "

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meets M83".

Track listing

References

{{The 1975 2012 debut EPs The 1975 EPs