Still, despite veering across genres, the record does so in effortless fashion without missing a beat anywhere in between. The 1975 aren’t afraid to continue to expand their influences and musical arsenal, as evidenced by first single “Love Me” being an incredibly polarizing release (to say the least). The R&B-tinged “UGH!” follows with some of the album’s best songwriting, resembling the come down from a drug kick, both with vocal tempo variability and as every instrument bounces in and out throughout. The vocal and musical tempos display how unique the musicianship of the band is, as few bands are capable of composing a song in this manner and it working so well. Remaining in the same playing field, “She’s American” uses frontman Matty Healy and Adam Hann’s buoyant guitars and Ross MacDonald’s basslines to guide the song in a way that even outshines what made me fall in love with 2013’s “Girls” and “Settle Down.” The band’s ability to have instrumentation that gets stuck in your head just as much as the vocal hooks and choruses – the guitars dance in and out of Healy’s vocal performance – remains unmatched in most pop songs today.
While of course The 1975 shines with crafting infectious pop songs, the ambient and atmospheric songs almost steal the show throughout the album.
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