(Single from album, "The 1975")
Noteworthy not just for the incredibly atmospheric production on their records, but also for the comparably sharp, pointed lyrics of lead singer Matthew Healey when compared to their contemporaries, The 1975 are a relatively new band out of Manchester, famously England’s music capital, bringing with them the toe-tapping, gleaming synthetics of post-punk new wave music that helped make the city so famous in the 1980s.
”Sex”, from the first punch of the snare drum is a rollicking tune, addressing, with danceable swagger, the delicate topic of a failed more-than-friends relationship to the sonic backdrop of dotty snythesisers and screeching guitars, an ecstatic bass buzzing fuzzily around underneath, aided furiously by the carnally frustrated cries of the vocalist to finish. There are two versions, one from the 2012 EPs "Sex" and "IV", and also a new, re-recorded album version, on general release this August. A classic indie-rock tune and definitely a keeper.
★★★★
Versions of "Sex"
Album/Single Version - 3:27
"Sex"/"IV" EP Version - 3:26
Acoustic Version - 4:06