The 1975

The 1975 - The 1975
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2013 Ratings: #777 / 1115
User Score
2013 Rank: #424
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
AllMusic
The 2013 self-titled debut album from the 1975 is a superb album that finds the Manchester outfit poised on the brink of stardom.
80
musicOMH
There is undeniable passion and love infused throughout these songs and, if they tick all the right boxes, they do it magnificently.
80
Clash
It’s a great pop record with plenty of depth (a rare thing) that will prove divisive.
80
The Guardian
If that suggests there's still some musical character to be formed, it also means there's space to form it: they haven't got the curse of the sui generis band, condemned always to churn out decreasingly exciting simulacrums of their original statement.
75
The Line of Best Fit

This is pop, pure and simple, and taken as such, is a rollicking pleasure. The 1975 is rammed with hits from start to finish, and the cornucopia of singalong phrases, gorgeous melodies and grin-worthy guitars will keep you either A: enthralled, B: boogie-ing, or C: both.

75
Entertainment Weekly
It’s all promising, even if their debut leans harder on style than substance. Still, with hooks (and looks) this sleek, they just might outlast the hype.
70
PopMatters

The 1975 is far from a perfect album. But in many ways, its flaws are part of its charm. The musical shortcomings and stylistic incongruity actually strengthen the character and theme of the album.

70
Alternative Press
Their major-key melodies and ’80s guitar sounds avoid the moody post-punk dress-up games played by too many current bands, recalling instead new wave-era outfits like General Public, Fun Boy Three and Wang Chung.
69
Paste

If lyrics like, “If you wanna find love / then you know where the city is,” still satisfy some unrequited teenage dreams, then The 1975 should fulfill that naïveté.

60
Consequence of Sound
The 1975 is doing for pop music in the UK what the US so desperately needs, a refreshing look at how to make earworm songs that rely more on the musicality of the artist than the image and marketability.
60
The Independent

The infectious pop thrill that attends the singles “The City”, “Sex” and “Chocolate” soon tarnishes through the sort of repetition that suggests their eclecticism isn't quite as broad as they imagine.

60
The Telegraph
The 1975 should be applauded for trying to forge rock music that actually sounds like it belongs in the 21st century.
59
Pitchfork

For such a pop-oriented band, The 1975's songwriting has turned out remarkably stiff, cloistered, and unimaginative. The production, which is glistening and brilliant, usually points to what the band might have accomplished with more sophisticated chops.

40
DIY
However confusing the whole thing, to call 'The 1975' a strange beast would be to suggest it had a discernible personality. It doesn't.
40
Rolling Stone
The LP mostly forces unconvincing emo lyrics into a bloopy 1980s package.
jlebon
71

Such an overhated band. This is one of the most iconic indie records of the 2010’s and pretty fucking decent for a debut

ST4T1C
75

The 1975 by The 1975 gets a 75.

The bands s/t debut is def a good way to start off a career for sure, although there are def some spots that need some ironing out. Production wise, this is pretty alright, really nice new wavey synthpop bangers. Kinda has a bit of an M83 type of vibe to them at some points, if M83 was formed in ther 2010s and were Tumblr-core. Some of the best material this bands ever made is on here, like “Robbers” and that closer, which DAMN that shit was nice! ... read more

humm1ng_b1rd
40

O álbum auto-entitulado da banda britânica 'The 1975' aponta para uma direção e localidade qualitativa de um nível maior que a média geral de sua época, com suas ideias criativas e estética inspirada, porém (infelizmente) seus criadores ainda estavam muito distante de chegar até tal ponto de excelência musicalmente falando, o que acabou por gerar uma obra essencialmente despretensiosa e que falha pateticamente em ... read more

cartoonislife
72

There's big highs (like sex and robbers), and there's also huge lows

althea_xo
90

The way I wanted to consume this album as a teen

kerokerorrism
80

robbers really is that song

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Track List

1The 1975
1:19
71
2The City
3:26
80
3M.O.N.E.Y.
3:36
63
4Chocolate
3:47
84
5Sex
3:27
88
6Talk!
2:47
63
7An Encounter
1:14
64
8Heart Out
3:22
76
9Settle Down
3:59
78
10Robbers
4:14
88
11Girls
4:14
79
1212
1:19
61
13She Way Out
3:59
74
14Menswear
3:26
73
15Pressure
3:41
73
16Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You
2:54
68
Total Length: 50 minutes

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Added on: September 3, 2013