Endlessly creative excitement front to back combined with an incredible mind for song writing and an almost uncanny ability in the production booth.

Asscheeks. Sorry. The 1975 are a band that swim in the limbo-space between superficiality and sudden moments of depth, between easy listening cut with genuine challenges to the audience. Is it irony? Are they self aware? It's all up for interpretation in my opinion. This record sees them at their most vapid, least interesting and quite importantly, least stylish, without that counterweighting force, we simply have a boring pop record with hard-to-stomach sugary aesthetics.

She must have embezzled both the production and video budget

This project is very easy listening. I feel like it passes through me comfortably without challenging me or confronting me with interesting ideas as much as I'd want from a pop record and especially from a band as interesting as The 1975. I think there are really good pop songs on this project, but as a total package it lacks some bite and doesn't step outside of its own set formula enough. That being said the album has strong iconography and I would say this is an important album in ... read more

Fifteen year old scraps that still somehow outpace the best of their contemporaries to this day. The reverberations of an all time great moving into history.

Fucking ridiculous that this was leaked in 2009 and still sounds absolutely cutting edge. A legendary track.

This is more than I originally gave it credit for.. a synthesis of heavy rock/metal sounds and the signature smoothness of French House that somehow maintains the blood pumping excitement of the former without sacrificing the ease of listening and groove of the latter. All packed in an exciting and unique brutalist aesthetic.

["Stress" is the maddest and greatest Electro House song I've ever heard]

So inoffensive that it becomes slightly offensive.

A record that lacks cohesion and direction.

A very endearing pop record with some bangers to keep for the road and a fun concept (though it doesn't amount to too much more than a gimmick). The best of The 1975 in my opinion.

Hits hard and directly to the soul.

Ts so funny

Every song tells the story of a visitor at The Crux Hotel, each at a turning point in their lives. Keery's catchy songwriting gives us something fun to chew on in each short story. A brilliant sounding album with a brilliant concept, it's a must listen!

Instant uk rap classic.

A well executed rerun of the 'X' concept, with more of a direct post-2020 Playboi Carti influence. I just can't get over the feeling that this doesn't add anything new.

I could cry. What a treat. A sophisticated love letter to one of my favourite electronic albums ever by my favourite current day electronic artist. Can't beat the original in terms of importance and legacy, but it doesn't intend to, this remix preserves the spirit of Air's masterpiece while presenting a refreshing twist on it.

One of the most iconic albums of the 21st century.

Fuck yes.

You've never heard an album that sounds like this before. Mind melting.

An exciting and stimulating listen— when it wants to be. Plagued by inconsistency from some safe plays and some outright misses riddled through the tracklist. I really like this at its best; tracks like burn and safe are really cinematic, while eldest child and sidekick show some signs of life by taking risks, but at its worst, star can be frustratingly bland.