Album info

• Title Notes On A Conditional Form
• Artist The 1975
• Year 2020
• Genre Alternative

Tracklist

1. The 1975
2. People
3. The End (Music For Cars)
4. Frail State of Mind
5. Streaming
6. The Birthday Party
7. Yeah I Know
8. Then Because She Goes
9. Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless American
10. Roadkill
11. Me & You Together Song
12. I Think There’s Something You Should Know
13. Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied
14. Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)
15. Shiny Collarbone
16. If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
17. Playing On My Mind
18. Having No Head
19. What Should I Say
20. Bagsy Not In Net
21. Don’t Worry
22. Guys

Thoughts

On the one hand, I think this is a great effort - at this point in their careers, The 1975 can’t just put out a middle of the road album, they need to be pushing the envelope. I love that it starts with a manifesto from Greta and there are some highlights along the way.

On the other hand, I can’t say that this is anything but a sprawling mess. There are high points, sure, but it feels cluttered and messy, like throwing lots of ideas at a wall and not bothering to see what sticks, just releasing it anyway. 22 tracks is always going to be hard to turn into a cohesive body of work, and I liked it more than I thought I would… but it still could have been better.

Rating: 3 / 5