The 1975 are back with a brand new single, ‘Part of the Band’, the first preview of their forthcoming fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. Matty Healy and co. have been beating the drum of anticipation for a month now, unveiling posters, billboards and then finally revealing the album’s title and tracklist on June 28; and the first track taken from the record is an exciting glimpse of what’s to come. Fusing cinematic strings with Jack Antonoff’s distinctive production and the band’s trademark earworm hooks, it was a must-add to this week’s NME Radio playlist.
Also new to NME Radio this week we’ve got SG Lewis’ dance floor heater in ‘Something About Your Love’, and Rina Sawayama’s euphoric single ‘Catch Me in the Air’.
Check out the rest of the new tracks on NME 1 and 2 below:
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The 1975
‘Part of the Band’
The 1975 have shared the first song from their forthcoming album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, in ‘Part of the Band’ – which is quieter and more relaxed compared to their guitar and electronic-laden tracks from 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.
In our four-star review of the track, Ali Shutler wrote: “The new song takes the midwestern emo of ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’ and blends it with the dreamy synths of ‘The Birthday Party’ with a touch of the communal optimism found on Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ thrown in for good measure. These influences are just passing glances, though, as The 1975 continue to reinvent themselves and carve their own path forward.” – Sabiq Rafid
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