Today's Pick

The 1975 have digressed a few decades to become children again and have have essentially copied them with kids playing the band on stage in the eerily familiar video for their new single "Heart Out," the final single and arguably one of the best tracks on English indie rock band's self-titled debut LP, which is a ruthlessly catchy and Accidentally Interesting album, quite possibly the most verse-chorus intensive pop-rock record since Andrew W.K.'s "I Get Wet."
Hailing from Manchester with successful hits like the ever-popular "Chocolate," The 1975 is becoming a more recognized indie-rock group with a growing fan base, and they are riding the hype train to the top. Frontman Matt Healy described his lyrics to The Guardian as "a genuine kind of diary." He added: "And that's the thing I'm really proud of in this album - it's me figuring myself out. Even the line in Heart Out - 'Your obsession with rocks and brown. And fu**ing the whole town...' I'm always talking about me, really."
The video begins in a bizarre, awkward fashion. As soon as it starts, the viewer is immediately transported to a middle school talent show. As one might expect from such an event, it all begins with a weird hip hop-dance performance by three young girls awkwardly with little rhythm and poor posture and some old dudes clapping, before a tween version of The 1975 take to the stage performing their recent single, much to the horror of the elderly onlookers. It's unique, almost creepy and a little bit weird, but that makes the whole ordeal that much more refreshing.
Receiving horrified stares from parents and adults in attendance, the clip comes to life through the excitement of a distinctly more youthful version of the band appearing in the show. The whole scene is put through the lens of their lofty dreams of becoming rock stars. They perform "Heart Out" in a cool, casual demeanor, and the youngsters don't seem to get distracted by the out-of-place spotlights, fog machines, and falling sparklers. Clearly unfazed by the fact that they're performing in a middle school auditorium, this version of The 1975 is everything a good rock group should be.

The 1975 are aiming to go down in the annals of crime-duo history in their new video for their hit track "Robbers," the latest single off of Manchester band's achingly personal and deeply autobiographical self-titled debut album, which reached No.1 in the UK back in September. Their upbeat, electro pop-rock sound, coupled with personal lyrical meaning has already won them fans all over the country.
"Robbers," due for release on May 26th, is about two lovers who aren't good for each other. She's having second thoughts but they keep putting off the inevitable end of the relationship. In doing so they are robbing each other of happiness. This heart renching love story takes a bitter twist which, combined with the slowly building drama of the song, works incredibly well and showcases, yet again, how well The 1975 understand what they're doing. The power ballad is a calmer, sexier offering from the band, really the first of its kind on the album. Heavy reverb and harmony on the vocals reinforce the dark and deeply personal lyrics, further emphasised by frontman Matthew Healy's emotional, soaring voice.
It's a salutary reminder that if you time travel back to the 80s, you risk returning with Mr Mister and Cutting Crew spliced into your DNA. Strongly adhering to the band's admiration of their debut LP acting as a soundtrack, the video for "Robbers" tackles some dramatic elements, though set more in a realistic manner than the surreal "Settle Down." With a consistent string of stylistically impeccable and brilliantly moody videos, "Robbers" is thankfully no different from The 1975!
The Tim Mattia-directed clip was recorded in Liverpool's Motor Museum and finds Healy and his girl rob a shop at gunpoint to fund their alcohol and drug addiction.  "I got really obsessed with the idea behind Patricia Arquette's character in 'True Romance' when I was about 18," Healy said of the video's origins. "That craving for the bad boy in that film, it's so sexualized," he added. "It was something I was obsessed with. 'Robbers' is about a heist that goes wrong - I suppose you can read it as a metaphor - and a girl who's obsessed with her professional killer boyfriend. It's a romantic ideal." The clip positions The 1975 in rebel territory. Drugs, sex, violence and a Bonnie & Clyde love/crime story that ends with a bang.

The 1975 have unveiled a brand new video for latest single "Settle Down," the fifth UK single taken from the Manchester-based indie rock band's self-titled chart-topping debut album, which was released last fall. The video sees frontman Matthew Healy and the boys take a nostalgic approach this time around, and returning to their grim and dark black and white aesthetic present throughout most of The 1975's earlier videos after abandoning it for recent videos - the American movie vibe of "Sex" and the colorful pop feel of "Girls."
Manchester has a lot more to offer than a famous soccer team. This band also calls it home, and their magnetic energy is causing an excited reaction within music lovers everywhere. With their self-titled debut, The 1975 marked the arrival of a new British rock sound: something dark in imagery and storytelling but warm and pop-y in sound. Their seamless ability to connect with each other and the music is refreshing even now. Their honest electro-pop/rock music has a versatility similar to pop of the '80s. This trait has found a way into music in our day and made it hip again. Their album, and the song, "Settle Down," possesses a youthful vigor that is infectious.
This sensual track "Settle Down," is about the obsession Healy, has for the pop legend, finds he singing of an ill-advised relationship and the chaos that ensures. It was inspired by Michael Jackson, whom Healy has noted his admiration for in the past. The lyrics tell a tale of the nonsensical attraction between lovers and the chaos that ensues. It'll be hard to resist getting up out of your seat and not cracking a smile. The cheerful guitar riffs accompanied by the pulsating drums make for a song you just want to get lost in.
The accompanying video for "Settle Down" - documenting the minutiae of small town life - tells the story of two mysterious teenage boys, lost and troubled in a post-industrial rural village, who reveal supernatural powers. Healy's there, wandering out looking moody and observing proceedings before they take a peculiar twist before the end. It was shot in Redcar, Yorkshire and features various shots in and around the Northern England town. The video is sure to please the hardcore fans, after many didn't take issue with the nudity or drug use shown in the "Sex" video, but were disappointed the band had ditched the black and white aesthetic they have used since their early days.