SSE Hydro, GlasgowMatty Healy cuts a charismatic figure, at once practised pop star and overexcited kid, fronting a band at the peak of their careerMidway through the 1975’s show, Matty Healy addresses the audience. It’s difficult to make out exactly what he says – the fans are not above the occasional teenybopper scream – but it’s something about this being the peak of their careers. You can see why he might feel like that: the SSE Hydro is heaving, and barely a month after the release of the 1975’s third album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, their largely late-teen and early-twentysomething audience appear to have memorised the whole thing, singing along word-perfect and greeting Give Yourself a Try and It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You) as if they were the band’s greatest hits.Their success is founded both on Healy’s charisma – he’s very good at the business of being a pop star, confessional interviews, grand pronouncements and all – and the way they’ve carved out a unique, liminal space in the current pop landscape. They exist somewhere between alt-rock and pop: their sound is built on the bones of 80s AOR and frequently influenced by Drake’s Auto-Tuned solipsism, but there’s a smartness and a degree of edge there. Continue reading…
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