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The 1975 have shared another snippet of their upcoming new single ‘Part Of The Band’ – check it out below.The Manchester group are due to release the track tomorrow (July 7) as the first preview of their forthcoming fifth studio album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.Frontman Matty Healy posted a saxophone-flecked, 10-second clip of the imminent song on his Instagram page late last month. Elsewhere, the lyrics for ‘Part Of The Band’ were revealed on a series of black-and-white billboards.Now, The 1975 have taken to social media to share a new 13-minute portion of the single.

The 1975‘s frontman Matty Healy has rejoined Reddit and shared details about the band’s new album with fans.Last week, the band revealed the title and tracklist for fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which will be previewed this Friday (July 7) with first single ‘Part Of The Band’.A sax-flecked snippet of the track was shared on Instagram by Matty Healy last week, and lyrics to ‘Part Of The Band’ appeared on billboards. “She was part of the airforce / I was part of the band,” the song begins, with other lyrics including: “Am I ironically woke? The butt of my joke? Or I am just some post-coke, average, skinny bloke calling his ego imagination?”Commenting on a Reddit post about the band’s new album, Healy told fans: “Hey guys I’ve just started doing interviews where I explain the record and it’s context.”He went on to explain that ‘New York’, a song believed to be a new 1975 track that he performed live in Los Angeles while supporting Phoebe Bridgers last year, is actually by Dirty Hit labelmate Benjamin Francis Leftwich.“I love the song and it didn’t have a bridge.

The 1975 are plotting a return. On July 7 the pop group will release a new song called "Part Of The Band," the first single from their follow-up to their 2020 album Notes On A Conditional Form.

The 1975 have announced that their fifth album will be titled ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, while also revealing its tracklist.The band are set to return with new single ‘Part Of The Band’ on July 7, which will be the fourth song on the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’. A snippet of the track was shared on Instagram by Matty Healy yesterday (June 29).Fans have now been sharing new posters that feature the album’s title and its 11-song tracklist, which you can see below.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy has shared a snippet of the band’s comeback single ‘Part Of The Band’ – check it out below.The new track is set to land on July 7, and was first teased last month when mysterious posters appeared in London featuring a black-and-white photo of Healy taken from a distance.

The 1975 have teased the lyrics to their comeback single ‘Part Of The Band’, which is set to arrive next month – see them below.Last month, mysterious posters appeared in London featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance featuring frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. That date was then confirmed as one of significance for the band ahead of the release of their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album.The title ‘Part Of The Band’ was then confirmed by the band’s official social media accounts with the release date of July 7 once again shared.Now, more new billboards have popped up featuring the lyrics to the comeback single.

The 1975 have further teased the arrival of new material next month, hinting at something called ‘Part Of The Band’.Last month, mysterious posters appeared in London featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance featuring frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. That date was then confirmed as one of significance for the band ahead of the release of their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album.Now, just three weeks away from the date, the band, whose most recent album came in mid-2020 with ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’, have confirmed a title for whatever will arrive on July 7, be it a single or full album.Along with a photo of Healy walking through sand dunes in black-and-white with an enormous backpack on and a scarf covering his face, The 1975 have confirmed the new material will be titled ‘Part Of The Band’.See the post below.The 1975 – Part Of The Band.

The 1975 have confirmed July 7 as a date of significance ahead of the release of their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album.Earlier today (June 1), speculation began to grow amongst fans who spotted mysterious posters featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance with frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7.The band also hinted at new activity by wiping their social media accounts back in February.Now, they have confirmed the rumours, marking the announcement with two new photos, taken by collaborator Samuel Bradley. Sharing one of the photos on their Instagram and Twitter, the caption reads: “Your new album.

The 1975 are set to return with new music next month, if posters spotted by fans are to be believed.Today (June 1) is an important day for the band, who chose their name based on a poem including the date, and often release new music or share future plans with fans on the day.For 2022, they appear to have put up posters featuring a black-and-white photo from a distance that appears to be frontman Matty Healy, and a date of July 7. It comes after the band hinted at new activity by wiping their social media accounts back in February.See the poster, shared on social media by a fan account, below.AND HERE WE GO – NEW @the1975 7 JULYPhoto: @aworldaIone #The1975 pic.twitter.com/34Nn6Lkwib— The 1975 Updates (@The1975_Tour) June 1, 2022This August, The 1975 will make their live return, playing two gigs as part of Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival.

Holly Humberstone has shared her new single ‘Sleep Tight’, co-written with The 1975’s Matty Healy and long-time collaborator Rob Milton.The track follows ‘London Is Lonely’, the NME Award-winning rising pop artist’s first release of 2022.‘Sleep Tight’ finds Humberstone dealing with a friendship that’s become something more. “And oh my god, I’ve done it again / I almost killed our friendship and I sure hope it’s worth it,” she sings at one point.

Billie Eilish, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire and Brian Eno supporting the cause.Music Declares Emergency (MDE), a group dedicated to guiding the music industry’s response to the global climate and ecological emergency, has launched its US initiative with support from artists who are passionate about the climate crisis.As well as those above, other names pledging their support included The 1975, Major Lazer, The Pretenders, Annie Lennox, Tom Morello, Tom Odell and more. The official MDE US homepage can be found here.Initially started in the UK in 2019, MDE is now also operational in France, Germany, Switzerland, Chile and Canada. It’s gathered over 6000 signatures from across the music industry supporting a declaration that calls for an immediate governmental response to do more to combat climate change.A statement said: “Now, more than ever is the time for the United States to loudly and proactively join the rally to curb and reverse greenhouse gas emissions.“The climate crisis is the greatest challenge of our time, and the power of music should take its place at the forefront of this important movement to create a safer, fairer, more sustainable world.

Holly Humberstone has said that a new single will arrive next week – and it appears to be another collaboration with The 1975’s Matty Healy.Humberstone shared an image of herself on Instagram yesterday (April 14) along with a link to a new single called ‘Sleep Tight’, which is set to arrive on April 29.Humberstone tagged Healy in the post, as well as James Milton – the producer of her acclaimed EP, ‘Falling Asleep At The Wheel‘.You can see the post here:A post shared by Holly Humberstone (@hollyhumberstone)Humberstone has previously written with Healey on the single ‘Please Don’t Leave Just Yet’.Last year at Reading Festival, Humberstone confirmed to NME that the pair had been working together on more new material: “Yeah, we’ve written a couple of songs together, so there may be something coming out in the future…”, she told us.When asked about the differences between her relationship with Healy compared to previous collaborators, Humberstone said: “I think there’s a big difference between working with other writers that just write, and then people [like Matty] who wear their heart on their sleeve everyday when they come into the studio to write about everything that they’re feeling.” Humberstone also opened up about working with Healy on The Late Late Show with James Corden last year. “I still can’t quite believe it that I even got the chance to work with Matty, which is so cool,” Holly said.

The 1975 have announced that they will be making their live comeback by headlining Japan’s Summer Sonic 2022 in August.The gigs will mark the band’s first live shows since they performed in Dublin in March 2020, and comes after The 1975 hinted at new activity by wiping their social media accounts earlier this week.The 1975 have been announced this morning (February 15) as headliners of Summer Sonic 2022.The band will top the bill on August 20 at the Zozomarine Stadium and Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, before then headlining the event the following day (August 21) at Maishima Sonic Park in Osaka.The 1975 join Post Malone as headliners of Summer Sonic 2022, with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, The Libertines and St. Vincent also set to perform.

The 1975 have deleted their social media accounts and turned their website blank, hinting at the imminent arrival of new music.As of today (February 14), the band’s official Instagram and Twitter accounts have both been deactivated, while their official website purely features a blank white page.In the past, when teasing new material, the band deleted all traces of themselves from social media. Now, as they did before announcing 2018 album ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’, 2019’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ and with their second album ‘I Love It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’, the band have now erased their entire social media presence.// Here we go again // #The1975 pic.twitter.com/DssGMmuOT4— The 1975 Updates (@The1975_Tour) February 14, 2022Last month, it appeared that the band were back in the studio working on new music, with frontman Matty Healy sharing black-and-white footage shows Healy strumming an acoustic guitar as instruments and recording equipment are set up around him.

No Rome has shared a new track called ‘I Want U’ – listen to it below.The song serves as the second preview of the Dirty Hit signee’s forthcoming debut album, ‘It’s All Smiles’, which is set to arrive on December 3. First single ‘When She Comes Around’ came out last month.‘I Want U’ received its first play on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music radio show yesterday (November 8).

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy appeared as the surprise support act at Phoebe Bridgers‘ show in Los Angeles last night (October 22) – check out the footage below.Healy delivered a special acoustic set at LA’s Greek Theatre, which was the final stop-off on Bridgers’ 2021 US tour. Ahead of the gig, the ‘Punisher’ singer-songwriter told her fans to “come early tonight.

The 1975 have teamed up with climate change organisation Music Declares Emergency for a new charity t-shirt – see the design below.The organisation’s No Music On A Dead Planet campaign has previously been backed by the likes of Billie Eilish and Foals, while shirts have been designed by Thom Yorke, Joy Division artist Peter Saville and others.The 1975’s design, which comes in black and white t-shirt variations as well as on a white hoodie, is based around their rectangle logo, bearing the ‘No

The 1975 album.The frontman, who has also been teasing material from his side project Drive Like I Do this year, posted a new photo on Instagram today (August 25) in which he appeared to poke fun at the prospect of releasing another “classic record”.“Making another ‘classic record’ smh,” he wrote next to a mirror selfie of him flexing his left bicep.The 1975’s last album was 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy has accused the government of neglecting the arts in the wake of ongoing controversies surrounding the return of live music.The government was recently accused of “pushing live music off a cliff-edge” by failing to publish the results of the Events Research Programme, which saw audiences attend a weekend of events in Liverpool, the BRIT Awards and Download Festival to investigate the safety of large crowds returning to events after the coronavirus pandemic.Elsewhere, a

Beabadoobee has shared her collaborative new EP ‘Our Extended Play’ in full – check out the video for the single ‘Cologne’ below.The singer-songwriter announced the four-track collection – on which she teamed up with The 1975‘s Matty Healy and George Daniel, her Dirty Hit labelmates – back in March with the song ‘Last Day On Earth’.Taking to social media this evening (June 23), Bea confirmed to fans that the EP is now available on Spotify and other major platforms.

Paul McCartney, The 1975, Liam Gallagher and Foals are among those donating prizes to a new campaign to help London’s homeless.Streets Of London, the registered charity which funds specialist support for people who are homeless in the capital, has kickstarted its #comeonhome campaign with a unique prize draw.Prizes in the draw include a signed gift box from McCartney, a meet and greet opportunity with The 1975, a Fender Stratocaster signed by Mark Knopfler, tickets and an overnight stay for

The 1975 and other artists accused the video director of sending inappropriate sexual messages and nudes to fans (including minors), and soliciting nudes from them (also including minors), as well as groping a 16-year-old fan at a gig.

Georgia Twinn has today released a new single ‘Matty Healy’ – you can listen to it below.The single, taken from Twinn’s debut EP ‘Talk’, was inspired by a “previous relationship where Georgia’s boyfriend bore an uncanny resemblance to The 1975 frontman,” according to a statement.The single follows two other releases, ‘You Shouldn’t Have Fucked With Me’ and its follow up ‘I Don’t Mind’.You can listen to the new song here:Speaking about the new single, Twinn said: “I was inspired by quite a

Sounds Like A Plan is a “compelling new podcast series shining a light on the important ways the music world is taking action”, hosted by music journalist Greg Cochrane and Savages drummer Fay Milton.Launched today (April 6) ahead of Earth Day (April 22), each episode will feature an “inspiring climate advocate from the music community”Guests include The 1975’s manager Jamie Oborne, who will share the band’s “eye-opening experience collaborating with Greta Thunberg, reimagining their global

Beabadoobee is set to release a new track with The 1975‘s Matty Healy and George Daniel this week.Titled ‘Last Day On Earth’, the track appears to be the first preview of a new EP the artists have made together.Back in January, Healy teased new collaborations with both Bea and Charli XCX.

The 1975 have axed the entirety of its 2021 live schedule amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The band, which is fronted by Matty Healy, stated safety concerns and the importance of fans securing refunds as the reason for their decision to pull a year of shows that was set to include European and North American arena dates, themselves re-scheduled from 2020.

This Friday, The 1975's fourth album Notes On A Conditional Form finally arrives in its entirety, following a rollout that began last summer. "There's a lot of talk about why the album got pushed back, and all these kind of things," Healy told us. "It's kind of irrelevant. The premise of my idea was always really to just continuously have a real time expression."

The 1975 have shared the latest single from their fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. Listen to "Guys" at the top of the page.

The 1975 have released the sixth song from their forthcoming Notes on a Conditional Form. "If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)," streaming above alongside a black and white video directed by Adam Powell, is the most straightforwardly pop-rock-leaning song we've heard from the album so far.

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