“Somebody Else” by The 1975, Friday, May 5, 2023
I'm pretty musically stubborn. Whenever somebody says that they found the next big band, I'm pretty shy to come around to that act. In the case of The 1975 , I'm ten years late from when their self-titled debut and the hit song " Chocolate " hit the lower reaches of the Hot 100 and the middle reaches of the Alternative charts --in America. In the band's home of the UK and in Europe, they fared even better as the concept of a band still sells records. I DON'T WANT YOUR BODY. I first heard the song " Chocolate " on Punk Goes Pop Vol. 6 performed by Knuckle Puck. I didn't know that the song was a hit by The 1975; I liked it but never looked it up out of laziness. Then in my podcast listening and research for my blog, I started hearing how much Aaron Gillespie loved The 1975. This recommendation didn't actually turn me on to them. I assumed that the band was another art rock band like The War on Drugs , which I got into somewhat relucta