Led by frontman Matt Healy, the son of actors Tim Healy and Denise Welch,
Manchester's The 1975 take inspiration from the 1980s pop of Michael Jackson and
Prince, the art school new wave of Talking Heads and Scritti Politti, and the
1990s R&B of D'Angelo and TLC to create modern, anthemic indie rock. Starting
out as teenagers thrashing out punk covers at local youth clubs, the band signed
to indie label Dirty Hit in 2012 and had early EPs Facedown and Sex championed
by Radio 1 DJs Huw Stephens and Zane Lowe. Single “Chocolate” made the UK top 20
before their self-titled debut alb...