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The 1975 Tease New Album on Social Media

Calum Moran — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:29:59 +0000

Pop-rock band The 1975 has recently teased about a new album through their social media. A new release would be their fifth album, following on from 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form. Clues as to the band’s activities were found first when their manager and record label boss, Jamie Oborne, posted on his Instagram Stories a picture of a whiteboard. On it was written a to-do list sporting one item; “Make great record“.

Via: @jamieoborne #the1975 pic.twitter.com/Mm3055l5oB

— The 1975 News (@the1975_mfc) January 4, 2022

However, that wasn’t all. Later that same day, The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy released a video on Instagram, which showed “black-and-white footage … [with] Healy strumming an acoustic guitar as instruments and recording equipment are set up around him“. According to NME, both Oborne and Healy’s posts seem to come from the same studio.

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Rumours of a new album have been around for a while, with Healy joking about their “making another ‘classic record’” all the way back in August. Also, Healy has been teasing his audience with new material, playing two unreleased songs in an acoustic set last October, surprising fans at a Phoebe Bridgers concert in LA. One of the new songs was reportedly called “New York“.

Healy has also been releasing new artwork on his social media over the past few months alongside the band’s long-term collaborator, art director Samuel Burgess-Johnson. And The 1975 have been active in certain political arenas as well, supporting the organisation Music Declares Emergency, saying in a statement last October that “This November, the fate of the planet will be decided at COP26, The UN Climate Change Conference. We are proud to be supporting Music Declares Emergency and their #NOMUSICONADEADPLANET campaign as they fight to ensure a greener future for all. “

The band also designed and released a new charity shirt to further support the organisation. Their design came “in black and white t-shirt variations as well as on a white hoodie”, and “is based around their rectangle logo, bearing the ‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ slogan alongside the words: “The 1975 for MDE.“ Other artists that helped out with designs include Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, as well as graphic designer Peter Saville, well known for his part in designing record sleeves for the likes of Joy Division and New Order.

The band don’t seem to be doing any touring in the near future, but you can still get some of their merch on their website over here in anticipation of the new release. So, concert or no concert, there’s still something for fans of the group to look forward to in the coming months.

Graphic Designer Peter Saville Re-Imagines Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ Artwork for Climate Change Campaign

Julian Harding — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 20:56:16 +0000

Art director and graphic designer Peter Saville has re-imagined his cover art for Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures as a mural that puts a spotlight on climate change. The mural is located in Withington, a suburb of Manchester.

Peter Saville’s legendary 1979 cover has been reinterpreted by Music Declares Emergencyhttps://t.co/4royEUrfry

— Rolling Stone UK (@rollingstoneuk) October 15, 2021

Saville originally based the original design of the famous piece of the album artwork on a stacked plot of radio emissions given out by a pulsar, however, in the new design, the emissions have been altered to look flatter, and are accompanied by a poignant, chilling message; “No Music on a Dead Planet”. The mural was created specifically for the campaign group Music Declares Emergency, who, according to the BBC, said that it symbolises; “the eternal silence of a dead planet.”

As previously alluded to, Peter Saville is the original designer of the Unknown Pleasures album artwork and has been involved in the music scene as an artist since 1979. Saville founded Factory Records alongside journalist and radio broadcaster Tony Wilson, actor Alan Erasmus, producer Martin Hannett, and Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order. Saville’s other artistic credits include Joy Division’s second and final album Closer, New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies, Roxy Music’s Flesh and Blood and My Life In The Bush of Ghosts, a collaborative album between Brian Eno of Roxy Music and David Byrne of The Talking Heads.

Again, according to the BBC, Music Declares Emergency has stated that the mural in Withington is a part of a larger-scale campaign that calls for “urgent action on climate change”. The official title of the campaign is echoed by the mural, “NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET”.

Music Declares Emergency was first launched in July 2019, and they describe themselves as an “independent group with no political party or commercial affiliations”. The group also state on their website that they represent “all areas of the music industry irrespective of genre, role, gender, race or sexuality and is led by individuals united by a deep concern for the climate and ecological emergency we currently face”. MDE has also formed Classical Declares, which is an expansion of the group into the world of classical, opera and choral music, along with a Music Declares Emergency Radio Show, hosted by co-founder Fay Milton and folk singer Sam Lee.

You can find out more about Music Declares Emergency and their current NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET campaign on their website, as well as information on how you can donate to help them out.

The 1975 Launch New Merch With Music Declares Emergency

John Weightman — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:24:05 +0000

The 1975 have just teamed up with the climate change organisation Music Declares Emergency for a new charity t-shirt.

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 big names such as Thom Yorke, Joy Division artist Peter Saville and many others.

Music Declares Emergency or MDE for short is an independent group that Launched in July 2019, They have no party political or commercial affiliations and use the power of music to promote cultural change and create a greener, fairer, better future. MDE represents all areas of the music industry regardless of genre, role, gender, race or sexuality and is led by individuals united by a concern for the prevention of climate change.

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 Music On A Dead Planet’ slogan alongside the words: “The 1975 for MDE.”

The band along with the campaign page shared on their social media an example of the white t-shirt variation. It simply shows a video of a multi-coloured tie-dye background with the logo and slogan slowly fading in before we then get a glimpse at the t-shirt.

// N O M U S I C O N A D E A D P L A N E T // @musicdeclares L O V E https://t.co/gD4MFZFoQs pic.twitter.com/HuUnnkXzxg

— The 1975 (@the1975) October 13, 2021

This isn’t the first time The 1975 have joined forces with MDE as this comes after the band helped fans recycle their old t-shirts by screenprinting new The 1975 logos on them at a pop-up shop at Reading Festival in 2019. They’ve also discussed global warming in their music. The opening track of their latest album, ‘Notes on a Conditional Form’, features teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg.

Speaking of their most recent collaboration, the band said: “This November, the fate of the planet will be decided at COP26, The UN Climate Change Conference. We are proud to be supporting Music Declares Emergency and their #NOMUSICONADEADPLANET campaign as they fight to ensure a greener future for all.”

This week, Brian Eno has also spoken about The 1975 and Coldplay’s efforts to tackle climate change, while calling for “a revolution” in the wider music industry’s approach.

The musician/producer appeared as a guest on the second season of the Sounds Like A Plan podcast, hosted by journalist Greg Cochrane and Music Declares Emergency co-founder and Savages drummer Fay Milton.

You can order your t-shirt here.