An album review of “I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it” by The 1975

The 1975 has risen to global stardom in the past 5 years with their funky and groovy indie pop tunes coupled with an emotional connection to the darkness and hardships of a human being. Loved by hipsters and Tumblr people, this band from Manchester has captured the imaginations of their fans with aesthetic art and modern pop-culture references which are embedded in each of their songs. They are a self-produced band, and without help from a proper major label, they have managed to achieve a notable amount of success. They recently release their second major album, title "I Like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it." Here is a review on the album.


The album starts of with a self titled instrumental with a choir singing lines of lyrics from different songs from their first self titled deluxe Album, THE 1975. Great reference for fans who have followed their music from their first 4 EPs launched back in 2011. The title is bizarre, but in an interview with NME Magazine, frontman Matt Healy explains that this second record was meant to be as crazy as it can get, a well thought out description of the story of The 1975, a bunch of best friends from Manchester, England making it as one of the biggest independent bands in the world at the moment.

My favourite stand out tracks of the album will be Love Me, A Change of Heart, Loving Someone and Somebody Else. Everyone loves The Sound and Ugh! but i'm going to omit those song from my list because I have read a few reviews on that new hit singles. Here is my thoughts on those songs listed above.

Love Me, drops as a self aware, post-millennial song about being objections but totally honest about it instead of hiding behind political correctness. It has a hooky funky guitar and bass-line with tones from a 70s pop track. This song probably embodies the crazy and bombastic nature of The 1975, that lends its ears to genres of all kinds as you go along the record.

A Change of Heart. This song is why fans love the 1975. The first album felt like a movie set in the 1980s, ambient, groovy, emotional but fun. A Change Of Heart easter-eggs lyrics from 3 different song off the first debut album, namely Robbers, The City and Settle Down. Its a song about doing all you can for someone you love, to find that she/he had a change of heart. I dub this song the part 2 of Robbers which sounds beautiful if you listen to both songs next to each other.

Loving Someone is a song about compassion. Almost coming across as a electronic rap piece, the song's tagline "yeah, you should be... Loving Someone, Oh Oh, Loving Someone." sticks in your mind as a line that would define how you treat other people, equally and with kindness. This song almost becomes a cry to accept people that are different from us, and restore hope to humanity.

Somebody Else is definitely the song of the year for me. I have never experienced jealousy if i saw my ex-girlfriend with somebody else, but this song managed to make me feel that way regardless. That alone is testament to the brilliance and emotion put into making this song.

Overall, the album is an emotional investment. You have to put aside time just to journey along the ride of almost an exploration of different genres, but identically set as a The 1975 record. I would definitely recommend this to someone who is searching for music that is fresh, and honest.