ALBUM OF THE WEEK

BEING FUNNY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE The 1975 ★★★✩✩

MATTY HEALY’S band is back with all the upbeat melodies and downbeat lyrics you could hope for.

But unfortunately, many of them sound much like what we have heard before from the usually forward-looking outfit.

Opening strong with The 1975 and continuing into the gorgeous disco-esque Happiness, the album kicks off well, bringing in brass and bass and sampling that is truly new.

But Oh Caroline and I’m In Love With You could have been taken directly off second album I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware.

There are great songs here that give you everything you want from a slightly more mature band but, ultimately, it feels a bit like history repeating itself.