The 1975 have announced that they will be hosting an online listening party for their self-titled debut album, later this week. The band took to their social media to announce that the band’s listening party will take place, on Friday (May 1), at 7pm GMT.
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The band announced the news on Instagram, but it is currently unclear as to what platform will be used to host the event. The band released their debut album, ‘The 1975′, on September 2, 2013 via Dirty Hit and Polydor Records, The band’s self-titled debut album was produced by Mike Crossey, who worked with the like of the Arctic Monkeys.
The album topped the UK Albums Chart on September 8 and was certified platinum in 2014 by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 300,000 copies. The album features the singles ‘Sex’, ‘Girls’, ‘Settle Down’, ‘Robbers’ and ‘Heart Out’.
Last week, The 1975‘s Matty Healy revealed that he’s self-isolating in the studio where the band made their last two albums, and is working on new music. Speaking to Annie Mac on Radio 1, while premiering The 1975’s new single ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’, Healy revealed he was working on new music.
Healy said: “Like everybody else, I’m in the same situation and taking it day by day. I feel really, really lucky to keep being able to do what I do, when so many people can’t. I’m just trying to not take that for granted.”
The announcement of the listening party comes after they revealed they new release date of their fourth studio album, ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’. The album was originally scheduled to be released, on February 21, 2o2o, but after a set-back it was then postponed until April 24. The band recently confirmed that the album will be released, on May 22, 2020.
