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The 1975 and Rooney

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Today I have music for you by a band that I am absolutely in love with. The 1975 really blew up and and stormed to the forefront of the rock and indie world. This is a band that is equal parts ethereal and synth pop. Now I really like that because it gives the band a slightly old school kind of song and also gives them a style that is utterly recognizable. Matt Healy provides these smooth vocals that are often hauntingly beautiful or a soft, mellow jilted sound. With the vocals we hear, you can clearly tell that there is an accent there. I personally find that extremely charming and very unique. I have never heard a voice like Matt Healy's, and I could not think of a better voice to go with the kind of music The 1975 produces. The 1975 has this melancholic undertone to every one of their songs. Even the songs that are more pop oriented and energetic have this underlying melancholy and darkness to it. The 1975 aesthetically expresses this kind of juxtaposition with the consistent us