The arrival of the 1975’s next album — or maybe even their next two albums — is imminent.
Frontman Matty Healy let a few more details about the band’s next project slip while chatting with a fan after doing a Q&A with students at Gateshead College in England yesterday (Dec. 2). In a TikTok video, a fan said they approached Healy and asked him about “DOGS” — the word emblazoned on George Daniels’ drum kit and flashed on the big screen after the 1975’s performance at Glastonbury earlier this year.
While the audio is a bit muddled, the fan said Healy confirmed “DOGS” is the name of a new album. You can then hear Healy adding, “We made two. It might be one, it might be two, but yeah, we’ve made two albums.” (A rep for the 1975 did not immediately return a request for comment and more details.)
Whatever form the album takes, it’ll be the 1975’s first release since 2022’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language. After touring extensively in support of the record during 2023 and 2024, the band announced an “indefinite hiatus” (not a breakup) and played just one concert this year, headlining the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
In late May, ahead of the Glastonbury performance, the band’s manager, Jamie Oborne, appeared on The Money Trench podcast, and he confirmed that the 1975 was also in the studio. “I don’t know when it will come out, but they’re making one,” he said of the new album, adding: “It’s already a pretty extraordinary record… I think they’ve earned the right to take their time. The world’s gonna be listening, so it needs to be right.”
Along with working on their next album, the 1975 have also been somewhat busy tinkering with their last one. Last month, fans noticed that “Human Too,” originally track nine on Being Funny in a Foreign Language, had been removed from streaming services. Healy later confirmed that he decided to remove the song so the album could be “more how I want it to be.”
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