PAUSE IT PLAY IT // The 1975 Podcast

This week we're talking about how we feel about the trap inspirations on I Like America, why the song is so divisive and discuss the theme of gun control in America  Song discussion starts at 18:40 Spotihigh starts at 46:14 Lyric discussion at 56:51  // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Tik Tok @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpo...

Have a listen to our bonus episode on our first listen to Spinning // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Tik Tok @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com //   Follow us //   Josh - @jshwllm //   Matt - @jewkneeor //   Dan - social media not found     // L O V E //

This week we're getting into the credibility of The 1975's jazz influences and performances, what elements of the music make this song work so well and if the lyrics are Matty at his best.  Song discussion starts at 20:45 Spotihigh starts at 52:49 Lyrics discussion starts at 1:06:10   // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Tik Tok @...

This week we're discussing if Be My Mistake is the best acoustic version song by The 1975, if the live version is better than the studio version, and ihow the lyrics differ from Matty's usual style. Live version we talk about - The 1975 - Be My Mistake (Live At Sziget Festival 2019)     Song discussion starts at 19:04 Spotihigh starts at 55:09 Lyrics discussion starts at 1:05:30   // Thank you eve...

This week we're talking about the massive Love it If We Made it, breaking down the social commentary of the lyrics, why the song and the vocals are so impactful and the controversy of the song  Song discussion starts at 22:40 Spotihigh starts at 48:52 Lyrics discussion starts at 58:10   // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //   Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Tik Tok...

In this episode we get into our thoughts of The 1975 dipping into electronic music and what their influences might have been, how we feel about the start of the experimentation on ABIIOR and if we should have given more thought to the lyrics. AND we've got Kay from London Hatred on the pod to talk about creating electronic music, live streams and DJing as an artist and how they feel about The 1975...

n this episode we get into our thoughts of The 1975 going full pop, if this is their brief inquiry into online relationships and how TOOTIME used all signature elements of pop from the past 20 years   AND we've got Max and Liv from ZELA back on the pod to talk about their big 2020, what they've been up to since we last spoke to them and their future plans for ZELA.  Song discussion starts at 21:45...

This week we're talking about Give Yourself a Try and our thoughts on the stand out guitar riff, what we think of it as a first single and the usual deep dive into the lyrics. And we're joined by Jack Cole from Lilleburn to discuss his new music project, how he got into The 1975 and what made them so significant in his music career. Follow Jack on twitter/insta @jacko679/jackattack96 and and @Lill...

This week we start ABIIOR season and we kick off by doing our overall thoughts on the album. We get into the release, reception, singles, reviews and how The 1975 had changed since previous albums, as well as our thoughts on the third version of The 1975. Album discussion starts at 18:30  Song discussion starts at 59:10 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //   Follow us on Twit...

This week we're doing something different and doing a watch/listen along to The 1975's show from 2016 with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Blackpool.  We get straight into it this week, so get the footage ready and listen along with our commentary!  // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook @the1975pod // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.c...

We're back with our first episode of 2021 and it's on the Drive Like I Do song 102! This week we get into when we first heard 102 on MySpace all those years ago, what we think on the first acoustic song by The 1975 and if the lyrics were a pre-cursor to Matty's signature style. Song discussion starts at: 17:50 Lyrics: 35:55 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on T...

In this episode we go through your questions which you've sent to us! Thank you everyone who has messaged us a question we had a great time answering them on this episode. We also go through the 2017 cover of Sade's By Your Side, why we think The 1975 chose that song, and what we make of their version.  // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  We will be taking a break next week...

Can we make the definitive ranking of every song on I Like It When You Sleep... by The 1975? Who's to say? Yes, and us. In this episode we each come up with our own lists and then combine them all, going through each songs as we do it and looking back on those episodes.  Discussion starts around 19:30  Find Pause it Play it on all podcast streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goog...

Trigger Warning: Post-Natal Depression & Suicide  In this episode we get into why The 1975 included this song on the album given the difficult themes, if this style of the song should have been included and we get into some of the best closing songs on albums. Please be aware that this episode does contain themes of post-natal depression and suicide given the nature of the lyrics. Listener discret...

This week we get into what we think of The 1975 including acoustic songs on the album, the inspiration for an acoustic section to close the album and the visceral lyrics. The 1975 News at 13:20 Song discussion at 26:13 Lyrics discussion at 48:56 Catch Josh and Matt on Name 3 Songs podcast released on Sunday 6th December @Name3Songs  // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follo...

This week we're joined by The Super Late Night to talk about Paris and the double meanings in the clever lyrics, how much the song has been played live and if the music style is one of the more experimental songs on I Like It When You Sleep  Song discussion starts at 18:20  Lyric discussion starts at 42:56  Give The Super Late Night a follow on Instagram at @thesuperlatenight and twitter at @thesu...

This week we're talking about why This Must Be My Dream goes under the radar, if it has all the makings of a classic 1975 song and if the album placement was important.  This week we welcome Jenna and Sarah from Name 3 Songs Podcast on the show, we chat about their podcast, how they started their careers in the music industry and discovering The 1975  Song discussion starts at 25:44  Name 3 Songs...

This podcast thinks it has 3 charismatic hosts... they are mistaken  Big week this week as we talking about one of the best songs by The 1975, we get in to if it should be the bands biggest song, if it fits in with pop music at the time and if this is The 1975 at their songwriting peak. (the slight buzz on josh's mic disappears after the first couple minutes)  Song discussion starts at 22:55 // Th...

Its the last of the three instrumentals and this week we're doing another listen-through of the song, if it gets to instrumental-fatigue and if this song initially had more lyrics  Song discussion starts at 13:08 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com...

In this episode we get into the production of the song keeping up with pop music at the time, Matty's kiss in Dubai, and if this is lyrically the best song The 1975 have ever done. Song discussion starts at 18:40 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com...

In this week's episode we talk about the epic that is Somebody Else, we get into the nature of sad songs, if the production is the best part of the song, how the song builds perfectly throughout and we do a music video watch-a-long. Song discussion starts at 24:33 Somebody Else video watch-a-long at 57:04 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram...

In this episode we get in to usual, the amazing lyrics, how we think the song might have been formed and if this song is a 'grower'  Song discussion starts at 25:05 // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@gmail.com //  Follow us //  Josh - @jshwllm //  Matt - @j...

In this episode we get into how the band built on the ideas from the first album in the instrumentals on I Like It When You Sleep, the impact of the instrumentals in the live sets, if Lostmyhead is the best one and why the lyrics from Facedown were brought back. // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It Th...

In this episode we get into how the band built on the ideas from the first album in the instrumentals on I Like It When You Sleep, why instrumentals are a focus of this album and the topic of critic reviews on this album // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email pauseitplayitpod@g...

In this episode we get discuss if The 1975 have released a song that sounds like If I Believe You before, the lyrical themes and if this song fit in with the rest of I Like It When You Sleep Cameo appearance from The Super Late Night  // Thank you everyone who has listened around the world //  Follow us on twitter & Instagram @the1975pod // Facebook @Pause It Play It The 1975 Podcast // email paus...