(GEMS RADIO)—The 1975 are sharing their second single “Happiness” off their next LP Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which is due out October 14.
Lead singer Matt Healy said this about the new single: “Happiness” is like… there’s literally loads of us in the room on that track. Locked eyes… doesn’t really have much structure. It came through like jamming. And we haven’t done that in like years. So we just wanted this record to be really like a captured moment and not be too constructed and even produced that much…. We did it in like a day or so. And it’s us having fun. And I think that there’s this real desire in art to see something remarkable with as little technology as possible.”
The band worked with in demand producer Jack Antonoff on the new album. The band has announced tour dates that coincide with the release of the new album below.
The 1975 Tour Dates:
11-03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Arena
11-04 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11-07 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
11-09 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
11-10 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
11-12 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
11-13 Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11-15 Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
11-16 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
11-17 Austin, TX – Moody Center
11-20 Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Festival
11-23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11-25 Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
11-26 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
11-28 Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
11-29 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12-01 Portland, OR – Moda Center
12-02 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
12-08 Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena
12-10 Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
12-12 Toronto, Ontario – Scotiabank Arena
12-16 Newport, KY – PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
12-17 Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Events Center
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