Matty Healy wants The 1975’s next album to be their ‘Nebraska’.
The frontman has admitted that Bruce Springsteen’s iconic 1982 LP – which was made up of demos he’d recorded without the E Street Band – has been a big influence on the group’s upcoming ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ release, which is the follow-up to ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’.
He told NME: "When I was making the last record that wasn’t trying to make a particular thing. Of course, at times, I wanted to make [My Bloody Valentine’s]’ ‘Loveless’ of course, or at times I wanted to make ‘OK Computer’ – there were all these types of things. [Coltrane’s] ‘Blue Train’.
"On this record you can hear that at times I want to make my ‘Nebraska’ [Bruce Springsteen’s sparsest album] or I want to make my ‘Immunity’ by Jon Hopkins. I’d like it to be a moment-in-time record like a ‘Nebraska.’ "
The band’s fourth album is set to be released in May – just six months after its predecessor – but Matty insisted fans can expect very different content.
He explained: "No, what I’ve realised is it’s never going to be a continuation or an association with ‘A Brief Inquiry’. It’s a completely different record.
"Six months now is the same as what three years was before. Think about the amount of s**t that happens in six months’ time. It will be a different thing and a different time."
Meanwhile, Matty has also teased a week-long residency paying homage to each era of The 1975.
The ‘Chocolate’ hitmaker took to Twitter to share his idea to perform music from the band’s albums – including their latest release – and their early EPs at a small venue in the UK, with the same production they had on each supporting tour for the records.
He tweeted: "I REALLY wanna rent out a venue for a week at end of campaign and do:
1st night : Ep’s
2nd: The 1975
3rd: ILIWYS
4th: ABIIOR
5th: NOACF
6th: GREATEST HITS LOLL
All with the same production and lighting of each era etc (sic)"
The 1975’s Matty Healy wants next LP to be band’s Nebraska
