The 1975’s new music “is very different”.
Frontman Matty Healy’s mother, actress Denise Welch, has heard the new material her son’s band has been working on during their downtime from the road.
She is quoted by the Daily Star as saying at the Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards – powered by Jaguar – on Wednesday (08.10.25): “It’s fabulous. It’s very different, but it’s got the DNA of the 1975, I think you’ll love it.”
The group’s last studio album was 2022’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The Loose Women panellist also spilled that whenever the singer is on tour, she is left to babysit his pet rat named Splinters.
She said: “I’m a grandmother to a rat.
“There was two. One was called Bobby Robson who was a Geordie rat from Los Angeles. But sadly Bobby died, but Splinters is still flying the flag.
“They have a rat-sitter who moves in when they’re away. I don’t mind a pet rat I’m very fond of Splinters.”
The 67-year-old star was also asked about Matty’s ex-lover Taylor Swift’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl – but refused to comment.
She said: “I plead the fifth on anything to do with that!”
Denise previously spoke out against the singer during the release of her previous album.
The 35-year-old superstar and the 36-year-old Love Me singer briefly dated following her split from actor Joe Alwyn in April 2023.
Taylor went on to reference their relationship in her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Denise insisted it was unfair that Matty couldn’t talk about the relationship.
She said: “Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but being her mother-in-law is a role that I am glad I lost.
“Not that I have anything against [Taylor] at all! It was just – it was tricky.
“Listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she [Taylor] writes a whole album about it.”