Manchester rockers The 1975 have performed one of the year’s unlikeliest covers, a guitar-filled rendition of One Direction’s That’s What Makes You Beautiful.
Recorded for the much-loved BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge series, the cover sees frontman Matthew Healy and co. giving their own take on the massive teen-pop hit, which was the boyband’s first proper studio single and also their first UK #1.
The 1975 are currently promoting their brand new, eponymous debut album, which hit shelves earlier this week on Monday September 2 and become Zane Lowe’s Album of the Week. ‘The 1975’ currently tops the midweek charts, ahead of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hesitation Marks’ and Rizzle Kicks’ ‘Roaring 20s’. Check out what Healy had to say about it:
“This album is the soundtrack to our formative years. The culmination of our adolescence and the cornerstone of our material thus far. That’s exactly what it is. I dunno exactly how I feel about releasing this album, the fact that it’s such a personal statement and creation hinders me from having an objective opinion.
“All I know is that it’s an uncompromising and honest depiction of who we are and what we’re about and I’m very proud that we’ve had the opportunity to make an album like that.”
The 1D cover has already racked up 60,000+ views on YouTube and is already drawing some intense comments:
“I cried within the first few notes, because this is just amazing. And shoot me, but it's better than the original.”
Twitter is full of love for the track too.
The 1975 are hitting the road for a lengthy UK tour throughout September, as well as dates in early 2014. If One Direction are more your thing, click here to compare and buy tickets for their massive 2014 UK stadium tour.
The 1975 UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows
Sun September 15th 2013 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE University
Mon September 16th 2013 - BIRMINGHAM Institute
Tue September 17th 2013 - GLASGOW O2 ABC
Wed September 18th 2013 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri September 20th 2013 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat September 21st 2013 - MANCHESTER The Ritz
Sun September 22nd 2013 - STOKE-ON-TRENT The Sugarmill
Mon September 23rd 2013 - LEEDS Stylus
Tue September 24th 2013 - OXFORD O2 Academy Oxford
Wed September 25th 2013 - NORWICH Waterfront
Thu September 26th 2013 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Sat September 28th 2013 - BRIGHTON Brighton Concorde 2
Mon September 30th 2013 - DUBLIN Academy
Tue October 1st 2013 - BELFAST Mandela Hall
Wed January 8th 2014 - MANCHESTER Academy
Sat January 11th 2014 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Fri February 7th 2014 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Sat February 8th 2014 - ABERDEEN Aberdeen Music Hall
Mon February 10th 2014 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Tue February 11th 2014 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sheffield
Wed February 12th 2014 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Thu February 13th 2014 - CARDIFF Cardiff University Students Union
Fri February 14th 2014 - BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy Bournemouth
Sat February 15th 2014 - NORWICH Norwich Uea
Mon February 17th 2014 - BELFAST Ulster Hall Belfast
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