Melissa Kacar

Happy Record Store Day! To celebrate the recent ten -year anniversary of their self-titled debut album, The 1975 released a limited edition live album that was recorded in February 2023 at a surprise intimate show in their hometown of Manchester. This is an indie record store exclusive released in April 2024 for Record Store Day , which is an event held twice a year to celebrate independent record stores with dozens of new and exclusive music releases special for the occasion. So much of this album is inspired by their time in Manchester as teenagers and early 20's, so the setting really is so perfect! With the release of this album in 2013 , they became one of the most influential rock bands of this generation. This record is a testament to how far they've come since then, but also a celebration of the musical journey this album took them on as a band. The 1975's debut album impacted me greatly and shaped so much of my musical taste from that point forward. It shaped so ...

In September 2022, in support of their fifth studio album Being Funny In A Foreign Language , The 1975 recorded a live version of one of their new tracks, "All I Need To Hear" at Real World Studios in Wiltshire, England. This is the version that was featured in the band's music video for the song, in the same room where the rest of the album was primarily recorded. I love that this version of the single finally had a physical release on a white 7" vinyl record.  This vinyl was a limited exclusive release on Dirty Hit's website in December 2023. I love the simple design of the vinyl with everything being all white, with an emphasis on the typography on the front and back cover, as well as on the center label. It was such an unexpected release that I have loved playing ever since I got this as a Christmas gift from my dad! In my record collection this was actually my first 7" vinyl I ever got from The 1975 too! I have all of their albums on vinyl, some of t...

It's not living (if it's not with The 1975 )! I recently had the most amazing experience at Madison Square Garden seeing one of my favorite bands ever on the second night of their Still... At Their Very Best  tour. To have the chance to see a band that influenced my life so profoundly for nearly a decade in one of the greatest cities in the world is a memory I will always cherish. I have been counting down the days to this show since I got the tickets for my birthday back in August. This is my second time seeing The 1975 live and the memories I have of the first show from six and a half years ago are among some of the greatest of my entire life. That show in 2017 was at a much smaller venue in my hometown in Pennsylvania, in support of their sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful, Yet So Unaware Of It . I have loved seeing how far they've come over the years as they continue to grow in their artistry. I always look back on that show with an ov...