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The 1975's second album has a much more distinct and iconoclastic character than their slick debut, drawing from the effervescent polish of early '80s Hot 100 pop. Topping the charts in both the UK and the US, i like it when you sleep… achieved the mainstream success the band had sought since their self-titled 2013 debut revealed the depths of frontman Matty Healy’s ambition.
Garnering comparisons with artists as diverse as Chic, Sex Pistols and Thompson Twins, that first offering attracted rave reviews such as Q’s perceptive critique (“This is a band who sound like nobody else… their jittery, genre-jumping influence is impossibly now!”) and its ensuing platinum certification suggested mass success was lurking around the corner for the young Mancunian quartet.