The 1975 confirm 'Music For Cars' album is inspired by the situationist movement?
The 1975's Matty Healy has seemingly confirmed a fan's theory that the band's 'Music For Cars' album era "will be based off of the situationist movement" after having replied to a fan's theory thread with this positive affirmation:
@POESIEMFC details her well-researched theory here.
Read a selection from her thread below:
So this is what Wikipedia says about the situationist movement. It was around the world, but particularly in France. (I believe) pic.twitter.com/K0tamFGyM3
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Oh hello? This is the book which is hidden behind this photo from the ilwys era. pic.twitter.com/HSAnNCwJrV
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
I then decided to investigate these slightly. I studied William Blake at school and have thought that the 1975s photos have been similar to his style and then I found this link. pic.twitter.com/TudM6vfBmD
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Quite similar pic.twitter.com/lagTm6Lwr4
— // MORGAN // [](@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
There’s a lot of surrealism art on mattys instagram lately pic.twitter.com/PCvOgMrz1P
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
This would fit with the ‘toying with perception’ idea of surrealism. Not to mention that matty posted this photo by artist Francis Picabia A FRENCH ARTIST. The picture is called ‘the blessed virgin’. pic.twitter.com/iiSajVofiS
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Anyway, this used to be mattys header. A picture from the french student riots in the 60’s - to do with the situationist movement pic.twitter.com/4l3NAWyTrK
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Matty also shared the first one on instagram and the second one is the full image.
Rock and roll; more like drive like I do’s style of music.
What if the music for cars era is paving the way to drive like I do? pic.twitter.com/nGX02nJSrn
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
again, this would link to the french riots in the 60s. Not to mention the french line of text above the title. pic.twitter.com/Gwcn73N54G
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
also, these would link to the text at the bottom of the posters that appeared today. And the second one discusses capitalism, just like the article on Situationism (which discusses Marxism). pic.twitter.com/GkXjqn0PGB
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
a change of heart | ‘my heart is telling me the telly isn’t telling me anything I needs but it needs to keep you selling me’ (cred to @ilysbdaisy)
this is some propaganda from the situationist movement. pic.twitter.com/nOKyAIIZE0
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
‘I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND - THE DUALITY OF ART AND REALITY’ AGAIN; link to surrealism. pic.twitter.com/l8BR0wHMbt
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Furthermore; comics from the Ilwys era are based off of comics from the situationist movement pic.twitter.com/YFjoV1tK62
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
again; another one of mattys instagram posts. pic.twitter.com/uqK4NlbEob
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 28, 2018
Guy Debord was also a situationist. pic.twitter.com/nNbDXUF9Fs
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 29, 2018
Protests started in Paris in may 1968, exactly 50 years ago.
I’ll bet the 1975 have planned this out.
I bet the album is coming at the end of their protest so maybe we have more posters and signs to come.
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) April 29, 2018
In other news, the 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' posters that were released as hidden clues earlier this week have now 'taken to the streets'...
The band have also posted the first poster from the original hidden zip folder, The1975_1.jpg, on their social media accounts:
To learn more about the posters, read this.
Elsewhere, the aircraft in the 'Hello' teaser image has now been identified:
There may be a hidden countdown to May 13th:
And yesterday, this fan @rrsevier was able to download an extra zip folder containing trumanblack containing 106 photos in it:
UPDATE: It's since been uncovered that Healy was gifting fans the word "wig" as a clue!
@POESIEMFC Think I've found something new and it involves wig funnily enough! https://t.co/5eiScBsx1M
— Jake // (@whatupjakee) May 3, 2018
MATTY WAS GIVING ME ANOTHER CLUE!! #the1975 pic.twitter.com/ioVsUUNkbq
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) May 3, 2018
Observation by @whatupjakee !!! WIG!
> https://t.co/CKiaLVOTPn < pic.twitter.com/l1kKAG7yGy— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) May 3, 2018
actually it goes for any phrase in that space
— matty healy’s hair (@1975parawhores) May 4, 2018
The title in the video https://t.co/ir3XNf1sg4 is the same as the YouTube video https://t.co/cKRigB8LMB pic.twitter.com/VNW2y4rwoI
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) May 3, 2018
They posted the LOVING SOMEONE video and tagged Trump in it.
The DAY of TRUMPS INAUGURATION!https://t.co/Y53JsCzXCb pic.twitter.com/EK8nC7mdp8
— // MORGAN // [] (@POESIEMFC) May 3, 2018
@abbeycottam19 and @sweetxkiwix realised that both Trumps inauguration and the posting of the video, happened at the EXACT SAME TIME. TO THE MINUTE.
& a finding by @Lois_1975 pic.twitter.com/1NLJ4zoO85
— // MORGAN // [](@POESIEMFC) May 3, 2018
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