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Following the incredible success of their self-titled debut album back in September 2013, The 1975 appeared to have vanished from the music industry's radar.  Until last week, when they premiered the first single, 'Love Me', from their second album, 'I Like It When You Sleep for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It'. Bit of a mouthful. I was a huge fan of The 1975's first album, and have been looking forward to the release of some new material for a while.  And I must say that I'm somewhat disappointed. It may be that 'Love Me' is a 'grower' track but so far I don't like it.  The introduction features the use of squeaky and slightly grating electric guitars and the vocals seem a little all over the place. I don't think it actually sounds much like lead vocalist Matt Healy's voice, which may merely be a result of overproduction.   The lyrics focus around the concept of a 'fame whore' which is similar...

London singer-songwriter Sinead Harnett first started making waves in music when she lent her vocals to Disclosure for their tracks 'Boiling' and 'What's In Your Head' from 'The Face' EP, released in 2012.  Following this collaboration, Harnett featured on the songs of several other musicians such as Rudimental, Kidnap Kid and Snakehips.   Her first solo EP 'N.O.W.' was released back in August last year (be sure to check out the lead single, 'No Other Way') and she has now announced the release of the first single from her debut album. 'She Ain't Me' discusses Harnett being in a relationship that abruptly finishes when the partner in question is unfaithful and ends up with the woman that he was adulterous with.  However rather than having another melancholic, "oh pity me" tone to it, the track flips a middle finger to the man in question as he's made his "biggest mistake to let [Harnett] go".  S...