Facedown is the debut extended play by English band the 1975 released on 6 August 2012 through Dirty Hit.[1] It is the debut of four EPs released before the band's self-titled debut. Each song was accompanied by a music video. The lead single, "The City", and "Woman", were performance videos, while "Facedown" and "Antichrist" were more conceptual pieces. All videos were in black and white and directed by James Booth.
On 19 May 2013, a re-recorded version of "The City" was released as a single from the band's fourth EP, titled IV. The song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Scottish Singles Chart.
Musical styleedit
The EP's sound was noted as "reverb-soaked guitars and emotive vocals with a distinct twang."[3] On a call with BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens, their manager Jamie Oborne described the single as, "Talking Heads meets M83".
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Matty Healy; all music is composed by The 1975
^"iTunes - Music - Facedown - EP by The 1975". iTunes. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
^Faughey, Darragh (11 December 2012). "The 1975 - Interview". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
^. www.1883magazine.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
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