Length 14:13 Facedown
(2012) Sex
(2012) Release date 6 August 2012 | Producer The 1975 Artist The 1975 Label Dirty Hit | |
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Released 6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) Genre Shoegazing
indie rock
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The 1975 facedown facedown ep part 1
Facedown is the debut extended play by English rock band The 1975 released on 6 August 2012 through Dirty Hit. It is the debut of four EPs released before the band's self-titled debut.
Contents
Recording
The release of the EP in August 2012 saw the band's first UK airplay on national radio with lead track "The City", which featured as part of a BBC Introducing show with Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1.
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 has peaked to number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the Scottish Singles Chart.
Musical style
The EP's sound was noted as "reverb-soaked guitars and emotive vocals with a distinct twang."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Matthew Healy; all music composed by The 1975.
Songs
1Facedown2:51
2The City3:42
3Antichrist4:44