On Notes On A Conditional Form, The 1975 create a self-indulgent, sprawling mess, but it’s a mess that kind of works.
Notes On A Conditional Form ( Notes On A Conditional Form is the fourth studio album by British band The 1975. ) To start this review out, I figured I’d correct some things from my review of the 1975’s previous record, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships . In my review, I mentioned how I was not a fan of their previous work. After finishing that review, I revisited their first two albums, and though I still don’t think they're great, they are passable new wave records with emo tendencies and have some great songs. I still think A Brief Inquiry is leaps and bounds ahead of those two in terms of quality though, and my anticipation for their followup was through the roof, especially after multiple delays and loving most of the teaser tracks. But there was one thing that scared me: could they pull off a consistently enjoyable and cohesive record, even with 22 tracks? The answer is: well, kind of. The record overall is by far the 1975’s most stylistically diverse and exp...