The 1975 are among an elite class of 21st century rock bands. They’ve built a massive fanbase over the last decade, topped festival lineups around the world, and released five noteworthy albums that span from slick, funky new wave, to Britpop, to UK garage, to post-hardcore, and everything in between. Since their 2013 self-titled debut, the band’s versatile drummer George Daniel has emerged as a crucial figure in their sound and overall evolution. His presence and predilection for tight, frenetic, hi-hat driven rhythms are all over the band’s discography, and he’s played a significant role in producing each subsequent 1975 album: 2016’s I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, 2018’s A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form, and most recently, 2022’s Being Funny in a Foreign Language. As Daniel’s profile as a producer continues to grow, […]

December 2023 Issue