The 1975 is an indie synthpop/electropop band formed in 2002 by Matthew "Matty" Healy (lead singer), Adam Hann (lead guitarist), Ross MacDonald (bassist), and George Daniel (drummer) while students at Wimslow High School in Cheshire, England. On August 6, 2012, the band released its first EP "Facedown" with its debut single, "The City" following three days later. In 2013, The 1975 dropped its self-titled debut studio album. It peaked at number one in the UK while the band's sophomore album "I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It" (2016) became the first to peak at the top spot on the US Billboard 200 Chart. Along with "A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships" (2018), "Notes on a Conditional "Form" (2020), and "Being Funny in a Foreign Language" (2022), The 1975 has scored five consecutive number-one albums in the UK.