Built on a spritely pop riff, with a soaring and optimistic chorus, it takes what ought to be a tough listen and spins it into a miraculous rebirth. The heavy subject matter hasnвЂ™t filtered through to the composition, mind. This song isnвЂ™t about that trusty steed instead Healy humanises his greatest foe and reflects on his previous dependency, but with an eye to the future. The stint paid off, with a lasting friendship being built between himself and a key part of his time there вЂ“ a therapy horse named Favor. After battling addiction, the lead singer spent time in a rehabilitation clinic in the Bahamas to clean up before writing their third album. The time between вЂI Like It When You SleepвЂ¦вЂ™ and вЂA Brief InquiryвЂ¦вЂ™ was revelatory for Matty and the band.

TCДЁ) вЂItвЂ™s Not Living (If ItвЂ™s Not With You)вЂ™ As moreish as the вЂњstraight lines that unwind youвЂќ itвЂ™s written about (donвЂ™t do drugs, kids), like few of the Manchester bandвЂ™s songs since, вЂMilkвЂ™ is a straightforward pop-rock hit вЂ“ and all the better for it. Like many of The 1975вЂ™s best early bangers, itвЂ™s about drugs and shagging, but in вЂMilkвЂ™ those well-trodden topics are handled with a front-and-centre pop sensibility. Tagged onto the end of вЂYouвЂ™ as a hidden bonus track ( remember those? ), вЂMilkвЂ™ quickly became another unlikely fan favourite.

Best the 1975 albums