Frontman Matty Healy of The 1975 revealed that the band has completed two new albums during a Q&A at Gateshead College on December 2, 2025. At least one album is titled 'DOGS,' as hinted during their Glastonbury headline set earlier this year. This marks the band's first new material since 2022's Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
Announcement Details
Matty Healy shared the news with a fan after a songwriting workshop and Q&A session at Gateshead College in England. The fan inquired about 'DOGS,' which appeared on drummer George Daniels' kit and the stage screen at the end of The 1975's Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury on June 27, 2025. Healy confirmed, 'DOGS' is the name of a new album and added, “We made two. It might be one, it might be two… but yeah, we’ve made two albums.”
Background and Recent Activity
The 1975's last album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language, was released in October 2022 and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The band toured extensively in 2023 and 2024 before announcing an indefinite hiatus. Their only 2025 live show was the Glastonbury headline slot. In May 2025, manager Jamie Oborne told The Money Trench podcast that the band was working on a new record, describing it as “pretty extraordinary” and emphasizing they were taking time to ensure quality: “The world’s gonna be listening, so it needs to be right.”
Recently, Healy removed the track 'Human Too' from streaming versions of Being Funny in a Foreign Language to better align with his vision, though physical copies remain unchanged. He also mentioned potential changes to other songs from past albums. Healy is scheduled to perform at the Sunday for Sammy charity gig in February 2026 at Newcastle's Utilita Arena.
No release date has been announced for the new albums, and a band representative has not commented further.