All has been quiet on the planet of The 1975 since their headline Glastonbury set final yr, however it appears frontman Matty Healy has been enterprise a sequence of random aspect quests.

On the finish of their set final summer time, the phrase ‘DOGS’ flashed up on stage. Since then, Healy has steered that the band are engaged on not one, however two new data throughout a Q&A at a university, and that DOGS might be the title of not less than certainly one of them.

No additional particulars have but been revealed, and it appears like Healy has his palms full. In a latest viral video, he was seen gifting a TV to an unsuspecting Uber driver, and in one other viral put up was photographed jumpstarting somebody’s automobile.

Healy had not too long ago taken over comic Dax Flame’s Instagram for per week, the place he shared plenty of skits, together with his random TV giveaway. Just a few weeks prior, a TikTok circulated of Healy serving to to jumpstart the stranger’s automobile after it broke down.

You’ll be able to see each posts beneath:

On the band’s Glasto set, Healy had a reasonably cool guitar in-hand: a creation of one of many Fender Customized Store’s most fascinating builders, Levi Perry, who has earned a rep for loading his builds with built-in results. The Fuzz Mind ’67 Tele Matty used on the revered Pyramid Stage provided simply that, with inbuilt fuzz, octave and delay circuits.

Whether or not or not Healy has put any of his customized builds of classic guitars down on the brand new albums to come back from The 1975 shouldn’t be but clear, however one factor we’re sure of is that it gained’t be heavy. In 2024, Healy stated, “For me… until you’re Glassjaw, Converge, Refused, or additional than that, heavy is fucking lame… We are able to do heavy all day lengthy, however we’re not as a result of it wasn’t new. We wished to be one thing fairly new.”

Rachel started writing for Guitar.com in 2021 whereas ending up her diploma. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been taking part in for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-5, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all issues heavy, you’ll discover her at a competition or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.