The 1975's critically acclaimed new album Being Funny In A Foreign Language, which was released last Friday, October 14, via Dirty Hit, has taken the No.1 album spot in Ireland this week.

With singles like 'Happiness', 'Part Of The Band' and 'All I Need To Hear', the project is quick to become a fan favourite.

To celebrate the release of their fifth studio affair and radiant follow-up to 2020's Notes On A Conditional Form, the four-piece have unveiled a brand new live session of 'Oh Caroline'. The ethereal performance is the first in a series of three videos with VEVO - watch below.

Frontman Matty Healy discussed their new album with Stuart Clark for the Hot Press October issue, saying that it was "like going to the theatre. It’s way more intimate and an experience as opposed to a construct.”

Being Funny In A Foreign Language also takes lyrical pot-shots at Brexit Britain and the Conservative government.

"I do believe there are people who on a psychological level are philistines," Healy revealed. "I can just see by the way you are that you’ve been transformed by cultural moments like records or live performances that reach for something bigger. There are people who, at whatever age, hear Blue by Joni Mitchell or a Bob Dylan album and are forever changed. They’re kind of the civilising agents in our society. It’s not that the people in charge of culture aren’t cool, sexy and suave: it’s that they’ve never been transformed like you and I have."

The 1975 are set to bring their upcoming At Their Very Best world tour to Ireland, with shows at Dublin's 3Arena on Sunday, 29th January 2023, and at The SSE Arena in Belfast the following day, on Monday, 30th January 2023. The band are kicking off their tour with dates across the US in November and December, followed by a run of shows in the UK and Ireland in January 2023, and in Japan, Australia and New Zealand in April.

The group, who formed in Manchester in 2002, made their long-awaited live comeback in August 2022, headlining Japan’s biggest rock festival Summer Sonic 2022 in Tokyo and Osaka, ahead of two triumphant homecoming headline slots at Reading and Leeds Festival.

Their previous LP, 2020's Notes On A Conditional Form, became their fourth consecutive No.1 album in the UK, also taking the top spot in Australia. The 1975 were named Best Group at the BRIT Awards in both 2017 and 2019, and NME's Band of the Decade in 2020.

Read the full Hot Press interview with The 1975's Matty Healy here.

Read our album review here.

Listen to the album below.

Find all The 1975 At Their Very Best tour dates below. Get tickets here.

Thu 11/3/22 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri 11/4/22 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Sold Out
Sat 11/5/22 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Sold Out
Mon 11/7/22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - Sold Out
Wed 11/9/22 - Camden, NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Thu 11/10/22 - Washington, DC - The Anthem - Sold Out
Sat 11/12/22 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
Sun 11/13/22 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium - Sold Out
Tue 11/15/22 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas Trust CU Theatre
Wed 11/16/22 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall
Thu 11/17/22 - Austin, TX - Moody Center
Sun 11/20/22 - Mexico City, MX - Corona Capital Festival - Sold Out
Wed 11/23/22 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre - Sold Out
Fri 11/25/22 - Las Vegas, NV - The Theater at Virgin Hotels
Sat 11/26/22 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - Sold Out
Mon 11/28/22 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
Tue 11/29/22 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - Sold Out
Thu 12/1/22 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
Fri 12/2/22 - Seattle, WA - WAMU Theater - Sold Out
Sun 12/4/22 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Audacry Beach Festival
Tue 12/6/22 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom - Sold Out
Thu 12/8/22 - Independence, MO - Cable Dahmer Arena - Sold Out
Fri 12/9/22 - Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom - Sold Out
Sat 12/10/22 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Ballroom - Sold Out
Mon 12/12/22 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
Wed 12/14/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Armory
Fri 12/16/22 - Newport, KY - PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION - Sold Out
Sat 12/17/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - UPMC Events Center - Sold Out

Sun 08/01/23 - Brighton - The Brighton Center - Sold Out
Mon 09/01/23 - Bournemouth - Bournemouth International Center
Tue 10/01/23 - Exeter - Westpoint Arena
Thu 12/01/23 - London - The O2 - Sold Out
Fri 13/01/23 - London - The O2
Sun 15/01/23 - Birmingham - Resorts World Arena
Mon 16/01/23 - Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena - Sold Out
Tue 17/01/23 - Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena
Thu 19/01/23 - Glasgow - SSE Hydro
Fri 20/01/23 - Manchester - Manchester Arena - Sold Out
Sun 22/01/23 - Nottingham - Motorpoint Arena
Mon 23/01/23 - Leeds - First Direct Arena
Weds 25/01/23 - Newcastle - Utilita Arena
Thu 26/01/23 - Liverpool - M&S Bank Arena
Sun 29/01/23 - Dublin - 3Arena
Mon 30/01/23 - Belfast - The SSE Arena

Sat 08/04/23 - Perth - Red Hill Auditorium
Mon 10/04/23 - Adelaide - AEC Theatre
Wed 12/04/23 - Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena
Fri 14/04/23 - Sydney - ICC Sydney
Sat 15/04/23 - Brisbane - Riverstage
Wed 19/04/23 - Wellington, NZ - TSB Arena
Fri 21/04/23 - Auckland, NZ - Spark Arena

Wed 26/04/23 - Yokohama - PIA Arena
Thu 27/04/23 - Yokohama - PIA Arena
Sat 29/04/23 - Nagoya - Aichi Sky Expo
Sun 30/04/23 - Osaka - Jo Hall