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The 1975: Drake and Burgess-Johnson create Neon Signs for the Manchester band

This Must Be My Dream and She Lays Down are just some of the many musical treats you can expect on Manchester band The 1975's second album. Entitled 'I Like It When You Sleep for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It', it follows a platinum-selling debut and has received much attention from critics and media alike.

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To create the visuals for the new album, The 1975 called upon London-based designer, art director and typographer Samuel Burgess-Johnson and American photographer and designer David Drake to craft typographic, atmospheric imagery for each of the songs.

Offering pink neon signs, spelling out the song titles and set against various backdrops – the series was shot in different locations to evoke the sentiment of each tune and drips in 1970s nostalgia with a hint of California cool. Beautiful work from Burgess-Johnson and Drake, who share an impressive client list including Universal, Song and Polydor.

Pink neon text reading "SHE'S AMERICAN" illuminated against a twilight landscape of mountains and valley with a concrete platform in the foreground
Unmade bed with pink neon sign reading "BEER" mounted on wall above, surrounded by scattered clothes and items on wooden floor in pink-tinted room
Pink neon sign reading "This Must Be My Dream" mounted on a rooftop overlooking a sprawling city skyline at dusk
Red neon sign reading "SOMEBODY ELSE" beneath a dark bridge over a canal, with city lights and buildings reflected in the water at night
Pink neon sign reading "I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It" displayed against a dusty rose background with metal framework
A glowing pink neon sign reading "PARIS" illuminates a misty courtyard surrounded by apartment buildings at night
A pink-lit retro lounge with a neon sign reading "NANA" on the wall, accompanied by vintage framed artwork and furnishings
Pink neon sign reading "The Ballad of Me and My Brain" illuminated on a nighttime street with brick buildings and a speed limit sign
Pink neon text reading "She Lays Down" set against a desert landscape with mountains at sunset
Neon sign reading "IF I BELIEVE YOU" glowing pink inside a gothic cathedral with stained glass windows and ornate religious artwork
A neon sign reading "A CHANGE OF HEART" glows in pink inside a wire cage-like structure set against a dark urban backdrop
Neon sign reading "This Must Be My Dream" positioned in shallow seawater on a beach at sunset, with mountains visible across the water in pink and blue hues
Symmetrical tunnel with arched corrugated metal walls lit by pink neon strips, featuring "THE SOUND" in red neon text in the centre
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