The 1975 drop the Depression Dance bop "Frail state of mind"

The 1975 have released a new song "Frail state of mind" and it's a bit of a read.

I clicked on this expecting to squat and buss it open like hedge shears to a bop like "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime", but instead got "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime"'s depressed cousin.

I still squatted and buss it open tho.

"Frail state of mind" is such a simple song, but genius in its execution, whether it were intentional or not. The song is a Dance track and it's a bop, so it'd be easy to get so caught up in the vibe of the song that you actually don't really take in the lyrics at all. Which is not completely unlike how somebody close to you can be depressed in plain sight without you noticing, or even being depressed yourself and not knowing it. The song is also sung in a real chill manner, which aligns with not all forms of depression being depicted as a scene in a Tyler Perry movie when a Black woman finds out her man is cheating. Depression isn't always this dramatic, explosive thing. More ofthen than not, it's the opposite. What makes depression so dangerous is that it creeps up on you and is able to exist without any form of acknowledgement from anybody. The song also talks through the struggles of just being unable to do simple things like meet friends or get out of bed, which is also very real, because that's what that shit does.

I imagine when most think about how a song about depression would sound, they wouldn't necessarily hear something like "Frail state of mind". Maybe it'd be something sombre, far moodier, less upbeat. Maybe it'd be a Nu metal song. But each of these adds dramatics to depression. I feel like "Frail state of mind" does a really nice job of highlighting how understated depression is and can be, by being almost flat in a sense. Capturing that feeling or not really being said, but not being happy. Just being kinda...empty.

The 1975 have always put out songs and music videos which are centred on the human condition, but this really stuck out to me in a way none of their other songs really have. And the gender fluidity in The 1975 front man Matt Healey's outfits was also a nice touch.