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Not all is lost, however. There are some highlights in the latter half of "Notes". The 80s synthpop tune, "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" is one of the band's finest moments thus far. It recalls the sounds of their first two records. "What Should I Say" is groovy fun while "Don't Worry" and "Guys" can make you cry and call your friends.Best Albums of 2020". The Fader. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020 . Retrieved 9 February 2021. A maximalist experimental album, Notes on a Conditional Form has a free-flowing structure composed of conventional songs, classical orchestral interludes and ambient electronic instrumentals. The album contains loose song structures characterised by their stream of consciousness deliveries, neo-noir ambience, downcast string arrangements, melancholic orchestral flourishes and sudden contrasts. Guest contributors to the album include Phoebe Bridgers, FKA Twigs, Cutty Ranks, climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and Matty Healy's father, Tim. a b "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. 21 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021 . Retrieved 9 February 2021. Prior to the album's debut, the band released " The 1975" and the singles " People", " Frail State of Mind", " Me & You Together Song", " The Birthday Party", " Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America", " If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" and " Guys". A North American leg of the band's Music for Cars Tour, planned in support of the album, was cancelled several months prior to the record's debut. An online art exhibition entitled Artists Respond to NOACF, featuring music videos created by various artists, was released in its place. The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and reached number one in Australia and Scotland. Elsewhere, it peaked within the top five in Ireland, New Zealand and the United States, and the top 20 in Canada and Japan. The album polarised contemporary music critics; some lauded it as the band's magnum opus, while others derided it as confusing, chaotic and directionless. Despite this, the album appeared on numerous year-end lists and was hailed as the best release of 2020 by The Music.

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