Matty Healy shares full audio of himself opening for The 1975

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Matty Healy has shared a full audio recording of his solo opening slot at The 1975‘s gig in Dublin earlier this summer, and launched a mysterious new website.Back in June, the frontman stepped in as a last-minute support act for his own band after Caroline Polachek pulled out of the concert due to illness.Healy – billed as ‘Matty’ – performed a 10-song acoustic set at St Anne’s Park, which included the live debuts of ‘Then Because She Goes’ and ‘Playing On My Mind’ from The 1975’s fourth album, ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’.He also aired some of The 1975’s more stripped-back cuts – including ‘All I Need to Hear’ and ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’ – before covering tracks by Colin Hay and Donny Hathaway.Today (August 4) Healy posted a link to the full audio of the gig on his ‘Truman Black’ blog.

The show, titled ‘A Musical Performance Of An Intimate Moment’, has been uploaded to the singer’s ‘Truman Black’ account on SoundCloud.Tune in here:The same SoundCloud page also contains an atmospheric instrumental song called ‘And Then The Sand We Sink In’, which was uploaded yesterday (August 3).This composition by Healy was originally featured in the 2017 short film Black Eyed Susan.

Starring the frontman’s mother Denise Welch and his brother, Louis Healy, the film is described as “a 15-minute psychological drama” that portrays an episode of depression.Welch, who previously starred in Coronation Street, has opened up about her struggles with her mental health on numerous occasions.

Healy wrote The 1975’s track ‘She Lays Down’ about his mother’s battle with post-natal depression.Additionally, Healy has today shared some new ‘Truman Black’-themed artwork on his official Instagram profile.