There’s a strong argument for The 1975 emerging as the most encouraging success story from the British music scene in the past year. Amidst talk of ever-decreasing budgets for artist development and a lack of saleable guitar music, the Manchester band proved the naysayers wrong when they reached No.1 on the Official UK Chart with their self-titled debut album in September.

Their distinct mash-up of catchy but clever R&B-infused indie rang out on radio stations for months - the band’s ...