Big Ideas - Arctic Monkeys (北极猴子) Lyrics by:Alex Turner Composed by:Alex Turner That's quite a number to sing Spotlit getting lowered in Can you co-direct and play the twins And adapt the main theme for mandolins I've conjured up wonderful things The ballad of what could've been ...
With the Arctic Monkeys, it ends up being very much the latter. Their seventh album shows no sign of the raucous riff-heavy indie rock they first became famous for but instead acts as a direct sequel to the polarisingTranquility Base Hotel and Casino. So, for those looking for dirty rock...
Secretly, the apparently bashful Turner began writing his own songs, featuring perceptive and withering lyrics that looked at everyday life in Sheffield, matched to angular guitar rhythms. But at the same time as Arctic Monkeys were busy honing their sound, Turner met the older Jon McClure, la...
Rachel Leong:Given the pattern of their sound, I think they’ll keep becoming more lyrics-driven, and perhaps more experimental with this grandiose atmosphere that they’re invoking with their music. Personally for me, the beauty of any Arctic Monkeys release is that you can really feel them ...
Of all of the album’s tracks, the latter is most like Arctic Monkeys’s recent work, with its skeletal instrumentation, rumbling keys, and cryptic lyrics about drinking coffee with “not-long-since-retired spies.” ButThe Carbarely acknowledges the garage-rock sound that made the band famous...
Arctic Monkeys are such an oddball band, but that is what, somewhat paradoxically, makes them so popular and well-loved. They stand out because they don’t seem to care about trends; they develop their music on their own terms, according to their own interests. They are on their own and...