The Age Of The Understatement

zeer goed album, maar begint na tijdje wel op een formule lijken...

Not bad really. Nothing here really blows me away, but this brand of orchestral, theatrical, suspenseful indie music is an interesting concept that I appreciate across a whole album. It’s interesting and does enough that it sustains interest and justifies itself. “Black Plant” is a great song, and a few other songs are above average too. Idk. It’s an original album, but it’s no masterpiece. 7.0/10 DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: NO.

Audition tape submission to do the song for the next James Bond Not bad, but it didn’t blow my hair back Doesn’t stand out as one of the best albums ever made 2.5

Never heard of this and enjoyed every second of it. Great 21st century rock album

Ok album, does not overstay its welcome.

Well surprised to see this here. This was around the time that Alex Turner was starting to prove himself as one of the best songwriters in the world. I still agree with that and this is a perfect example why. Miles Kanes not bad either tbf. Ultimately a wicked side project and so so cinematic 8 / 10 Best track/s: Standing Next To Me, Meeting Place, Age of the Understatement

I can’t help but think of an Austin Powers movie. Infectious. I’ve never of this band before. Thank you!

Feel like the song and the tones are very distinctive and enjoyable. But if i can't remember really any standout songs or a cohesive story, then i don't think it's great. But i remember liking listening to it.

The only redeeming quality of this dull, lifeless, terrible album is it's only 35 minutes, and that's pushing it. Get this off of the list.

It’s a decent album. Interesting songwriting and a departure from AM at this time but you could clearly see the direction Alex Turner wanted to move on to at this point. The songwriting and composition is good but I don’t find it mind blowing. Maybe in 2008 I’d have had a different opinion but I think he’s since gone on and evolved into much bigger and better song writing.

Этот альбом я уже слушал несколько лет назад, и тогда он меня совершенно не впечатлил. Во второй раз пластинка оставила значительно более положительное впечатление. Здесь нет каких-то ярких хитов, но альбом хорош именно как цельное произведение

Symphonic pop, pop rock, baroque pop.

thought about leaving it with the legendary words of sonic the hedgehog ("woah! thats interesting, but i sure dont care") but i didnt even rly dislike this despite my distance lol. it sure is Big And Dramatic, and while the knowledge that this is basically self conscious scott walker larping does bug me i dont actually sense any real condescension in the music...just maybe a bit of creative crassness. its pointless to even point out that alex fucking turner is no scott walker, but i have anyway. kind of an interesting offshoot project for these artists, doesnt need to carry the weight of a big statement, just wills a strange and admittedly kind of singular atmosphere into existence.

This album didn't blow me away but it was great to discover. A few songs we're pretty great (I really liked My Mistakes Were Made For You. Age of the Understatement and Separate And Ever Deadly were also pretty good)

2026.07.30.

After several days of tuneless yank leech, this is a breath of fresh air.

Höre hier einiges von Love - Forever Changes raus, was hier ja auch schon in der Liste war. Aber so richtig bekommt mich diese Platte gar nicht. Wenig Spannungsaufbau, die Songs dümpeln so vor sich hin Alex Turners Singsang wirkt eher einschläfernd und die orchestralen Elemente holen auch nix mehr raus. 3 Songs haben mir gefallen, auf dem Nachfolger sind auch noch ein paar ganz nette Songs, aber irgendwie ist dieses Projekt einfach nichts für mich.

Hatte mich am Anfang echt gecatched, aber wurde mir im Laufe des Albums doch irgendwie etwas zu eintönig.

Dass ich das Album in meiner ganz kurzen Phase als Arctic Monkey Ultra nicht mitbekommen habe. Aber da war der Geist vermutlich gerade so verflogen. Naja. Ich finde, man merkt schon deutlich, wohin es auf Monkeyseite zukünftig grob hingehen könnte. Andererseits hat das Album eine gewisse Frische und gleichzeitig durch das Orchester (?) eine klassische Unternote. Es hört sich sehr gefällig an. Ich kann mir aber vorstellen, dass es nach einigen Malen hören die Tendenz bekommt, langweilig zu werden.

Da fragt man sich ein bisschen warum Alex Turner mit den Arctic Monkeys den Weg eingeschlagen hat, auf dem seine zweite Band schon wandelt... Nichtsdestotrotz möchte ich anmerken, dass mir dieses Album hier besser gefällt als die letzten beiden Releases der Monkeys, aber nicht so gut wie deren beste Alben. Der Vergleich darf ja beim selben Sänger durchaus auch gezogen werden, von daher pendel ich mich bei ner stabilen Mitte ein.

I love everything about this album. It's rich and lush and has a nostalgic feel even as it sounds fresh and new. The title track and My Mistakes Were Made for You are the highlights.

The peal of the fog horn alerts a few bleary eyed fisherman to the presence of a garbage barge breaking over the serene morning ocean. The hull of the freighter is emblazoned with a "Chimp Industries" decal that has clearly faded from the multitudes of trans-Atlantic journeys over briny tumult. The seagulls hover expectantly, diving at misleading trash and enjoying the exotic putrescence aboard this nomadic vessel. One of the fisherman notices a stack of records, seemingly unsold and in pristine condition. The red print on the unsold, discarded albums glints in the maritime sunrise. "To a final rest in Davy Jones' locker these poor mid-aughts experiments be damned" he mutters as he examines his reel more closely. The boat docks at the port, and indeed, the mediocure and absolutely run of the mill records are shovelled unceremoniously into a yawning fire. 2 GENRE: (I) Refuse

I liked it - not as much as the Arctic Monkeys, but fairly listenable. Nothing really jumped out to me as very memorable, I'm not sure if I'll be back. 3.5

Definitely not a groundbreaking work. A very 60's inspired 2000's album. But I love The Last Shadow Puppets. Alex and Miles make such an amazing musical duo. The singles were fantastic choices. I was just going through a TLSP and Arctic Monkeys obsession period a few months ago, although I prefer their second album, Everything You've Come To Expect. I love the cinematic compositions and string arrangements that characterise this band. 5/5 for completely subjective reasons, as a TLSP fan.

Groupe inconnu. Pas désagréable mais sans intérêt. L'ajout d'un orchestre pseudo classique n'amène strictement rien. =>2/5

It's just so dull and average. The tracks are so hard to differentiate from each other. This is in because it's Alex Turner and not on merit.

Big day pour la moi du lycée

Cool, breezy, rushes by at a pace. Good stuff

Standouts My Mistakes Were Made For You Time Has Come Again

the debut album of the last shadow puppets, a british supergroup band featuring some big names, like alex turner of the arctic monkeys and miles kane from the rascals. these two guys essentially teamed up after moments where they've played together, trying to create this remarkable, odd debut that's inspired from eclectic musicians and records from years past. the two also got in contact with owen pallett, who conducted an orchestra to go alongside the typical rock stylings. leave it to these guys, especially alex turner to make a big dramatic rock album and verbose artistic masterpiece. the best way i can describe it is a modern take on a 1960s romance film score. the songs themselves are already great, but when the orchestra, especially those strings are added in, it gives you the chills. it's probably one of the best albums i've heard that, while produced in the 21st-century, it pulls at 20th-century inspirations in such a strong way where it's just... mind-blowing. it's so delightfully moving and intense, and all the tracks never overstay their welcome. i would imagine if i traveled back in time and played this record to some big british rock bands from the 60s, they would be AMAZED by what they heard.

Generic. Wouldn’t be on my list.

Fartctic Monkeys

Kind of a 60s vibe, not bad

I totally forgot about this band. This album is decent, but I don't know if it's just nostalgia for that time.

good brit pop but not outstanding

Huh, wierd Brit-rock nostalgia jam band with witty lyrics. Love Alex Turners voice

Need to listen again probably but I liked the vocals and it’s an interesting themed album

Standing next to me is still an awesome song. At the time I remember thinking this album was really different to Arctic Monkeys, looking back now it’s like Alex was soft launching the direction the Arctic Monkeys were taking their sound

7/10

There were some cool moments on this album. I get what they were trying to do. But it really just made me want to go listen to the Arctic Monkeys. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I like the orchestral sweep of some of the tunes. The vocals border on annoying. A few days later, nothing stays with me. It was fine

I really like the Arctic Monkeys, but until today I had no idea about this album or the side project. I loved this, all the reviews basically summing it up as an AM album made in the 60s are pretty spot on. Definitely adding this to my rotation. 4.5* rounded up to 5*

It was 2008, and Arctic Monkeys were the UK's biggest band, headlining the Glastonbury Festival with just two (roughly identical) albums. Young Englishmen adored them; it couldn't get any better, it seemed — strike while the iron was hot. And then Alex Turner takes the best of his sound and, with the help of Miles Kane and the London Metropolitan Orchestra, delivers this short but incredibly emotional album. The hooligan indie rock of the 2000s blends with the pop romances of Scott Walker, the vocals are recorded as if the artists were singing in front of you in an empty ballroom, and it all sounds like the soundtrack to a movie about a bygone era — whether the Russian Empire, America during the Wild West, or France in the 1950s. Yes, many people dislike this album because of the way Arctic Monkeys later sounded. But then again, that's exactly why many people love it!

I have never heard of this band. As soon as the first song started playing I was thinking - wait is this the Arctic Monkeys?? So I looked up the Wikipedia and realize this band has Alex Turner (of AM) as their lead singer. His voice and singing style is very recognizable. I have 8 of their songs liked on Spotify. First song had a kind of old western movie sound with the rollicking drums. My general overview of this -> it basically Arctic Monkeys with violins and horns. I've started and stopped this so many times and have had a really hard time getting into this album. I even paused for a day and then 2 - because I was just not connecting much with this. I did listen to this 3 times and I wanted to like this - but it really just never grabbed me. Liked songs on Spotify: 0/12 Rating: 1/5 (should be zero)

This was a fun discovery. I didn't know this group or any of their tunes, so I went in cold ... and enjoyed it!

Um...okay

Review - this isn't bad, but the "noughties indie meets western film" vibe is odd and I don't know why that's what they went for. An early Arctic Monkeys side project. Need to hear before you die? Mmmm Score - 4.5/10 Need to listen? - NO

This is ok - it has the sharpness of Alex Turner’s wordplay, and some quirky mariachi-like musical themes, but it still feels a little lightweight. Not bad, not exciting.

3 stars

The songwriting occasionally leans too heavily on atmosphere, the emotional palette is narrower than it first appears, and its influences remain more obvious than transformative. But when it’s at its best—especially on “The Age of the Understatement,” “Standing Next to Me,” and “My Mistakes Were Made for You”—it’s among the most stylish and rewarding British rock albums of its era.

Decent but not memorable Once again an album no one needs to hear before they die

Completely unfamiliar with this band, but this is a cute little rock record. Has some dreamy vibes, easy vocals to listen to and guitar composition that's easy on the ears. I like this one.

This album pick was fine. Definitely not my style of rock. I liked it enough to not turn it off. 3.25 / 5

Honestly a pretty fun record. Nothing too deep but that’s ok.

To say I tolerated this album would be an understatement. It was almost pleasant: Inoffensive, boring, same-same British pop music. Dunno why it's on here. Easily forgettable.

Music that's theatrical, retro and fun. Love it, what can I say.

ppl who would casually listen to this pmo. turn off this cinematic cowboy shit bro i know you not him

New to me band. I really liked this. Really unique sound. Tempted to give it a 4. Might revisit. High 3+.

This album has a retro sound. Not for my personal taste.

Bond music X Artic monkeys. Don’t particularly like either so this wasn’t working for me.

Seems like they were going for a sort of mid mid-century type vibe that I just don’t have any frame of reference for so was just kinda confused and underwhelmed, even tho I usually like the arctic monkeys

4/5

pretty cool, will have to listen again.

Not bad, Not all that good either.

couldn’t listen to this shit at 3am

Thought “wow this sounds like arctic monkeys” before finding out Alex turner sings

Esto tiene una energía muy copada. Como soundtrack de película de los 50 60 pero intervenido por lo contemporáneo. Nota: 3.7

A unique, worthwhile record. Never been a big fan of Alex Turner's vocals and melodies, especially as time goes on, but the instrumentation and atmosphere of this album more than make up for it.

I really enjoyed this album, however I think conceptually it felt unable to really lean into this almost Americana rock fusion and so it was very lack luster in some areas. This isnt to say that it was bad, it certainly wasnt, and the opening track was excellent and by far my favorite, but it wasnt able to seem adventurous. 6/10

This album is on the book because their singer is also in the Arctic Monkeys, a band and a singer that I never liked. Good start Guess what ? I wasnt crazy abouth this one. Its like the Arctic Monkeys but a tiny bit worse in every way ? Probably because of the over production. Idk I dindt listened to this band in years. (Thanks god) The age of overproduced slop/5

3/5

I know it’s a side project, but honestly, anything Alex Turner touches just ends up sounding like an Arctic Monkeys cover band to me. I see what they were going for here, it's a super lavish, cinematic nod to 60s mod rock and old Spaghetti Western soundtracks. At its best, with all those sweeping strings and retro swagger, it’s like stepping into a vintage Bond movie or a stylish Wes Anderson flick. It’s definitely a bold departure from the usual indie rock of that era.

I liked it, didn't love it

Pretty fine? Sort of like a more orchestral and baroque version of Arctic Monkeys, which maybe was the point. A few cool moments but overall a bit forgettable.

Dope

Never heard of this but I know Arctic Monkeys. This was surprising compared to that. Sounded older style pop than this. It was alright.

Decent but not as exciting as some Arctic monkeys albums I have heard. Missing the energy

This sounds like an undiscovered album from the ‘60’s British Invasion, or a band following the lead of Oasis, which is kind of the same thing. I never heard of these guys, but the album was pleasant to listen to. No complaints here.

pretty good like I'm a teen again in 2015 but fresh and not completely associated with cringe except it is because i was into Elbow at the time and they were on Coles radio I wish I was not influenced by having been a teenager

Un álbum corto, de 11 minutos, buen ritmo y fácil de escuchar.

344/1089 kinda pop-rocky spaghetti western opening and i’m really loving it?? okay that album was pretty good, i’ll definitely be coming back to it in the future, i kinda figured, when i saw that this is miles kane that, as a lana stan, i’d probably quite like it. rating could probably even improve tbf faves: The Age…, My Mistakes, The Meeting Place 85/100

Highlights: Calm Like You, My Mistakes Were Made For You, Standing Next To Me and The Age Of The Understated. 3.8

Once again, we have a 2000s album that most of us shouldn't listen to, right? What is it with these books, and the 2000s decade? There are so many interesting artists from this decade (as well as legendary albums) that seem to be absent from the list. The album is okay. It sounds more like 1968 then 2008, but okay nonetheless. Favorite Track: "Separate And Ever Deadly".

It’s a fab 60s swing version of Arctic Monkeys.

This was fine but nothing special to me.

completamente arrasada que gostei desse. o álbum mais vibes 007 que já ouvi nos últimos tempos. a primeira faixa é knights of cydonia purinha, que lindo. tenho a impressão de que se eu tivesse ouvido essa album na minha adolescência, teria abalado meu mundinho de um jeito muito engraçado.

Not sure I would ever listen to this again but I actually really enjoyed it. The drama, the lore, feels like there's something here I'm missing but I'm intrigued

Pretty forgettable

Another album that I wouldn't have listened to without this app. The music reminds me of the 80's and has a very British orchestral rock sound. I don't think I'd go out of my way to play this album, but maybe... It definitely grew on me as I listened.

Nothing very exciting on here.

I kinda love how bombastic and over the top it is. It’s like Arctic Monkeys but actually good lmao

Removed Album #32 (List: https://pastebin.com/cSThNiK9) From the Vault #20 (May 11, 2026) Never heard of this album or artist before, and I'm not entirely sure what to expect from this album cover. It looks like a classic 70s pop/piano rock album cover, though there is, of course, a woman in the image, which throws my theory into disarray. I think I'll hedge my bets on an indie folk album given how many words are in the band name and album title. Here goes. Nope, baroque pop. It makes me feel better knowing that I could never in a million years correctly guess the genre of this album. Anyways, this music is kind of a bummer. I'm firmly split down the middle on it. I commend the concise runtime and symphonic flourishes of these songs, but the actual meat of this album isn't there. I can see the explosive vocal style appealing to a certain brand of rocker (i.e. the Kings of Leon-ers), but the intonation isn't for me and the songwriting lacks focus, which makes these songs feel somewhat vacuous and lackadaisical. The frenetic acoustic guitar sound is decent, but nothing I haven't heard before, which can also be said about the rough electric guitars. As I've mentioned previously, what really hurts this album is the lack of focus. It has many influences, but neither the conventional rock stylings nor the symphonic flourishes work with one another to create a greater whole, leaving much of the music feeling somewhat raucous as a result. While I do commend the short run time, I'd be lying if I said that this album didn't have a hard time holding my attention. Overall, this was a dull listen. Time to figure out why this album was removed from future editions of the book. Let's see. The Age of the Understatement was added to the 2010 edition of the book and removed from the 2011 update. That is farking broootal. Like Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp, this album can adequately be described as one of the least-essential albums of the list given that it only held its "must-listen" status for a year-and-a-half. I, sadly, don't have a scan of the 2010 book, so I can't go looking for reasons as to why this album is in here. To Wikipedia we go. This album was created by the frontman for Arctic Monkeys and marked a pivot in their indie rock sound by focusing on a wide range of symphonic and pop influences. Received a Mercury Prize nomination. The album garnered a mild-to-positive reaction from critics and performed respectably on the charts. It topped the UK charts and was the 70th best-selling album of the year in that country. Belgium also liked it, with the album peaking at No. 4 and being the 62nd best-selling album of the year. Other than that, it performed more modestly in the other Western and European countries where it charted and wasn't able to crack the American market, peaking at No. 111 (even if the album did perform well on the indie charts). So, why was this album removed? I can't say it boils down to a lack of prominence this time. I suppose the critics weren't crazy for it and the band is more of a national act than a global one (not that such a reason has stopped these listmakers before). I can commend this album for having a bombastic sound that is a decent representation of where popular music was at during the time, but I think we can stand to replace this album. If faced with the choice between two Arctic Monkeys albums or one Arctic Monkeys album and this album, then I think just about everyone would pick the former option, which is befitting of their standing as an artist. Again, I'm not familiar with their music, but I'm pretty sure Arctic Monkeys were key players in the evolution of indie/alternative rock throughout the mid-to-late 2000s and early 2010s. For that reason, I switcharoo this inclusion in favour of whatever the next best Arctic Monkeys album is.

It would have been easy for this to slide into pastiche. They clearly have sixties pop music at the heart of this, throw in some ghost train atmospherics and bond theme strings. Nothing we haven’t heard before…..but Alex Taylor’s way with words brings a suppleness and a sparkle to it. Musically it’s agile too and the production reduces the nostalgic factor. A hugely listenable album.

Very British 60s rock band feel

The retro 70’s feel of this album is exquisite. Well done.

The beginning of the title track reminds me heavily of "Knights of Cydonia" with that sweeping, epic cinematic build. "In My Room" was also really cool, and the music across the track had kind of a spy movie vibe to it. It is pretty neat how they use a full orchestra to give these indie rock songs such a massive, theatrical scale. That sweeping string arrangement style really dominates the record and gives it a distinct vintage flair. However, after a while, a lot of the tracks start to blend together and feel a bit formulaic. Miles Kane and Alex Turner definitely have good chemistry, but the songwriting itself doesn't always live up to how grand the production sounds. It is a decent listen with some cool moments, but it wears out its welcome a bit by the end.

buja i poznalam wokaliste wiev jestem dumna z sb waham sie miedzy 4 a 5 nie uwazam ze to jakis masterpiece ale malo mi sie podoba i tak XD

I’m really not a fan of Alex Turners voice he just irks me. This album was made in a lab to annoy me.

I actually quite enjoyed this but struggle to see it as particularly interesting or likely to have any real influence

It was fine. I recognised the name but couldn't quite place it, then as soon as the first song kicked in I recalled that this is Alex Turner's side project. I don't know why he needed to do this separately from the Arctic Monkeys, but I guess there are reasons. It felt like a solid but hardly original Arctic Monkeys album to me.

It's like the soundtrack to a movie from the 60s that's only just been unearthed, lost for decades and finally rediscovered. There's a lot of music you could call "cinematic", but The Last Shadow Puppets manages to capture pure cinema in just 35 minutes here, delivering rocking riffs and soaring orchestras to create a truly captivating listen. Gorgeous production, poetic lyricism, and addictive vocals from Turner and Kane. Awesome stuff. Favourite track: Black Plant Least favourite track: The Meeting Place

Ik dacht al wel dat ik die stem herkende🤠

Rounding up from 3.5. Liked this a lot.

This and the first two Arctic Monkeys albums are all I need to hear from Alex Turner and the gang(s). Enjoyable, witty, refreshing, light, carefree, harking back to a different age; a finely written set of songs, is this.

Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - The opener reminds me a bit of The Coral. In fact a few tracks in and that is definitely the overall feeling I get from the sound. It suits Alex Turner but it doesn't quite have the magic of the Monkey's best work. There is something that just doesn't click. Good album nonetheless.

I was drunk, it flew fast, I was pleased, good album, maybe will relisten maybe not, it ROCKS 🤘 regardless

I get what they are going for but this just doesn’t work for me. I don’t hate Alex Turner’s voice but it is very much front and centre here to the detriment of the material. To me they should have gone all in with the orchestral theme and the whole enterprise would have been much more fun. A 3 for effort and intent

I've heard a few of these before, it's an obvious Alex Turner project came out the year before Humbug. I always have an issue when people's side projects just sound like their band. Coming off of Favourite Worst Nightmare this was a little different but sounds a lot like what we'd get soon from The Arctic Monkeys. It's fine, not essential but not bad.

Nice

It can be a thin line between consistency and boring. This one crosses it several times. I didn’t realize the second song had started. It’s not bad - just not required listening

It was okay. It just didn’t really do much for me and didn’t use Alex turner vocals to its full potential and the vocals and the music didn’t really go well together. But just because I like his voice and I did like listening to it I would rate it a 3/5. It just felt like something was missing idk why.

It's fine

It’s alright, if not forgetful, but I’ve never been on board with this Arctic Monkeys era of indie rock. Has the decency to be half an hour tho

Very 2000s sound. Kind of reminds me of the Arctic Monkeys but more variety in the sound and better vocals.

A fun album, full of personality. I love the voice of Alex Turner Fav songs - The Age Of The Understatement, Separate And Ever Deadly 4/5

Competent. Very samey. I like Standing Next to Me the most. Of it’s time, but not bad.

An album that curiously feels incredibly small, cramped on itself. It doesn't breathe, particularly the back half but that's not the point that bothers me the most. I guess it sat out to give a retro feel, and it succeeded in that ambition but at the cost of a dated sound, in which there is not much that I find interesting and not derivative. What I do find interesting, is that I used to listen to this as a kid, and I guess my taste grew cause this doesn't hit the same, and the nostalgia works at first until it doesn't. It's still not terrible however, so come on no 1.

With the orchestral arrangements giving the music a cinematic and sweeping feeling, the Scott Walker influence on this thing cannot be understated. Alex Turner's and Miles Kane's youthful and working class voices add an interesting and modern twist on the classic baroque pop sound. Sticking to tradition of those albums, the album has a brief runtime and doesn't differentiate from the sound all that much. This is much better than the previous two Arctic Monkeys albums. Those records tried and failed to capture a vintage and smoky feeling, which is executed much better on here.

There are albums that announce themselves immediately and albums that reveal themselves gradually. This one manages to do both. The opening title track arrives like a cavalry charge, all swagger, strings and emotional overstatement, and for a while it is tempting to hear the record simply as a brilliantly executed exercise in style. Scott Walker, Jacques Brel, Morricone, Gainsbourg and a thousand half-remembered European films seem to be swirling around every arrangement. Yet the longer it runs, the clearer it becomes that there is more going on than homage. The first thing that struck me was how completely shameless these songs are. Modern songwriting often feels obliged to apologise for intensity. A feeling is expressed, then immediately undercut with irony, self-awareness or a joke. Not here. Every emotional impulse is treated as if it deserves orchestral accompaniment and a helicopter shot over Lake Geneva. Women become forces of nature. Rivals become handsome mavericks. A raised glass becomes an act of statecraft. The album's title is one of the great jokes in modern pop because understatement is the one thing it never practices. What saves it from self-parody is commitment. Turner and Kane never wink. The songs are allowed to be ridiculous because they believe in themselves absolutely. Even the most outlandish lines are delivered with complete conviction. The result is exhilarating and exhausting in almost exactly equal measure. Listening through it this time, I became increasingly convinced that the album is far more structured than its reputation suggests. Beneath the strings and bravado runs a surprisingly coherent emotional arc. The early songs are dominated by obsession. People are watched, interpreted and mythologised. Projection follows close behind. The women in these songs often function less as people than as screens onto which longing, insecurity and fantasy are projected. Eventually reality intrudes. The projections begin to fail. Rivals emerge. Repetition becomes visible. Relationships reveal themselves to be less magical and more complicated than the narrators had hoped. Disappointment sets in. Then comes abandonment, embodied most clearly in Meeting Place, where the grand drama gives way to the much sadder image of somebody left standing in a place whose purpose has disappeared. The relationship has gone, but the location remains. The echo remains. By the time we arrive at The Time Has Come Again, something has changed. The emotional temperature drops. The album finally discovers acceptance. Not happiness, not reconciliation, but recognition. The narrator realises that these experiences are not unique catastrophes but recurring features of being human. The song's title is telling. Not "The Time Has Come". "The Time Has Come Again". The lesson has returned. The wound has returned. Life continues. Musically, the record is astonishingly assured. James Ford and Owen Pallett deserve enormous credit for arrangements that do far more than decorate the songs. The strings act as propulsion, commentary and atmosphere. Sometimes they push the songs forward like a pursuit sequence from a lost ITC adventure serial. Sometimes they linger afterwards, gently lowering the emotional curtain. The Morricone influences are obvious, but there are moments that evoke old television themes, forgotten European thrillers and the kind of cultural memory assembled from afternoon repeats and half-remembered broadcasts rather than direct experience. The Sheffield roots never disappear entirely. The arrangements may inhabit an imaginary Europe of spies, orchids and diplomatic intrigue, but Turner's eye for behaviour remains grounded in observation. Gestures, glances, habits and conversational moments carry the songs. The scenery is imported; the narrator remains recognisably northern. What impressed me most, though, is that the album ultimately earns its grandeur. It begins by insisting that every feeling deserves a string section. It ends by understanding that feelings are temporary, recurring and universal. That journey gives the spectacle meaning. Nearly twenty years later, it remains one of the most entertainingly overcommitted records of its era. It is melodramatic, excessive, occasionally absurd and frequently magnificent. Most importantly, it understands that style and substance are not enemies. The style is the substance. The orchestra, the swagger, the references and the emotional inflation are not distractions from the album's themes. They are the themes. The Age of the Understatement turns out to be a record about what happens when obsession gradually gives way to understanding. It just happens to tell that story with enough strings to soundtrack the fall of a small European republic.

This album has a 60's pop and groove to it. Sometimes is orchestral, sometimes it sounds like a soundtrack. It's fun and good. Pitchfork: 7.5 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs The Age Of The Understatement Standing Next To Me Calm Like You My Mistakes Were Made For You

Aprecio mucho la calidad instrumental pero no llegue a conectar con la banda

Oh this is a very pleasant discovery for me. I had never heard of this band before but I loved every track on the album. It's a really cool orchestral pop rock, the lyrics are creative, and it's just really well made.

Generic but entertaining

Oh look even more crap Brit Pop.

Pretty nice album, liked it.

Como que no me llama la atención, no sé.

Didn't know this existed! Cool record, very fluid, still very Alex Turner. Nice, good fun.

This is like Turner after breaking up a toxic relationship and glowing up on Insta stories.

Eh.

I didn’t need to hear that. It was fine, but, dammit, get your stuff together, list maker!

New to my ears, but a great addition. Good alt music, listened to a couple of times already. If you ike the genre, you know them; if not, you should still enjoy.

Is it ironic that I’m listening to this which is yesterday’s album? Day 13 - younger than yesterday by the Byrds Got that fun 60s twang, feels like a cozy sweater and a smile at the sunshine. 7/10

The quality is way better than indie landfill, but we didn't need yet another project. So sadly it becomes indie landfill.

I like all the constituent parts of the act, but the sum total is merely fine. Some good tracks, some duds. All in all I'm feeling a 2

Aggressively mid.

Buen álbum de un proyecto alternativo de Alex Turner que no conocía. Se siente un poco a lo que después apuntó Arctic Monekys. Un poco reiterativo se me hizo de a momentos, pero no cansa y se entiende el concepto. 6/10

I liked it. Never heard of this band, but a pleasant listening experience.

I thought this was pretty good

alex turner singt also gibt mir das direkt arctic monkeys vibes, aber irgendwie lebendiger? ganz ok aber meh

Hated it. Least favorite type of album... supposed to be badass or make you feel cool listening to it, but completely misses that mark. I felt like a dumbass the whole time listening to this stupid pile of trash. Only reconciliation is that the last track was decent enough if I'm being generous, not even worth my time to go see what it was called. Review: 1/10

i know of Arctic Monkeys, though i've never been a "fan" per se. still, i hope this is at least decent. thank GOD this isn't another 1+ hour album for once, i've had too many this month The Age of the Understatement - 4/5 Standing Next to Me - 4/5 Calm Like You - 4/5 (more like 3.5 really) Separate and Ever Deadly - 3/5 The Chamber - 3/5 Only the Truth - 3/5 My Mistakes Were Made for You - 5/5 Black Plant - 4/5 I Don't Like You Anymore - 3/5 In My Room - 3/5 Meeting Place - 4/5 The Time Has Come Again - 2/5 Average score: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's a decent project. i don't think it tops Arctic Monkeys, but i didn't necessarily think it would either. the western-sounding instrumentation here is very pleasant, however, i personally feel like Alex Turner's vocals are better suited there for a more run-of-the-mill indie rock sound (like AM). that being said, this was still plenty good. some tracks were a little mediocre in my opinion, but i've certainly heard worse albums off this list, and there were a handful i'd come back to hear again

That was so nice! Lovely orchestration. My favourite was the Meeting Place.

Unfortunately, I missed out on The Last Shadow Puppets back in 2008; otherwise, I’m sure I would have really enjoyed their album *The Age of Understatement*. You can basically picture it as if The Beatles had created a soundtrack for a Western that can’t quite decide whether it’s meant to be a parody. These are indeed promising ingredients, and combined with the professional production—which, unfortunately, isn’t a given even for the albums on this list—the result is a record that’s genuinely fun. The only thing that would have made the album even better would have been at least one truly outstanding single release. For me, this is one of the most pleasant surprises of this project so far!

Smiths ahh

Dramatic baroque pop and orchestral rock built from sweeping strings, sharp guitars, cinematic percussion, and swaggering vocals feels like speeding through a spy film directed by romantics with inflated egos and perfect hair—extravagant, theatrical, and irresistibly stylish even when it borders on self-parody. The album throws emotional intensity and vintage grandeur at every song with complete confidence. Its excess occasionally overwhelms the songwriting, but the sheer charisma carries it through mostly. Unfortunately nit until the end. Fitting the metaphor: okay, even nice to see once, not sure if I will revisit.

My nose started bleeding as soon as this album popped up on my screen. For whatever that's worth. Ahhh supergroups. So rarely do they live up to their billing. This was really ambitious - sometimes too ambitious. These guys seemed so set on making this thing as dramatic and cinematic as possible that they kinda lost themselves in the sauce. Don't get me wrong, this has some lively arrangements and decent enough singing from time to time. But I couldn't bring myself to follow the lyrics too closely. It's just missing that *something*. A little restraint and a little variation would've gone long way. Everything feels so imminent, and by proxy, forced upon the listener. "I Don't Like You Anymore" was the final straw for me. Too much of the exact same song repeated over and over again, this time with some noticeably bad singing. All of this for what, a sound that came and went by the end of the 60’s? A bit disappointing and doesn't need to be on this list 2/5

Track 2 pretty good

Spaghetti Western, the album. Fun, energetic and different enough from what Arctic Monkeys were doing at the time, I can see how this would end up on this list. I enjoyed it, but not so much so that it's going to be in constant rotation. I will come back to it from time to time though

Didn't "wow" me but ok background music

Intense album - def need to be in the mind set to listen to complete album

es waren ein paar solide songs drauf sonst ging so

A ni to od Alex Turnerja drug band? Vaguely se jih spomnim iz najstniških let. (Indeed, piše sicer supergroup, tko da sm bla mal ne fer z opisom, ni sam Turnerjev band. Ne spomnim se nobenga komada - mogoč k bom poslušala - ampak piše, da je muska inspired by Scott Walker & Bowie, kar je direkt zame!) Prvi, "The Age of the Understatement" mi je znan, zdaj, ko ga poslušam. Nism pa the biggest fan tega Western ritma. "Separate and Ever Deadly" mi je kul? Fak, ne znam ocenit. Zveni k (at the time) slightly softer Arctic Monkeys. "The Chamber" je zanimiv. Ok, "Only the Truth" je kul. "My Mistakes Were Made for You" tud. Ok. Na splošno kr kul. Mi je tekoma prirasel k srcu.

moderne westernfilm-vibes! Der var Alex Turner igen. Jeg synes han stemme fungerer godt til dette mere symfoniske værk. Interessant at høre ham i lidt større arrangementer end på Arctic Monkeys' albums. Standouts: The Age Of The Understatement (episk åbningsnummer), Calm Like You (Elsker især energien på 'Locked up inside of your loops'), My Mistakes Were Made For You (Bare cool vibes. Også lidt mere noir), The Meeting Place.

Another day, another light weight, forgettable UK band. I’ll throw them a bone and add a star for not making any tracks so intolerable I had to skip them, but seriously this album is so utterly forgettable I can’t even repeat a single song in my head, and the damned thing just stopped playing.

Sometimes it’s nice getting something you already know you like. ❤️

Might be controversial, but this is so much better than the artic monkies. I really like it. Its fun, short, punchy, catchy good 4

Dieses Album ist alles, was ich an Pop hasse. Es ist einfach so nichtssagend, so 08/15 und klingt so hyperoptimiert aufs Radio/die Charts. Wäre es eine Farbe, wäre es Beige. Keine Ahnung wie es dieses Album auf diese Liste geschafft hat. Es ist gut produziert und eigentlich hätte das Album eher eine 3/5 verdient, aber ich hasse alles, wofür es steht.

Recognised Alex Turners voice right away. It was a good album, never a moment I didn't enjoy it. That said, I did kind of miss a spark. It's all solid but not really making me long for more. If only it just had 1 real enjoyable hit on it or something.

Good music for 60's and 70's spy movies. 4 stars or B-.

de alex turner het gern side projects glaub. aber er singt huuere cool und de sheffield akzent passt afoch. und ich bin eig vo afang hooked well sochli grossagleits arrangement country mässig i liiiike. calm like you rieeese intro. und riese groove es isch 6/8 time. es isch guet? obly the truth huere nice. weeeeirdi melodie.

ohh das hani iwie nöd erwartet scho krass was en wiedererchennigswert d stimm vom arctic monkeys guy het kei ahnig isch absolut ah mier verbii. finds cool, was sie probiert hend, aber han wenig chönne demit ahfange. weg dem gits es knapps 3 ahh s orchester isch cool gsi!!

Pretty good

Good but feels like a joke. The Coral tread this ground more earnestly and just better.

Although this is definitely *not* the style or pace of music I particularly enjoy, I'll give full credit to the Arctic Monkeys alums for diving headfirst into the hoary past to do the likes of Scott Walker (or perhaps even Nancy Sinatra) proud with an ersatz baroque pop album. There weren't too many tracks that called out to me, but the video for the title track was pretty fun to watch (and apparently surprisingly dangerous to shoot), and "My Mistakes Were Made for You" had a bit more meat than the rest (plus a good car-crash-scene video). It was a bit disappointing that I couldn't easily find a "1001 albums" edition that actually had this album reviewed, but that also doesn't particularly surprise me, as it's not all that interesting (or apparently lastingly die-worthy).

Torn on this one--I like their assertive swirling sound--I thought of the Zombies a little bit. That said, I don't really get into their songs that much--the writing isn't up to the level of the sound, which is great. Still, respect.

First thought was "This sounds like the Arctic Monkeys" and upon further analysis, yeah that makes sense.

The Alex Turner + orchestral arrangements combo works well occasionally, but most often the word that better describes this album is merely "competent"

I don't really have anything bad to say about this. It's fun, it's fast paced and it does what both artists do and takes it in new directions. I like the 60s influence mixed with the orchestration throughout.

FINALLY SOMETHING WORTH LISTENING TO

Arctic Monkeys, but not. They're not something I seek out often, but I respect. Same story here

Boring

The Arctic Monkeys watched a spaghetti western

Wasn't bad but nothing stood out to me.

hidden alex turner wankery? no way

It's a good album, but I'd rather have more Alex Turner and significantly less Miles Kane.

I really don't know how I feel about this album. It was performed well. There was a nice variety of ideas and genres hinted at. Some spaghetti western vibes here, 60's-pop there. But, overall, I didn't FEEL anything. It was just...nice. I enjoyed it (far more than I have other projects by the same musicians), but it just felt a bit lifeless. One of those great middle ground 3.5 albums. This one's going to get a 3 just because it felt sterile, and I doubt I will revisit many tracks off it again.

Fav song: My Mistakes Were Made For You

Kelvollista indie rockia, jossa mongertaa Arctic Monkeysin Alex Turner.

No, because why am I listening to an Arctic Monkeys side project before I've ever even heard an actual Arctic Monkeys album? This one was all set to be a typical "why is this here?" 1, but the only problem with that is that I actually kind of liked it? Like, they sound like Belle and Sebastian, who I love! Not in that they're copying Belle and Sebastian, but in that they're clearly making this with the same set of influences that Belle and Sebastian were working with.

Well, at least it is short.

I didn't realize Alex Turner was in another rock band. At points it sounded like a modern version of a Western soundtrack, and sometimes sounded very orchestral. Not bad, but nothing really stood out enough for me to want to put on my playlist.

I don’t understand why this wasn’t just the arctic monkeys and I also don’t understand how you can call this a supergroup. Need another name for something like this where it’s really just a mish mash. Maybe a mish mash. Start of the album was pretty good but it fell off. Very james bond

My kind of jams

Be middle in the old and new. 4/5

3.5/5 Familiar with the lead vocalist from Arctic Monkeys, but had not heard of this "supergroup" before. The general theme of the album being love, with multiple songs that might as well be from movie soundtracks it really grabbed my attention. It kind of stuck to that premise throughout though, and didnt have much in the form of changeups or different styles.

A pointless inclusion of what was essentially a vanity project. It is never a good sign when a 35-minute album feels twice as long.

This did very little for me. I get a sense that the band members were enjoying their craft here as it seems like something of a love letter to some of the mod scene and 007 movies from a bygone era. Neither of those things particularly appeal though and so the songs themselves sounded clustered and too busy, the orchestral arrangements drowning out the lyrics and other instrumentation. This might have been a production choice, to have it more front and centre but not one that worked. The songs themselves were of not great quality, the album itself blissfully short.

Britpop

I liked it. Feels a bit like a surf-ier discount Arctic Monkeys, ironically. But it doesn't reach the kind of impressively confident sound that AM has and therefore is kind of a dead-end. Fav tracks: Calm Like You, I Don't Like You Anymore

solo llega a 3 estrellas por alex turner

Notable Textzeile "I'm sorry I met you, darling, I'm sorry I met you" As she turned into the night, all he had was the words "I'm sorry I met you, darling, I'm sorry I've left you" Ist (auch) an mir damals völlig vorbeigegangen. Vielleicht weil es dann doch nicht ganz so tanzbar ist und es so nicht in die FM4 Charts auf der gotv Website geschafft hat, was meine Hauptquelle für Indie-Musik war. Klingt gut, wie eine Mischung aus vielem was zu der Zeit mir gut gefallen hat. Viel mehr dann auch nicht, aber aus Nostalgie, die mein wühlen in CDs, Mixtapes und MP3s auf alten Festplatten letzte Woche ausgelöst hat, 3,5 wird zu 4

Ein unnötiges Album - ich glaube nach wie vor dass es nur existiert weil Arctic monkeys sich nicht getraut haben ihren Sound zu erweitern um die NME/ Lad Mag Fans der späten 00er nicht zu verprellen. Was in Anbetracht der Entwicklung von Indie Rock natürlich lächerlich ist, was ja die Arctic Monkeys selbst merken. Musikalisch hätte den Songs ne Dosis Bandprobe gut getan und ich weiß nicht ob Owen Pallett der richtige Griff für die Orchestrierung hier ist - vielleicht hätte man besser mit den Überlebenden des früh 1970er Artpop zusammenarbeiten sollen? In Summe belanglos, obwohl da coole Ideen dabei sind.

Müsste ich qua Jahrgang und Musiksozialisierung eigentlich kennen. Kannte ich aber nicht. Und dann denkt man man hört ein Arctic Monkey Album was nur ein bisschen "off" ist. Irgendwie gefälliger. Weniger rotzig. Melodischer und mit ein wenig Retro-Flair - ein Hauch Bond-Soundtrack. Das gefällt mir insgesamt sehr gut. Frage mich aber, ob ich mich in 3 Monate noch daran erinnere.

Nop

Its inspirations are rooted firmly the sounds of the 60s; I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “pastiche”, but definitely homage. This was probably unique to Turner’s body of work when it first came out, but to me it sounds like a late-period Arctic Monkeys record. That’s not a bad thing, but I’m not sure what makes this album special, I guess. It’s totally fine; it had its moments but as a whole didn’t stick to me.

Álbum con personalidad. No conocía el proyecto, me sorprendió encontrar el nombre de Alex, pero es él y su personalidad musical en este proyecto. Lindo disco. Buen descubrimiento.

Despite listening to this album several times today, it just isn’t making any lasting impression on me. It’s fine, I can’t point to anything I dislike about it. It just doesn’t stand out in any way.

loved loved loved

Meh. Overproduced. Throwback to older overproduced times. Some decent hooks.

Very much enjoyed this, having only previously been familiar with Alex Turner's most recognised work as the frontman of Arctic Monkeys, and having never touched base with Miles Kane. This doesn't entirely lose the urban, gritty aesthetic that marked Arctic Monkeys's earlier material, instead channelling aspects of it into something of a galloping spaghetti western meets grandiose 60s baroque pop sound, in the vein of early Scott Walker and Ennio Morricone. Whilst it does lean heavily into its influences, the orchestral arrangements here elevate the songs into sweeping, dramatic soundtracks, whilst retaining a degree of wit and British cynicism that prevents them from becoming too over earnest. The tight running time of 35 minutes is a huge positive as well, with the album concluding just as you feel that the well could have begun to run dry. Possibly one I'd purchase.

For some reason this album took me forever to get through, even though I liked it. Reminds me of western movie genre music.

I was honestly interested to see that this album on the list. The only bit of trivia I knew was this was a collaboration between Alex Turner and Miles Kane. A very bold step musically considering the indie rock sound already established from Turner's first two albums with Arctic Monkeys, and in a way it shows the direction they would go on Humbug. I feel fair giving this 3 stars as I need more time to grow on me but on the plus side its just as cohesive as the aforementioned albums.

This was cool. I like the epic / cinematic nature of it. It feels like a movie soundtrack or a rock opera. I think this one would grow on me. Its probably like Gorrillaz, where the longer you spend with it, the more into it you get. I've never really be a fan of Arctic Monkeys, but this is definitely more interesting to me. I like his vocals with this style of music.

la verdad es que muy muy top

another interesting album that is just not anything I am interested in. very lounge music type stuff

Oh hell yeah, some 60s throwback pop by the Artic Monkeys guy. It's pretty damn good, the drumming is quite nice and the arrangements are chefs kiss

Generally I've been fairly passive on my reviews for brit pop/rock records, but this stands out. Orchestra, French movie theme, baroqueness, all things that might risk it being too pretentious. It almost becomes that, considering especially the lyrics thats not necessary as clever as Arctic Monkeys, but still there's something that makes this sounds like something that breaks to regular brit pop ground. Bold!

Fun, British psych inspired pop. Mixed degrees of quality, but overall a really solid album.

The Age Of The Understatement - 4.5/5 Standing Next To Me - 3/5 Calm Like You - 3.5/5 Separate And Ever Deadly - 4/5 The Chamber - 3.5/5 Only The Truth - 4/5 My Mistakes Were Made For You - 4/5 Black Plant - 4/5 I Don't Like You Anymore - 3.5/5 In My Room - 3/5 The Meeting Place - 3/5 Time Has Come Again - 3/5

I was here for this first time round and it came and went without much fanfare. I applaud the idea and the execution but didnt have fond memories beyond a gimmick. On relisten, its a very good gimmick but still lacks authenticity. Good songs, great orchestration and lots of fun but it lacks soul

Another album that I really liked when it came out that I hadn't listened to for years. Standing Next To Me is still great but the album tails off towards the end

Really didn't see the point of this album. Joyless pastiche

New to me, beyond uninspiring but not quite dreadful enough for one star. Tom.

I was into this band, thinking they were an obscure pop group from the 60s, but this album is from 2008, so I guess they get extra points for sounding like something I like.

Arctic Monkeys but not as good. And I don’t like Arctic Monkeys.

I’m not that familiar with The Arctic Monkeys but this seems like a spinoff doing the same thing as the main band. It’s a pretty easy listen though

Liked this rather a lot

I didn't know they did a side project. Thought this was cool

Having never heard of this album before, I was very excited to discover it. I generally like super groups, and I like the original bands the members were in before forming this. I didn't really connect with this, though. Good, but not all that memorable.

Indie with a 60s folk/psych twist. Arctic Monkeys meets Jefferson Airplane and I'm loving it. Oh, it actually is Alex Turner singing! Epic/cinematic in places, like a 60s Bond film. Best track - The Age of the Understatement, Calm Like You, Separate and Ever Deadly 4 stars

Yawnsville

Ok, cool. Def sthg here. Dig. 3 stars.

Альбом має гарне звучання і свою енергію, але музика виявилась досить фоновою. Можливо, просто треба послухати ще раз, щоб хоть одну пісню запам'ятати.

enjoyable

Good 3.5 for me

Didn't do much for me!

Supergroups always sound poshy and somehow repulsive. This supergroup contain members from bands that are not that familiar with me and so I don't carry any burden with me. The Age of the Understatement just hits some nice spot in me, might just have a suitable mood for this day and big arrangements tends to be my soft spot. Excellent album!

#378 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ Even before I put this on I was wondering why is this album on the list. It's pretty, nicely arranged but empty music, a weak pastiche or cheap amalgamation of the larger than life pop music of an era. This type of music requires flamoyance, huge character and person with A Voice to handle the vocals. Someone to fill in the gaps that the composer and arranger left behind. This has none of that. 1/5, a weak 2/5 at best

Loud, dramatic, prominent and theatrical! Loved the orchestral arrangements and the different side of Alex Turner. Reminded me of Panic at the Disco! in places.

I can't stand this Alex Turner guy. I'm not sure what it is, but his music is like nails on chalkboard to me. I don't think its the accent...I think it's more than that. I think the Arctic Monkeys stink...this is a bit better though cause the music is a bit more interesting to me. I like Ennio Morricone and James Bond movies... ...it almost makes me mad that he's referencing things I like...

It's like a stepping stone album before Arctic Monkeys abandoned the style that made them famous and adopted this style of music instead. Doesn't deserve a place on the list but Brit bias strikes again. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

It feels like the Arctic Monkeys, but they added a lot more interesting instrumentation throughout. More horns, strings, and a lot of variety. It was a largely enjoyable album. As it went on it started to feel kind of samey and lost a lot of the cool musical elements, unfortunately.

I really liked this album. On the first listen I wondered if I just liked it because of the familiarity of Alex Turner's voice, and that might still be part of it, but I do just really enjoy the album. Felt very different from the Arctic Monkeys albums I know. I liked the orchestration and how atmospheric it felt - I can see why they talked about film soundtracks. Fav song: Separate and Ever Deadly Least fav: The Chamber

Enjoyed this album. Alex turner committed crimes against hair gel but he knows how to make a song I’ll give him that. I like the base level of most songs thought none are really jumping out and making it into the playlist. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - separate and ever deadly Least fav- time has come again

Alex Turner's got such a distinctive voice but this album still manages to feel very different from any Artic Monkeys' music I know. I think that side projects of famous band members can often be self indulgent and under edited and it's so nice to see it done so so well: this album feels like a work of art. Favourite song: Black Plant Least: I Don't Like You Anymore

I mean went triple platinum in my high school automobile

Arctic Monkeys but as a James Bond soundtrack. It's pretty good though.

Decent

Such an understatement that I’ve already forgotten it

Ну если честно, с первого раза не зацепило, причем Тернер записывал этот альбом между 2 и 3 альбомами арктиков, когда они еще были на пике. Но той же магии я не услышал, хотя аранжировки конечно топ. Все равно ниже 4 я даже не рассматриваю, но это 4 с минусом.

База индикида

Мед, нравятся намного больше, чем АМ - 4,5

Довольно скептично подходил к альбому, ибо не самый большой фанат мартышек, но звучание прям зашло. Напомнило музыку из мяугеники, хех

тут мне сложно быть беспристрастным, но все таки не на 5ку, но что майлз кейн, что алекс тернер - оба топ, а альбому почти топ - 4

arctic monkeys if they were more quirky

It's a record that sounds like a 60's record but sung by the Arctic Monkeys. It's nice but there is no "waow" factor. Favorite Songs: The Age of Understatement

Love this album. While not quite as good as EYCTE, it's still great. I just love the mix of rock guitars, lush string arrangements and obviously Alex and Miles' voices. It's got a great, consistent atmosphere as well. Brilliant.

All the songs kinda blend together. Really can’t get behind this 2000s British alt crap.

Interesante

Sounds like they are trying hard to be cool. They are not.

Thought voice sounded familiar. It’s the arctic monkeys singer (p sure). Don’t like either bands tho. Would never listen again

If you aren't familiar with the Last Shadow Puppets, they are a supergroup fronted by Artic Monkeys lead singer Alex Turner and Rascals lead singer Miles Kane. The group was going for a 60s pop with a soundtrack feel, and they definitely accomplished that. In fact, I think if you listened to any of the songs on the album you would guess that they were the theme song for a James Bond movie. I was already familiar with a couple of the songs and liked them. I'd say this album is good, not great, and a bit repetitive.

Wh

Nice surprise. The drum beat reminiscent of a punk past

Big fan of Alex Turner and moderately familiar with band before listening with high hopes. Maybe that was my mistake as the album ended up underwhelming. Side projects and supergroup efforts are often challenging for me like that - i grow accustomed to the sound or style in their original form and struggle to adjust. This effort doesn’t standout enough to warrant further exploration. No single song favorited. 2/5

Better than Coldplay

Amo Artic Monkeys así que escuchar an Alex siempre lo disfruto mucho. Aunque hay sonidos similares y muy agradables, es un poco más punk (un estilo así). Por eso no termina siendo, para mí, un álbum de 5 estrellas. Lo disfrute mucho

Not bad

Actually pretty good!

No thanks

2.5 - lyrically good but felt very forgettable overall

Cinematic rock

Tries hard to not be an Arctic Monkeys record, but that voice is so distinctive that it still sounds like an Arctic Monkeys record. A decent set of songs, but probably not unique enough to justify a place here.

Interesting, but just not my jam.

Western rock på den britiske måde. Jeg var helt sikker på at jeg havde fået startet "Muse: Knights of Cydonia" op, men Alex Turner kan bare noget unikt med dén vokal! Jeg hørte albummet 4 gange, og så runder jeg aftenen af med lidt Arctic Monkeys. ( Arctic Monkeys er dog objektivt set bedre. )

Chamber-pop med kant

I did like this album and I guess in hind sight this maybe paved the way for the last 2 Artic Monkeys albums, tranquility and cars. This is quite laid back, and mellow which is definitely a departure from early AM records. Good!

4.5/10

Listened to this and thought- "this sounds like Arctic monkeys!"... Looked up the vocalist and it's their vocalist. LMAO. nice stuff!

Really good feelings-y album. super moody

Pretty good

Pretty solid, I like a little super group.

Groovy!

I don't think I've ever had this short of an album, so it's kind of hard to rate it against everything else. but I thought it was AWESOME!!!

Fine to pretty good. Not gonna return to it but I liked what it was going for. No standouts.

Should have been an EP, or maybe even just a single.

1. The Age of the Understatement - 6 It's instrumentally and lyrically good but it gives off Artic Monkeys and Knights of Cydonia by Muse vibes. The sound isn't unique enough on the album. From all the big British bands of this ear (except for Oasis), this is a sound/style I've heard a hundred times over already. 2. Standing Next to Me - 5 Choruses are a bit over-repetitive and over-simplified but it works given how short the song is. The key changes out of the choruses, into the bridges, and back into the verses are very subtle but excellent and provides a lot to the track. 3. Calm Like You - 7 Fun song with a great sound and really fun lyrics. 4. Separate and Ever Deadly - 5 Solid song. Lot to like here with the pace and instrumentals. Nothing over the top phenomenal but a solid track nonetheless. 5. The Chamber - 5 Rinse and repeat the sound and style of Separate and Ever Deadly. 6. Only The Truth - 3 Instrumentally this track is a lot of fun in the second half. The intro is very weak and lyrically it's completely forgettable. 7. My Mistakes Were Made For You - 10 Great track. Lyrically really good but the instrumentals are the highlight. The way they sound in the intro and bridges are absolutely incredible. The was the strings and brass as used is so subtle but adds so much. Could be a James Bond track. All around, excellent. 8. Black Plant - 7 Incredibly catchy tune. Choruses are more mellow than the verses and it works well on the track. Very metaphoric track as well. 9. I Don't Like You Anymore - 10 Love the intro and the very light guitar being led into the larger sound of the track. Very solid lyrically as well, it's the marquee track on the album for me. 10. In My Room - 8 Much more bombastic a sound than the rest of the album but works really well. All around a lovely sounding track. 11. The Meeting Place - 10 Lovely song. Lyrically it's excellent and the subtle fade into the strings during the outro is a touch of pure class. Best track on the album so far. 12. Time Has Come Again - 4 It's alright. Guitar sounds nice on it but it's nowhere near as strong a track as anything else on the album. Song also ends pretty abruptly. Average Rating: 6.67 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.33 Rounded Down: 3 Stars

Vette stem

Overall: 5/10 Despite being an Alex Turner project made at the same time as my favourite Arctic Monkeys albums, I found this to be a little bland and overproduced. I thought the string arrangements were super distracting and didn't add anything worthwhile to the songs. Fav Song: Only the Truth

Nice as background music for work

Like more orchestral arctic monkeys—slinky but in a cringey way that they were able to wrangle later on in their albums.

Banger.

I can't imagine anything more meh.

Rating: 4.3/5 Short Review: Dramatic, cinematic, slightly over-the-top in a way that somehow works. Feels like heartbreak in a tailored coat, walking through wind for no reason. Favorite Track: “The Age of the Understatement.” That opening hits like you just entered your own movie. Pure main-character delusion, but earned.

it's ok. 2.5 or so

This was really good. Lots of cool instrumentation, variety, and melodies. 4.0/5.0: Great

enjoyed this way more than i expected

Cinematic-feeling: backing strings like an old movie soundtrack, some echoey guitar like western films

This didn’t do anything for me, average

Me lo escuché de adolescente. Me gustaban algunos temas. Se mantiene bien, pero el rollo James Bond, no sé si me termina.

Me venía gustando al principio, pero como que me harté del sonido bastante rápido.

Arctic monkeys but make it more orchestral and groovier. I really dig this, 5* My mistakes were made for you sounds like straight up James Bond music. Highlights: calm like you, my mistakes were made for you

Yllättävän kiva levy vaikka ihan tuntematon itelle. Viihdyin kyllä

Olihan tää ihan tämmöstä, ei kyllä omalla ajalla stereoista sois

Ihan pätevää soitan- ja laulantaa. Ei kuitenkaan mikään biisi erityisesti noussut seuraavalle tasolle.

Pändihän on tuttu ja muistan, että jossain musakanavalla panssarivaunuvideo pyöri tiuhaan. No se ol hienoo se. Kyl mää sanosin, että tässä on ihan kunnianhimoista tavaraa ja yritystä. On orkesterisovitusta ja stemmalaulantaa. Ihan kelpomenoa, mutta ei varmaan näin 20v myöhemmin kauheen monen levylautaselle eksy ajatuksella "AJATON KLASSIKKO", jos ei oo tuoreeltaan fiilistellyt julkasun korvilla. Emme kuitenkaan paheksu levyraadissa ja annamme keskitie plus ilman plussaa kun ei tää semmosta salli.

Ihan täysin neverheard-kamaa ja ennakkoluulot oli että mahtaa olla taas melkoista tuubaa tulossa. Mutta mitä vielä, tämähän oli helvetin hyvä! Laulaja kuulosti tutulta, ja se paljastuikin sitten Arctic Monkeysin äijäksi. Tosi hyvä ajaton tunnelma levyllä, vähän kun olisi ollut elokuvamusaa. Ehdottomasti jatkoon, ja varmasti tulee vieläpä palattua tähän levyyn.

Sometimes a super group is just a group.

was big into arctic monkeys back around when tranquility base came out, all the way until about right before the car came out. but i have never given this a full listen. also i have a headache this morning :( holy opener. this thing is great. it’s like more humbug, i love humbug. not a dull moment yet. i just love alex turner’s voice. sexy accent. sexy album. that bass tone on my mistakes were made for you is gorgeous.

Listened in the car. I somehow totally missed this project when it came out even though I was a huge fan of just about everyone involved. Loved this thing, it was a big enough departure from their other projects' sound and particularly liked Owen Pallett's orchestral arrangements. A nice surprise!