This is more like a film soundtrack. The songs attempt to create dramatic scenes. Some work better than others. It never quite delivers with the final knockout blow for the end scene. There's a lovely analogue feel throughout. Never a bad thing.
I'm not sure this is really on a par with Bowie or Scott Walker, but this was an okay indie approximation of that style and grandeur. Something about Alex Turner's voice makes me feel a bit sad, maybe even a bit ick, like I don't really want to live in the world that he describes, and I never really got past that.