The day has finally arrived! The Last Shadow Puppets' eagerly anticipated album, The Age of the Understatement, is available in the US. I have been clamoring for this moment for quite a while even though the tunes have been streaming all around the internet since the UK release...but something about taking home my very own copy warms the cockles of my heart.
Ok, I am getting a bit carried away here, BUT I do think unbridled excitement over this album is completely warranted. There is nothing like it in modern music at the moment and has become something bigger than Alex and Miles probably ever imagined. These songs were born out of friendship, artistic camaraderie, and a desire to invoke the Jacques Brel and Scott Walker pop song experience; one of cinematic storytelling set to grandiose arrangements. Yes, the style is derivative, however it has been reworked into shiny 3 minute and under morsels of modern rock ingenuity.
I've always thought Alex Turner's lyrics made him seem wise beyond his years and it is truly incredible that he and Miles Kane are both only 22 (!!!!) and capable of so vividly depicting the rich and complex emotions, scenes and characters that inhabit The Age of The Understatement. Theirs is a talent to marvel at.
The Times Online's profile of the pair is the best I have read yet, as it focuses on their collaboration and doesn't perpetrate the notion that this is merely Alex's side project.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
FINALLY! Last Shadow Puppets US Release!
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I watched the interview its very good miles and alex really seem to adore eachother. The album defiantely has an amazing cinematic Scott walker-esque sound. Wheni fist heard age of the understatemet I though they sounded like muse but they've managed to craft a very good sound - again I hope of doesnt overshadow the rascals x
ps. I think i'm going to jump on miles next time i see him.
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