Alex Turner’s special brand of romanticised normality is back. What, you’re saying you’ve never done the macarena in the Devil’s lair? Loser.
It’s a little more on the Josh Homme side of things than usual, admittedly, but this brash new slant will definitely give them a competitive edge in claiming back the charts for the good of indie rock kind.
What I love about ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved You’re Chair’ is embedded in the track title itself: the Arctic Monkey’s sense of humour is back. As much I enjoy Humbug, it’s lacks the same witty spark of their first two albums, particularly the debut, Whatever People Say I Am, I’m Not.
In a recent NME interview, Alex admitted: “There’s a few more gags. Not just in the words but in some of the guitar solos and that as well – a bit of humour in the fuzz.” I’m not so sure there’s humour in this particular fuzz, but I like it all the same. The lyrics herald back to the Fluorescent Adolescent days of yore, keeping it sleek and tongue-in-cheek, with some chants thrown in for the festival crowd.
Their fourth studio album, Suck It and See will be out on 5th June, with this single being available for your listening and downloading pleasure now, in all the usual places. I’ll be seeing them in Don Valley Bowl on 10th June, with Miles Kane, The Vaccines and Sheffield band, Dead Sons supporting. Cannot. Bloody. Wait.
