Age Of The Understatement, The - Last Shadow Puppets

...with the lead single The Age of The Understatement. In doing that, you find an album that is over the top, with a little bit of spaghetti western styling, in a bubble of 60s Kitsch. It's a firm album, really. Alex Turner's vocals compliment the backing from Miles. The guitars do wonders for the songs in their relative simplicity, especially in being combined with an orchestral backing throughout. It makes it sound like a plausible set of James Bond ...

CatatonicStupor 05.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Age Of The Understatement, The - Last Shadow Puppets

...first song on it, 'The Age Of The Understatement' having seen it on music channels and then went mad trying to find out who it was and then came across this album! The Last Shadow Puppets are a side-project by Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (The Rascals) - two very popular indie bands. If you like them, you'll probably like this album. As popular as indie is at the moment, The Last Shadow Puppets are very unique in their sound. Both ...
...the album: 1. The Age Of The Understatement 2. Standing Next To Me 3. Calm Like You 4. Separate and Ever Deadly 5. The Chamber 6. Only The Truth 7. My Mistakes Were Made For You 8. Black Plant 9. I Don't Like You Any More 10. In My Room 11. Meeting Place 12. The Time Has Come Again Overall, I love this album and The Last Shadow Puppets, and can't wait for their next album! ...

jeniilouise 07.08.2008 (25.10.2008) · Read full review
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Review of Age Of The Understatement, The - Last Shadow Puppets