Alex Turner and Miles Kane's second offering is another string-laden pop album, but with a twist of L.A. for good measure.
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Eight years on since their debut, 2008's ‘The Age Of The Understatement', a lot has changed for Alex Turner and Miles Kane. Arctic Monkeys are now bigger and bolder than ever before, becoming one of the worlds most loved bands, Miles Kane has released two successful solo albums and most notably Alex Turner has swapped the grey skies of Sheffield for the sunshine luxury's of Los Angeles.
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The duo seem to be really enjoying themselves right now, judging by their recent interview with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, both trying to out do one another with impressions of Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Nick Grimshaw. Whether they were both drunk, stoned or suffering from jet lag as they suggested, you get the impression that there's no weight on their shoulders, or pressure to deliver and they don't take themselves seriously at all, which is really refreshing in today's industry. They appear as if they are buying into their own brand of ‘rockstar', an eccentric, crazed couple of best friends who get together every so often to make great music and go off around the world for another laugh. Surely this is the aim for any band? The duo were recently interviewed for Spin Magazine during which Kane made a pass at interviewer Rachel Brodsky asking her if she wanted to go upstairs, something which could of very easily happened in the 90's. He has since given her a written apology, however this didn't stop Brodsky writing in detail about how uncomfortable the interview left her feeling. It seems as the rock star cliches are kicking in!
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Recorded at Rick Rubins Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California during the summer of 2015, ‘Everything You've Come To Expect' definitely feels like a progression from the Scott Walker inspired debut. The LA influence on Turner has sunk in and is clearly shown throughout. There's great one liners such as 'As I walk through the chalet of the shadow of death' and 'Where d'you want it? It's your decision honey. Download adobe photoshop for windows 10 64 bit. My planet or yours?'. Tongue and cheek? Definitely. Although, it feels like the majority of the songs on this record belong to Turner and not Kane. They are a little more melancholic and intricate than anything on the first. To me, the debut sounded like Turner lending a hand to Kane to pursue something different whilst standing at the crossroads of life, whereas this album feels more like Kane keeping Turner company while the Monkeys are on a break. And why not? What they do together is great thing. But one thing on this record is clear, it's being driven by Turner.
As a whole, the album feels like it could have easily been the follow up record to one of the Monkey's latter albums ‘Suck It And See' or ‘AM'. ‘Miracle Aligner' and ‘Dracula Teeth' sound like the perfect tunes to break out the BBQ to come summer. There's hints of The Style Council and definitely some Isaac Hayes 70's soul influences here, thanks to the ‘third puppet', Owen Pallet, and his string arrangements.'The Element of Surprise' has more 70's soul strings bursting through a funky beat and dubbed bassline. They sound like they're playing with more style, a little harder and sleazier than on the first record as ‘Bad Habits' and ‘Used To Be My Girl' demonstrate. Best document editor for mac. ‘Used To Be My Girl' could of easily been on the Monkey's third album ‘Humbug' although Kane takes lead vocals on this one with Turner chipping in occasionally with more great one liners such as 'I'm a phony, I'm a freak, a fraud, a snake'. ‘Aviation' is the closest the record gets to sounding like something from their debut. Fast paced, good melody and arguably Kane's best vocal ever. It's no wonder why this has been the best received single so far out of the three. For me, it's the best track on the album and also one of the best music videos I have seen in a long time. The title track and second single takes us to toy-town with massive swings of psychedelia as the harpsichord plods on throughout, sounds of waves crashing and particularly odd lyrics all combined with Pallet's beautiful string arrangement. A definiete highlight on the album. Once again, the video for the track is incredible. Set on a beach, the duo buried in sand with a bride dancing around them as the waves come in crashing over their heads. It's great to see more vision in a music video than just a performance piece.
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Whether they decided to do this second album out of boredom or not, I'm certainly glad that they did. A great partnership as songwriters and performers. ‘Everything You've Come To Expect' isn't as direct as their debut album but it's definitely delivers a better standard of writing from and sounds like a band who have a lot more to give.
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Words by Pete Forbes
