Does there have to be a reason?
It’s been a stressful time, but family, friends, the cats, and most particularly Mrs. 17 Seconds are keeping me sane.
Have been having a bit of an Arctic Monkeys session this evening, and that’s done a fair bit to lift my spirits. Funny to think that when they first appeared, I dismissed them as Libertines copyists. I still think ‘Fake Tales From San Franciso’ is a a bit too close to ‘The Riverboat Song’ by Ocean Colour Scene for comfort (and that got rammed down all our throats a decade or so ago), but Alex Turner is an excellent lyricist and tunesmith. There’s supposed to be a new album later on this year, produced by Josh Homme, of Kyuss/Queens Of the Stone Age fame, no less.
Still think this is my favourite Arctic Monkeys song of all, in true indie style a ’single between albums’ from 2006:
Arctic Monkeys -’Leave Before The Lights Come On.’ mp3
Enjoy…x
Hope things are getting better….
I became totally convinced by t’Monkeys when I was lucky enough to catch them live tucked inbeteween We Are Scientists and Mximo Park on an NME thingy tour. Great on record, but even better on stage…
Stress leveles still high butmaybe, just maybe, an end is in sight…
Have yet ti see the MOnkeys live but I hear good things. Also liked Alex Turner’s the Last Shadow Puppets side project, very Scott Walker!