Super Hot Shit
I have seen the future. And it’s cold. And it’s simian.
They are four. And they are Arctic Monkeys.
And they are fucking amazing.
I don't know much about them except that 1: they are young 2: they are from Sheffield 3: I have spent the last week and a half, despite my best attempts (and despite a new Super Furry Animals album) listening to little else.
The lyrical genius of singer Alex Turner has already been recognised by The Gaurniad. The effortless way he seems to throw out memorable lines reminds me of Morrissey or John Lennon.. yeah I think he's that good. It's a novelty, as that article points out, to hear a song and immediately click what it's about. And to immediately identify with it. Observational tales of chavs, prostitutes and grumpy girlfriends .. stories that everyone sees around them but few can articulate. Screaming girls (and boys) will be hanging on his every word before long.
The track mentioned in the Guardian, 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' is probably their best so far. Every track on their demo album is a winner though. Take this:
ARCTIC MONKEYS – SCUMMY
Take a look at the video for the incredible ‘Fake Tales of San Francisco’ on the AM website. You can get a taste for quite how good this lot must be live.
I tell thee… I’ve not been this thrilled by a band for years. I’m considering paying stupid money to go and see them live in August… their upcoming tour is well and truly sold out (well except Hull for some reason - truly the one and only time i've wished I lived there!) So it looks like ebaysville for me.
Unless anyone reading has spare tickets for the Oxford gig ,-)
They are four. And they are Arctic Monkeys.
And they are fucking amazing.
I don't know much about them except that 1: they are young 2: they are from Sheffield 3: I have spent the last week and a half, despite my best attempts (and despite a new Super Furry Animals album) listening to little else.
The lyrical genius of singer Alex Turner has already been recognised by The Gaurniad. The effortless way he seems to throw out memorable lines reminds me of Morrissey or John Lennon.. yeah I think he's that good. It's a novelty, as that article points out, to hear a song and immediately click what it's about. And to immediately identify with it. Observational tales of chavs, prostitutes and grumpy girlfriends .. stories that everyone sees around them but few can articulate. Screaming girls (and boys) will be hanging on his every word before long.
The track mentioned in the Guardian, 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' is probably their best so far. Every track on their demo album is a winner though. Take this:
ARCTIC MONKEYS – SCUMMY
And look here comes a Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous
And he don't have to say 'owt
She understands she's here to get picked up
And she's delighted when she sees him
Pulling in and giving her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezing
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
She don't stop in the winter
Take a look at the video for the incredible ‘Fake Tales of San Francisco’ on the AM website. You can get a taste for quite how good this lot must be live.
‘And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem
You're not from New York
City, you're from Rotherham
So get off the bandwagon’
I tell thee… I’ve not been this thrilled by a band for years. I’m considering paying stupid money to go and see them live in August… their upcoming tour is well and truly sold out (well except Hull for some reason - truly the one and only time i've wished I lived there!) So it looks like ebaysville for me.
Unless anyone reading has spare tickets for the Oxford gig ,-)
posted by headphonesex @ 4:08 PM
