Dad Reacts to Arctic Monkeys - The Car
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Published 2022-10-24
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Arctic Monkeys - The Car
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0:00 Intro
1:15 There'd Better Be A MirrorBall
3:56 I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am
7:02 Sculptures Of Anything Goes
10:38 Jet Skis On The Moat
12:23 Body Paint
15:07 The Car
17:32 Big Ideas
19:59 Hello You
21:48 Mr Schwartz
24:10 Perfect Sense
The Car is the seventh studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 21 October 2022 by Domino Recording Company. It was written by band frontman Alex Turner in his Los Angeles home. It was produced in Suffolk, Paris and London by frequent Arctic Monkeys collaborator James Ford, alongside frequent guest musicians Tom Rowley, Loren Humphrey and Tyler Parkford. It was arranged by Bridget Samuels and Turner. Drummer Matt Helders took the picture on the album cover, which depicts a white car in an empty car park. Its title refers to said cover and the abundance of references to vehicles in the lyrics.
The Car builds upon the sound from the band's previous album, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino (2018). It features a wide array of genres that include orchestral rock, lounge pop, baroque pop, and funk, as well as elements of jazz. It also draws influence from soul music, electronic music, glam rock, bossa nova, traditional pop and vintage film soundtracks.
The album has been promoted by the singles, "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball", "Body Paint" and "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am".
In the United Kingdom, The Car and Taylor Swift's Midnights are competing for the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart. As of the first three days of the tracking week, the albums have sold 105,000 and 140,000 units respectively.
All Comments (21)
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The Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino reaction has been filmed, I just need to finish editing it. Will be up on YouTube soon, but if you feel like watching the uncut version early it's available on Patreon now.
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“Sculptures of anything goes” is my top for this album. Feels like a mature “knee socks” if that connects with anyone else.
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As a major fan of Tranquility, this album really hit that same spot for me.
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I wonder what Pops' reaction to Last Shadow Puppets album Everything You've Come to Expect will be, cinematic kind of like the new style? Actually I'm curious about the rest of the Arctic Monkeys catalog. Good stuff.
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I absolutely love body paint, I think its genuinely one of their best songs ever. It grows on me more and more every time i hear it. Other songs that stand out are sculptures, hello you, and of course mirrorball.
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I swear this album gets better with every listen
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Disappointed that this review doesn't take place in a car, but I can't wait to see your reactions as always!
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Big Ideas is such a brilliant song. The subject matter, the tinge of sadness in Alex's voice, and the David Bowie-esque influence sonically and in the music arrangement.
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Tranquility Base is one of the biggest growers of all time. What sounded like uninteresting elevator music to me at first, over time literally rewires the neuron connections in your brain until you get familiar with the out-of-the-norm song structures, and it becomes so so good. Literally took almost 2 years for the whole album to hit, but the pandemic truly transformed the context of the entire project for me. There is a reason people get it tattood, it absolutely resonates very hard once it sticks.
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The Car was the first ever release I've ever stayed up for, and I don't regret it.
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I've been listening Arctic Monkeys since 2006, and I'm so happy that they keep evolving and finding new sounds. They continue to mature and experiment and push their creativity. Alex's recent obsession with cinema and filmmaking is so interesting too. Totally get it's not for everyone, especially for those that jumped on the bandwagon for AM. But this album is absolutely masterful and cinematic. Big love to the boys from Sheffield!
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Really digging a lot of this new record. I don’t think it reaches some of the highs from Tranquility Base but it’s a more consistent listen imo
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We need your reaction to their debut album “Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not” Sincerely, A life long resident of Sheffield
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As much as I like Body Paint I kinda hold a grudge for how much tamer the studio version is compared to whenever they've performed it live. Alex's vocals are thicker, longer outro with more elaborate fills from Helders, etc
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Big Ideas is definitely the diamond on the album. Alex's voice, the instrumentals, the lyrics - it all sounds so beautiful together, the song left me speechless after the first listen and I've been playing it on repeat ever since. Genuinely a masterpiece and might be one of my fav Monkeys songs ever.
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That’s so strange you guys didn’t find “Perfect sense” fitting for a closing song 🤔When I heard it the first time, it felt like a very peaceful goodbye, a coming to terms with change. Just beautiful.
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such a good album, can see why all the am lovers don’t enjoy it but it’s so so good instrumentally and lyrically in most places
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I hate when people hate on them because of their change in sound. I think it was their best idea yet! definitely one of my fav albums now
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sculptures and body paint are just insane. can’t wait to see them perform this stuff live
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Tranquility Base was an album that I revisited each year since it’s release and found myself loving it more and more until it became my favorite Monkeys album. The more I’ve listened to The Car the more it’s resonated with me, particularly because it feels like a great fall album. It will be a treat to see how this album ages.
