Once hailed as British indie rock's next Oasis/Blur/Suede/Libertines/etc.-type music act, the Arctic Monkeys may have suffered from critic and fan high expectations alike, along with the usual sophomore slump and the unforgiving plateau that rock 'n' rollers find themselves wandering on for years. However, there is hope. Once a great sound, always a great sound. The boys in the band are busy and dropping fresh music left and right in the dawn of their third major record. We reported their latest single, "Crying Lightning" a little while back on this post, but now there's a music video for it (which YouTube has disabled. Lame.) AND another song. The new one goes by "My Propeller". Go ahead and listen to it. I'll wait. ...Arctic Monkeys - "My Propeller"
A little brood and murky, huh? I don't hate it, I'll tell you that. Every band has dark days, but by the sound of these two tunes so far, the Arctic Monkeys seem to be heading in the direction of Echo & The Bunnymen with there new full-length LP. Here's my question: where's the good time rock 'n' roll? Where's the UK fun-party-frenzy-dance-floor extravaganza? It seems a little odd to me that a band like the Arctic Monkeys would give the public a taste of their new record with two dark tunes like these. Maybe the others on Humbug will shed some light on this otherwise dark occasion.
All Points West & the Monkeys, themselves, hit the stage this weekend. Saturday night, boys: make your move. Rock Jersey.
Humbug is out August 25. Just in time for school! Don't even get me started...
UPDATE: Apparently, WebSherrif (?) commented on this post, pretty much saying to get rid of the video. Here's my response: Get rid of the video on YouTube from whoever posted it there and then it won't be on this site, right? Right. Government regulation...how mainstream...
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Hi,
On behalf of Domino Records and the Arctic Monkeys, we would kindly ask you not to post copies of "Humbug" on your site (or any non-preview tracks from the Arctic Monkeys new album - release date 24th August).
We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting the Arctic Monkeys, but the labels and artist would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question.
Thank you for respecting the artist's and labels' wishes and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then a full length version of "Crying Lightning" is available for fans and bloggers to link to / post / host etc ... for further details of the new album, on-line promotions, videos and 2009 shows, check-out the official Arctic Monkeys site www.arcticmonkeys.com as well as myspace.com/arcticmonkeys ... Also be sure to tune into webtransmission.arcticmonkeys.com on Thursday 30th July at 9pm for an exclusive, live play-through performance of Humbug by the band ... and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further Arctic Monkeys news, mixes, preview material and on-line promotions.
As you will appreciate, this post is written on a without prejudice basis and, as such, all of our clients' accumulated, worldwide rights and remedies remain strictly reserved : please excuse this required formality.
With Thanks & Regards,
WEB SHERIFF
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