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| n/a by www.adequacy.net |
This isn't just a novel idea that is haphazardly hashed out but rather, the work of two impeccable musicians and it's a fine addition to either musician's catalog and a brilliant one at that. |
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| n/a by www.ew.com |
The Age of the Understatement is ultimately an auspicious work from a couple of twentysomethings looking to transcend the term ''side project.'' |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
Equal parts 007-intrigue and spaghetti western-histrionics, this is music at its most cinematic. |
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| n/a by www.uncut.co.uk |
With Arcade Fire arranger Owen Pallett draping the songs in sympathetic strings and producer James Ford working overtime on drums, the result is a widescreen epic, full of high fevers and crystal-clear vocal performances. |
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| n/a by NME |
The Last Shadow Puppets is an awesome achievement--a modern reinvigoration of an archaic, dead musical language. |
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| n/a by www.hotpress.com |
In a surprise move, Alex Turner goes back to 1966 |
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| n/a by music.guardian.co.uk |
It's a stunning record, a must-have even, but it fails to turn musical excellence into cultural significance and may end up being played in branches of Borders rather than in bedrooms everywhere. |
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| n/a by www.musicomh.com |
It's remarkable that what started as a drunken joke between two musicians in their early 20s can sound so polished and professional. |
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| n/a by www.noripcord.com |
The Age of the Understatement might have been conceived as a tribute to a beloved era in music but thanks to the industry, enthusiasm and talent of Alex Turner and Miles Kane its become something much more interesting than that: a great record in its own right. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
Songs like 'Calm Like You' and 'Black Plant' positively swing, and despite the presence of a 22-piece orchestra, the lyrical bite and brisk pacing mean things never topple into cheesy pastiche. Moonlighting hasn't been this much fun since Bruce Willis had hair. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
So obviously the biggest difference between the Last Shadow Puppets and Turner's main gig is in the lyrics. Though less immediately noticeable than the majestic production, the change in the scale of Turner's songwriting is ultimately more profound. |
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| n/a by www.drownedinsound.com |
The Age Of The Understatement is as solid an idea in execution as it is in concept; a record unafraid to reach beyond its obvious limitations and produce a swashbuckling end result that might even broaden a few horizons for fans and players alike. |
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| n/a by www.spin.com |
The up-tempo numbers are great fun, but the Puppets excel on the ballads, which they croon in lovely tight harmony. [May 2008, p.100] |
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| n/a by www.lostatsea.net |
The Age of the Understatement is weirdly epic (Nick Cave), full of harmony (Mamas and the Papas), a little charming (Robbie Williams) and dead fucking sexy (any James Bond but Timothy Dalton). |
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| n/a by Rolling Stone |
Turner's new side project, a collaboration with Miles Kane of Merseyside indie-poppers the Rascals, is a shameless nostalgia trip--and it's still compelling. |
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| n/a by www.blender.com |
The duo fight back with song after song full of cutting takedowns and brotherly wisdom--they get petty, they get mean, but aided by Arcade Fire orchestrator Owen Pallett, they turn their bitchfests into grandiose melodrama. |
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| n/a by www.pastemagazine.com |
This record is not for everybody--including, I suspect, the majority of Arctic Monkeys fans. Nonetheless, Turner deserves props for unleashing his inner Bowie and embracing artifice with such nerve and verve. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
This might be news to the Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner, but for every artist theres a point where aspiration exceeds ability. The Last Shadow Puppets, his new studio dalliance with pal Miles Kane, have way overshot it on The Age Of The Understatement. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Its a great collection of songs. And thats the understatement. |
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