Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See (LP)

The fourth Arctic Monkeys album "Suck It And See" is light and airy, cinematic and yet intimate. The band recorded it at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles with their long-time producer and collaborator James Ford. The album has a summery pop feel and the typical feel-good sound of Californian winter sun and off-season vitamin D, which may be due to the fact that most of the tracks were recorded on the west coast of the USA in January. In keeping with its pop orientation, "Suck It And See" is more carefully arranged than its predecessor "Humbug" and is full of songs that explore the trials and tribulations of sex and love with elementary imagery, astute lyrics and great pop culture metaphors. The album is full of references to older rock'n'roll classics ("you look like you've been for breakfast at the Heartbreak Hotel"), various soft drinks (Dandelion & Burdock, Postmix Lemonade) and 21st century pastimes (Laserquest). Arctic Monkeys are Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Nick O'Malley and Alex Turner. "Suck It And See" is their fourth album. It consists of twelve songs, including a revised new version of "Piledriver Waltz" from Turner's soundtrack to the Richard Ayoade film "Submarine" (also released by Domino). The first single "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" is already available on May 27, 2011.