i can’t believe what a good album humbug by arctic monkeys is. the whole album’s got this dark, eerie feel to it. sometimes it gets a little grungey, sometimes a little whimsical. there are several moments where alex’s vocal delivery is so smooth and low and calm but then it’s got this intense guitar and bass surrounding it like it’s swallowing him up. matt helders’ drumming is not just as brilliant as it always is, but pretty visitors might just be my favorite performance on his part (though i could make a whole separate post on what a damn good song pretty visitors itself is). the lyrics show how much alex had started to reach out between this album and favourite worst nightmare, and i do see lennon’s influence on alex turner’s lyrical style, especially in potion approaching and crying lightning. he imitates lennon’s way of phrasing, but displays a different personality. humbug has this mood that no other arctic monkeys album has ever captured, and may never capture again, although as of the present moment am6 is not out, no single from it has been dropped, and there were some fairly humbug-sounding moments on tlsp’s 2016 album, so perhaps we may be in store for some more on this next album. but i don’t know. every time i think about am6 and how little an idea of what to expect we have i just think, man, i really could go for a second humbug. i love humbug, and i love arctic monkeys. you cannot convince me there’s a better arctic monkeys album than humbug, i will not accept it.
(via thaknows)
