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Post by WotUNeed on Mar 9, 2008 16:13:27 GMT -5
I hadn't heard anything about this.
Awesome song! Definitely looking forward to this album if the rest of the material is this strong.
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oscillations.
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Post by oscillations. on Mar 15, 2008 18:27:06 GMT -5
Exciting. The video gave me shivers. I love all the Soviet imagery art and video directors have been playing with lately.
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 18, 2008 0:03:41 GMT -5
How is it?
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Post by oscillations. on Apr 22, 2008 10:50:48 GMT -5
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Post by WotUNeed on May 5, 2008 20:10:30 GMT -5
U.S. release time.
$7.99 at Best Buy
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Post by WotUNeed on May 7, 2008 4:23:03 GMT -5
Billboard reviewGiven that he finds regular employment as frontman of alt-rock phenomenon Arctic Monkeys, it's unlikely that Alex Turner has any immediate plans to give up the day job. But should he ever decide he's finished with Monkey business, he could do a lot worse than concentrate on this extracurricular collaboration with Miles Kane of rising U.K. band The Rascals. Already No. 1 in Britain, "Understatement" is a far cry from the Monkeys' stock-in-trade of grubby urban realism, instead resembling a long-lost Scott Walker album or James Bond soundtrack. 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.—Mark Sutherland
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Post by oscillations. on May 8, 2008 10:08:12 GMT -5
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Post by oscillations. on May 8, 2008 10:56:55 GMT -5
Haven't listened to it. I'm prioritizing what recent releases I need to catch up on, and this is not at the top of the list.
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Post by WotUNeed on May 15, 2008 12:52:48 GMT -5
Soundscan:
--- --- 111 LAST SHADOW PUPPETS AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT 456 6,995 NR 8,730
Not sure I get that. 6995+456=7451. What accounts for the other 1279 copies of the total sales?
Regardless, I was hoping for something a little more, but eh, guess that's not bad.
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Post by oscillations. on May 15, 2008 13:13:37 GMT -5
Imports?
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Post by vinyl on May 25, 2008 9:00:51 GMT -5
Has the second single been announced?
It HAS to be Standing Next To Me.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 26, 2008 9:44:51 GMT -5
I'm so sorry I didn't get it on sale but this album is amazing.
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Post by Minimalism on May 30, 2008 0:29:33 GMT -5
I've heard several tracks, and I'm really liking them. The title track, "Standing Next To Me", and "Calm Like You" are awesome. Anyway, thanks to 2m:
The Last Shadow Puppets - Age Of The Understatement [1,812 this week, down 41.4%, 13,633 to date]
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