After not having an Arctic Monkeys album for five years, they had a lot to live up to for their sixth album, 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino'. I had no idea what to expect from this LP, the only thought I had was that, from the tiny preview clip, they might've gone down the Tame Impala-inspired route. I was wrong, very wrong and the album is completely different from what I initially thought it would sound like. At some points it reminds me a little bit of their fourth album 'Suck It And See' but most of all it sounds like nothing they've ever put out. It doesn't even sound reminiscent of Alex Turner's solo escapade for the film 'Submarine' or any of his past ventures as the duo The Last Shadow Puppets. At first, when Alex Turner's voice first releases that familiar vocal chord, I am not sure if I actually like it. There's something about the way the backing music supports the vocals that I'm just not sure about at first. But, aft...
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