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Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Hotel Base & Casino review – funny, fresh and a little smug | Alexis Petridis' album of the week

Channelling Serge Gainsbourg and the Beach Boys, the Arctic Monkeys move on from stadium indie in a smart album that sees Alex Turner wearing a constant smirk“I just wanted to be one of the Strokes,” sings Alex Turner at the outset of the Arctic Monkeys’ sixth album. “Now look at the mess you made me make.” Certainly, he and his band seem to have traversed a far greater distance in the last 12 years than any of their peers, to the point where they seem almost unrec...

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16:30 on May 7 2018

Arctic Monkeys pop-ups coming to NYC, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo & more this weekend

Brooklyn Vegan — Arctic Monkeys' highly anticipated first album in five years, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, comes out this Friday (5/11) via Domino and its release will be celebr... more info
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05:12 on May 10 2018

Arctic Monkeys played first NYC show in four years (pics, review, setlist)

Brooklyn Vegan — Arctic Monkeys opened with an onslaught of classics, before easing the crowd into the new sound of Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, their first album in five years. Conti... more info
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10:00 on May 10 2018

Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Hotel Base & Casino review – funny, fresh and a little smug | Alexis Petridis' album of the week

Guardian Music — Channelling Serge Gainsbourg and the Beach Boys, the Arctic Monkeys move on from stadium indie in a smart album that sees Alex Turner wearing a constant smirk“I jus... more info
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16:29 on May 10 2018

Premature Evaluation: Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Stereogum — Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the sixth Arctic Monkeys album, opens with tinkly pianos, brushed drums, murmuring vintage synths, and this line: "I just wanted to be on... more info
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