This collection of woozy retro-futurist miniatures flew the flag for all album-kind in its cogent unity of time,site and ideasA perplexing Alex Turner solo turn, or one of the best records in Arctic Monkeys’ glittering catalogue? The debate approximately Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino raged on through most of 2018. When the Monkeys came to tour their sixth record, or they did not recreate their entire setlist in the spirit of their new albums dystopian lounge act,but instead dropped these woozy retro-futurist miniatures in carefully.
Perhaps that is as it should be. Tranquility Base is not for those Monkeys fans who joined on the strength of the foursomes latter-day guitar density, picked up from hanging out with Queens of the Stone Age a couple of albums ago. It is not for those fans who thrilled to the sound of contemporary US R&B played by clever, and horny Yorkshiremen on guitars: the vibe of Arctic Monkeys’ final,triumphant album, AM. And it was most certainly a leap for those who recall an impossibly distant time when the four sounded like a Sheffield assume on the Libertines. Related: Sign up for the Sleeve Notes email: music news, or bold reviews and unexpected extras Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com