This album definitely makes you wonder how someone could write so many good songs time and time again, with tracks like “She’s Thunderstorms” and “Piledriver Waltz” giving off a carefree, blazing-sunset air that makes this album feel worthy of its original early-summer release. Like every single record the band has put out, it has an unnatural amount of catchy songs on it, ones that live on some of my most coveted playlists and make appearances in new ones on the regular. The Car is just the latest example, but on the occasion of its exciting recent release, I sat down to rank the band’s seven albums-and trust me, it wasn’t easy.Īrctic Monkeys’ fourth album is a mellow, meandering walk through London’s Hampstead Heath on a sunny morning just as much as it’s getting ripped at the pub outside the park’s entrance after breaking a fresh sweat. When you think about all they’ve contributed to music, and to rock and roll, over the course of seven varied albums, it makes sense that they still feel compelled to create and play in the sandbox where their most idiosyncratic ideas come to life. I’m proud to say I grew up on this band, cut my teeth on their personal prescription of rock and roll, and have yet to be disappointed with one of their releases because, at the end of the day, their uniqueness and passion for their music is enough to keep anyone with a taste for unabashed rock coming back. It’s an album that forces your mind to a place of reminiscence, smacking it with a palpable nostalgia that screams, “How did we get here and when did it all happen?”Īrctic Monkeys continue to build an oeuvre to be proud of, with each album-as well as all their b-sides, live cuts, and all the other little gems-making good on their promise to take fans on a ride to new heights and through different experimentations of sound. In their new release, The Car, singer and songwriter Alex Turner admits that, even now, he’s got a lot of growing up to do. There’s no overstating the caliber of the music this band has shaped throughout their 16-year tenure, piecing together a patchwork quilt of adolescent dreams and maturing fantasies that give the listener a breadcrumb trail tour through their growing up. Going from strength to strength is definitely not the story of every band in this industry, but it is the story of Arctic Monkeys, a once-riotous rock quartet from northern England made up of a bunch of humble, yet charismatic lads who, in not looking to make it, made it on a cocktail of sheer X-factor and unmistakable musicianship.
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