I’d like to know what the original fans of the Arctic Monkeys think about their latest album, Suck It And See. I always found the Arctic Monkeys a bit hit or miss, but this is probably my favourite album so far. Don’t get me wrong, they’ve had some brilliant tunes over the years, some very catchy riffs and some extremely danceworthy songs. However, I feel that Suck It And See, despite it’s childish name, seems to reflect a bit of maturation in the songwriting skills of the band and therefore may not appeal as much to those who jumped on the wagon in the “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” days.
Suck It And See has no songs that I can imagine being played down at your local indie night. A few come close though: Reckless Serenade, Black Treacle and the third single, the title track, Suck It And See. By far though, the song tht stands out in my mind is Piledriver Waltz, which also appears on the soundtrack to the 2011 film, Submarine.
Many people who know me know that it takes a pretty special movie for me to watch it the whole way through, let alone actually express any opinion on it. Submarine is one such movie that I’ve watched (the whole way through) recently and have loved. Directed by none other than Richard Ayoade, of The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh fame, it’s a pretty simple little movie, with a beautiful soundtrack (composed by the Arctic Monkeys frontman, Alex Turner), about a young boy that I’m sure some of the more left-of-centre of us would identify with. I wont give the storyline away here.
So three morals to this story: firstly, grab a copy of Suck It And See so you too can suck it and see (but i’d advise you to not actually suck it, or you may damage it); secondly, find a way of seeing Submarine, it’ll make you smile if nothing else; and finally, get your tickets for an Arctic Monkeys show somewhere near you, for example, the recently announced 2nd Arctic Monkeys show in Sydney, all ages at the Enmore theatre (tickets on sale on Monday 7th through ticketek).
Check out the video for Suck It and See…. but be careful, it may just corrupt you.