“The Jeweller’s Hands and Catapult were the only tunes that had a central figure, this character of wisdom ” - Alex Turner on the band’s third record, Humbug. Source: XFm Interview. I believe the true meaning of any song lives and dies with the artist. As a listener who enjoys Alex Turner’s syllabary Jenga, I... Continue Reading →
Through my listening experience, I’ve found both The Car and Suck it and See albums to be the most essential to the Arctic Monkeys narrative. Both albums act as guidelines to existential inquiries the band have pondered since their debut. They are also reminiscent of themes in Marcel Proust’s novel “À La Recherche du Temps... Continue Reading →
“In 2019, as he began working on The Car, Turner was reading a lot of Raymond Chandler books and stepping into the mind of the author’s most famous character, the private eye Philip Marlowe” - Flood Magazine I’ve theorized endlessly through the pandemic about this theme, but with this confirmation, I want to dive deeper. ... Continue Reading →
Although I will be writing more reviews, I wanted to present my initial interpretation of the 7th album by the Arctic Monkeys, "The Car", in a different format. One that came to me almost instantly the moment the music started. I couldn’t help but picture a movie play on listening to this album. The images... Continue Reading →
I have been writing the second part of my Body Paint video theory for the last week (mostly due to my chaotic work schedule). Two nights ago, an official analysis was released by the director, and I was happy to see we had two similar aligned overall concepts: Film making and nostalgia. Otherwise, I... Continue Reading →
I sat with this video and song for a while. This post will be about the meaning of the song in general, and the next post will cover the visual aspects of the video. Truthfully, at first listen, I thought I had a clear idea of what the song was about. I thought it was... Continue Reading →
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