Format: LP
Record Label: Domino
Cat Number: WIGLP162
Released: 19th January 2006
Tracklist:
Side A
The View from the Afternoon
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Fake Tales of San Francisco
Dancing Shoes
You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights but You Were Staring Straight At Me
Still Take You Home
Side B
Riot Van
Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured
Mardy Bum
Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But…
When the Sun Goes Down
From the Ritz to the Rubble
A Certain Romance
Album of the Year already? The Arctic Monkeys were already massive way before they inked a deal with Domino in June 2005. People obsessing over the songs? Sold-out gigs full of stage-diving nutcases? Hardcore fans pressed up against venue windows, just hoping to catch a glimpse? Such checkpoints have all been ticked.
The boys may share a love of The Smiths, The Clash, and The Jam, but in no way were the Monkeys ready to simply regurgitate the well-trodden Brit-rock path. Rather, they spent their school days listening to Roots Manuva, Braintax, and other stuff on Low-Life, not to mention Lyricist Lounge compilations and Rawkus Records cuts like Pharaoh Monch. Another unique influence was Mancunian poet John Cooper Clarke, who Alex is a huge recent fan of.
Hence the razor-sharp lyricism that fuels songs like "A Certain Romance," a witty observation of small-town life where there's only music so that there's new ringtones and where going out could sometimes mean having a pool cue wrapped around your head. Elsewhere, there were grim tales of girls who'd ended up on the streets ("She don't do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts, sun goes down") and glorious swipes at the rock 'n' roll clones that arose on the back of the great garage rock boom of 2002 ("Yeah I'd like to tell you all my problems, you're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham, fake tales of San Francisco").
This was life in satellite-town England, as cutting and observant as anything you'd hear from Mike Skinner. Containing thirteen newly recorded tracks, some of which have never been heard before anywhere, even amongst the diehard fans trading demos and versions on the internet, this is a remarkable modern British debut. Order now and get a free 9 track Domino sampler, featuring tracks from TVP's, Arctic Monkeys, Test Icicles, Clearlake, and more.
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