Now for my second choice for albums of the year, I am looking 'Age Of The Understatement' by The Last Shadow Puppets. This was definitely a surprise album for a lot of people I think. I hoped, not knew, that this was going to be good album. Look at the 'usual suspects', you had Miles Kane, lead singer from new band The Rascals. Great scouse rock outfit who are just starting out but sound promising. You then the great Alex Turner from The Arctic Monkeys. This guy never seems to do no wrong. Then to top it off you have Simon Ford, one half Simian Mobile Disco.
At first when I heard simon was involved, I thought it was a lazy choice, as alex worked with him on the last monkeys album. But this guy seems to know his stuff when it comes classic 60's pop with a classy edge! He introduced people like David Axelrod to these guys for inspiration, and it paid off. I have just bought a Best Of for David Axelrod and his projects, and gosh is amazing. Its like the best soundtrack to the most amazing film that's still to be made!
Anyway... Age Of.. Is a very well thought out and constructed album. Clocking in at around 35 mins its precise and too the point, like most great 60's albums, apart from the really far out ones of course. Considering this album put together just for a mutual love of this kind of music, Scott Walker et al. It amazes me that this is just two mates fooling around and just enjoying what they do. Listening to tracks like Age Of The Understatement or My Mistakes Were Made For You. Songs of great scope and beauty! Yes I said it 'beauty' it is truly a beautiful album.
The strings and the brass sections complement well what these guys have put down on record. If you get a chance I recommend you listen to an album called Scott 4 by Scott Walker. They get their main inspiration from that album. Not so much rip off but more pay homage to it. This is an album I myself crave to make someday! I probably won't, but if I was to make an album I would want it to sound like this.
If you are still new to it and still haven't heard it I reccomend you do now!
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