Rating

Album: AM
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Do I Wanna Know?
2)	R U Mine?
3)	One for the Road
4)	Arabella
5)	I Want It All
6)	No. 1 Party Anthem
7)	Mad Sounds
8)	Fireside
9)	Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
10)	Snap Out of It
11)	Knee Socks
12)	I Wanna Be Yours

Performer Notes

Lyricist: Alex Turner.
Audio Mixer: Tchad Blake.
Recording information: Joshua Tree; McCall Sound Studios; Rancho de La Luna; Sage & Sound Recording, LA; Vox Recording Studios, LA.
Photographer: Zackery Michael.
If Arctic Monkeys launched a tentative retreat on Suck It & See, their first effort after being seduced by Josh Homme, the group once again forge ahead into bold new territory on AM, their fifth album. Neatly splitting the difference between the band's two personalities -- the devotees of barbed British pop and disciples of curdled heavy rock -- AM consolidates Arctic Monkeys strengths, a tricky task in and of itself, but the band pushes further, incorporating unapologetic glam stomps, fuzzy guitars, and a decidedly strong rhythmic undercurrent. At times, AM pulses to a distinctly danceable rhythm -- "Fireplace" percolates while "Why Do You Only Call Me When You're High" simmers and "Knee Socks" nearly rivals Franz Ferdinand in disco rock -- but this isn't an album made for nights out; it's a soundtrack for nights in. Too much of Alex Turner's mind is preoccupied with love gone wrong, jealousy, and general misanthropy, so even when he's singing about a "No. 1 Party Anthem," he's doing so with a nearly visible sneer. Such an undercurrent of cynicism makes AM an ideal album to listen to under the cover of darkness, but due to the Arctic Monkeys' muscular wallop and musical restlessness, it never feels like the band is wallowing in bleakness. Instead, this is vibrant, moody music that showcases a band growing ever stronger with each risk and dare they take. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Singer-guitarist Alex Turner does a delicate Velvet Underground lullaby and straight love-soldier crooning..."

Entertainment Weekly (p.70) - "The dance-floor-ready post-punk of their early days has matured into a meatier, more assured sound..." -- Grade: A-

Q (Magazine) (pp.96-97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Not for the first time, they sound like the best band in Britain."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This is exciting, audacious work from a band yet again on the edge of a new future."

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