The Age of the Understatement

The Big Mates discuss Burt Bacharach, The Zombies, David Bowie,
Scott Walker, Belle & Sebastian, Serge Gainsbourg, The
Electric Prunes, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, John Barry,
Ennio Morricone, Astrud Gilberto, Mel Torme, The Sonics, and
The Age of the Understatement by The Last Shadow
Puppets. 


Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career
of Arctic Monkeys by briefly stepping outside of it
in order to examine the debut album of a side
project Alex Turner formed with Miles
Kane.


They discuss how the project came together, the writing and
recording of the album, and they explore the overall themes and
sound, taking in the compositions, tones, lyrics, meaning, and
context - all from three differing perspectives, from being
deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or
critique, and everything in between!


They also look at how the side project was informed by, and goes
on to influence the music made by Arctic Monkeys.


How different is this album to Turner's previous work? How
tongue in cheek is it? How many strings does a bass guitar have?
Find out on this episode of What Is Music?


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