The Age Of The Understatement
- The Last Shadow Puppets
- Band Name: The Last Shadow Puppets
- Record Label: Domino
- Release Date: May 6, 2008
- Summary: This is the debut album for the side project of the Artic Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane.
- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 25
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Mixed: 5 out of 25
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Negative: 0 out of 25
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This isn't just a novel idea that is haphazardly hashed out but rather, the work of two impeccable musicians and it's a fine addition to either musician's catalog and a brilliant one at that.
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The Age of the Understatement is ultimately an auspicious work from a couple of twentysomethings looking to transcend the term ''side project.''
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60The duo fight back with song after song full of cutting takedowns and brotherly wisdom--they get petty, they get mean, but aided by Arcade Fire orchestrator Owen Pallett, they turn their bitchfests into grandiose melodrama.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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sk10A beautiful and inspiring album. definitely one of the greatest and most interesting releases of the year.
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