The Age Of The Understatement - The Last Shadow Puppets
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77 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the debut album for the side project of the Artic Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    90
    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.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    The Age Of The Understatement is just plain good fun. [Spring 2008, p.78]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    The Last Shadow Puppets is an awesome achievement--a modern reinvigoration of an archaic, dead musical language.
  4. Blender
    60
    The 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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. sk
    10
    A beautiful and inspiring album. definitely one of the greatest and most interesting releases of the year.
  2. ramona
    8
    The band should be called The Last Shadow Puppets And Owen Pallett, because the work Owen did for this album is marvellous, as well as the beautiful songs that Alex turner and Miles Kane wrote. A wonderful side project for both!… Expand
  3. Mick
    7
    After the first song the album has a weak(ish) first half after that it is pretty good though. Overall a decent album - that won't be to everyones taste.… Expand
  4. Alex
    7
    This is a generally nice album, with the title track and the second song "Standing next to me" being the highlights. those 2 songs are what really makes the album a 7. otherwise, there wasnt much here to satisfy my expectations. none of the other songs are amazing, is what im saying. yet again, none of the songs are terrible either. less rocky than your average arctic monkeys, if you liked the arctic monkeys less headbanger songs, this is a potentially great album. not essential, but worth a try. 7/10… Expand

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