
- Summary: Produced by James Ford and Ross Orton, the fifth full-length studio release for the indie rock band includes guest appearances by Josh Homme, Bill Ryder-Jones, and Pete Thomas.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 36
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Mixed: 4 out of 36
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Negative: 0 out of 36
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Sep 9, 2013Arctic Monkeys’ fifth record is absolutely and unarguably the most incredible album of their career. It might also be the greatest record of the last decade.
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Sep 25, 2013In the end AM not only signifies a career-defining moment that neatly places the band on a proper pedestal for all to admire--this is where not only Arctic Monkeys have come but in many ways, how they’ve masterfully conquered and continue to simply win.
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Sep 9, 2013AM is a pitch black party record, full of menacing pop and grimy, indelible grooves drowned in bourbon.
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Sep 9, 2013There is a depth--a willingness to experiment, a refusal to be pigeonholed--that rewards repeated listens and makes this their most coherent, most satisfying album since their debut. Where they go next is anybody's guess.
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Sep 10, 2013With its multi-layered and complex music (incorporating many subgenres of rock and a great many styles in one cohesive whole), this is a great album for repeat listening, regardless of content.
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Oct 4, 2013AM's a heavy seduction, restless and all the better for it.
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Sep 5, 2013AM lacks that character empathy: rather than being detached--ie, cool, wry, transverted--Turner is removed (impulsive, anxious, dull) and it is this subtle distinction that shoots AM down in its shiny leather metal-toed boots.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 89 out of 103
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Mixed: 8 out of 103
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Negative: 6 out of 103
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