AM
by Arctic Monkeys
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Sep 10, 2013
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 847 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 770 out of 847
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 847
  3. Negative: 32 out of 847
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  1. Kostas_Spirou
    Sep 11, 2023
    10
    What an amazing album, not even a single song I didn't like, absolutely worth listening to.
  2. danielsimoes
    Aug 4, 2023
    8
    After Humburg and Suck it and See, Arctic Monkeys went to a whole new musical direction, from pure indie rock to slow, guitar riff driven songs, with lyrics talking about teenager love and alcohol (i was 17 at the time of the release of this record, i can relate to this). This album is AM's masterpiece and influenced a whole generation of teenagers in the early 10's and you can see this byAfter Humburg and Suck it and See, Arctic Monkeys went to a whole new musical direction, from pure indie rock to slow, guitar riff driven songs, with lyrics talking about teenager love and alcohol (i was 17 at the time of the release of this record, i can relate to this). This album is AM's masterpiece and influenced a whole generation of teenagers in the early 10's and you can see this by understanding the commercial success from this record.

    Best Songs: I Wanna Be Yours, Do I Wanna Know, R U Mine?, Knee Socks and Arabella
    Worst Songs: One For the Road, Why You Only Call me, Mad Sounds and Fireside    … Expand
  3. ING45
    Apr 16, 2023
    9
    An iconic album with amazing tracks from start to finnish , altough some track sound pretty similar , sonically , this is one of the sexiest , moody , and slick records of the last decade
  4. userwithmusic
    Mar 19, 2023
    10
    such a good album a great mix of both indie and rock
    not their best album but all the tracks have a story
    recommended
  5. j444cks
    Mar 2, 2023
    8
    The effects of this album seem to pop up in the charts now. - it seems to have had a ripple effect across the rock (and even 'pop') genre. Love the psychedelic element.
  6. munizada
    May 10, 2022
    10
    Melhor álbum deles e um dos melhores álbuns que alguém pode considerar para sua vida PQP!! Inovador e revolucionário SIM.
  7. CosmoMoffy
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    Many many listens now. Better over the years. I think this should be considered a classic.
  8. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    9
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  9. vinichful
    Jun 23, 2021
    8
    I think what's more impressive about this album is Alex Turner's vocals. I feel like I'm having an orgasm listening to his voice.
  10. emmeybal9211
    Jun 9, 2021
    10
    Gelmiş geçmiş en iyi Rock albümlerinden birisi 10/10 şarkılar , 10/10 flowlar ve muhteşem sound. Herkes dinlemeli, dinletmeli
  11. larissa26
    Apr 9, 2021
    10
    One of the best albums i've ever heard. Automatically fell in love with Arctic Monkeys when i pressed play. I was never a rock fan, but this band changed it. 10/10.
  12. Whomstami
    Feb 4, 2021
    9
    Let's be real, everyone and their mother has talked about this album, and I'm gonna say it again. THIS ALBUM IS SO GOOD. Do I Wanna Know is one of the best singles I've heard in a while, and songs like "Are U Mine?" and "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" are absolutely fantastic. Listen to this album if you love British rock or just reminders of the late 80s- early 90s rock.
  13. bhsmall
    Sep 10, 2020
    10
    Easily the best album of their career. A nice mix of psychedelic and R and B that makes for very memorable jam session songs.
  14. venusprincess
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    thank you so much legendary british guys that blessed our ears hearts spirits souls and electrified our bodies with this masterpiece.
  15. Chompski
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    R U Mine is the first ARCTIC MONKEYS song I heard. And AM - is the first their album I heard. And it is best for me. One love.
  16. MARXENZOLOPES
    May 26, 2020
    10
    A classic of English music. A masterpiece of arctic monkeys. The best album of the decade
  17. SweatBag
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    Stinky Pinky...

    I was sitting alone when i first heard this record.
    A clock tick caused me to seize up. Naturally i had to stop
    10/10 would get lit again.
  18. emilyc
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    not a single bad song on this album just has such a cool atmosphere never grows old
  19. Firet
    Aug 13, 2019
    9
    Before listening to this album i had only listened to their first. I feel there is a great difference in their sound, it doesn't have fast and distorted songs like the first album but i could say it's even better.
    There's a lot of great baselines (Fireside, Why'd you only call my..., Do i wanna know?)
    Most of the songs from this album are some their biggest hits. I think this album has a    Before listening to this album i had only listened to their first. I feel there is a great difference in their sound, it doesn't have fast and distorted songs like the first album but i could say it's even better.
    There's a lot of great baselines (Fireside, Why'd you only call my..., Do i wanna know?)
    Most of the songs from this album are some their biggest hits. I think this album has a great personality.    … Expand
  20. aukalender
    Jul 11, 2019
    9
    Banger! A lot of very fun songs. I love the sound of this album, it is fresh, cool and sufficiently melancholic. It is lyrical, the tunes are great! I loved it in 2013 and I still love it in 2019! Really, really good and diverse songs all around - not a single miss!!
  21. desgrasz
    Jun 20, 2019
    10
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  22. DarwinMC99
    Jun 25, 2018
    7
    No soy fan de the Artic Monkeys, sin embargo, debo decir que tienen canciones que han logrado gustarme.

    La escencia de este album esta claramente en "Do I wanna Know", sin embargo esta cancion, no deja de ser aburrida para mi gusto. Sinceramente, las únicas canciones que me han llegado a gustar al punto de repetirlas y repetirlas hasta la saciedad fueron "R u mine" y "Snap out",    No soy fan de the Artic Monkeys, sin embargo, debo decir que tienen canciones que han logrado gustarme.

    La escencia de este album esta claramente en "Do I wanna Know", sin embargo esta cancion, no deja de ser aburrida para mi gusto.

    Sinceramente, las únicas canciones que me han llegado a gustar al punto de repetirlas y repetirlas hasta la saciedad fueron "R u mine" y "Snap out", sinceramente fueron esos ritmos agresivos en las canciones que me cautivaron, mas alla, de las letras con mensajes fuertes y cargados de erotismo,

    Demas canciones como "Knee socks" "arabella", "one for dthe road" o "wanna be yours" son algo mas de lo mismo, sin generar el mismo impacto que esas 2 anteriores, son como una continuación a su manera.

    El album para mi es un 7/10 si bien ellos no son de mis favoritos como ya mencione, conozci canciones anteriores a este trabajo com "no buses" o "fluorescent adolescent" y es super facil notar que se entregaron al ritmo comercial para volverse una banda mainstream, que claramente se nota que la jugada les salió bien.    … Expand
  23. eli_fjr
    May 21, 2018
    10
    So good. Have this album on repeat. I hope that this album becomes a classic and we all listen to it 25 years from today.
  24. Ricko
    Feb 1, 2018
    9
    After two records that raised questions among fans of the bands early hit singles, Sheffield's coolest foursome return with what is an essential late night pop masterpiece. "AM", which has been a massive hit, is the bands most instantly gratifying album since their debut and has more hit singles than anything else they've done. "Humbug" was a grower and rewarded the listener only if theyAfter two records that raised questions among fans of the bands early hit singles, Sheffield's coolest foursome return with what is an essential late night pop masterpiece. "AM", which has been a massive hit, is the bands most instantly gratifying album since their debut and has more hit singles than anything else they've done. "Humbug" was a grower and rewarded the listener only if they were patient enough to crack the nut. "Suck it and See" was pleasant enough but had the occasional weak moment and it was a record where the band seemed a bit unsure of itself for the first time. "AM" is the opposite. It's almost as if Alex Turner thought about what the masses would be looking to listen to in 2013, studies trends and potential popular styles and then wrote an album based on his predictions. He subsequently hit the jackpot. The bands sound has on this album almost completely moved away from their hard hitting but oh so british rock sounding debut to what is very much an American sound, which shouldn't be a surprise as the band now spend lots time there. Despite its pop values "AM" has plenty of the Arctic Monkeys best traits - epic songs, layers of ridiculously catchy melodies and even if there not Turner's most memorable, we still have the very clever lyrics. "AM" is classic indie guitar music given a more contemporary feel through the presence of falsetto's and cherry picked bass rhythms. Pretty much everything about this album is good - the songs, production, sequencing, playing and innovation. One of those rare albums that just doesn't have a bad track on it. Definitely one of the albums of 2013.… Expand
  25. zeldaxfan
    Jul 23, 2017
    9
    My first Arctic Monkeys album and I love it! It's one of those albums that I can just put on and won't have to skip songs. Everyone praises "Do I Wanna Know?", "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?", and "R U Mine?", but completely gloss over gems like "I Wanna Be Yours" and "Arabella". I strongly recommend this album to anyone who wants to get into Arcitc Monkeys' music.
  26. joaofelin
    Jul 10, 2017
    9
    Do I Wanna Know? - 10
    R U Mine? - 10
    One for the Road - 10
    Arabella - 10
    I Want It All - 9
    No.1 Party Anthem - 8
    Mad Sounds - 8
    Fireside - 9
    Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? - 9
    Snap Out of It - 9
    Knee Socks - 8
    I Wanne Be Yours - 10

    score: 9,1
  27. ericakriner
    Dec 23, 2016
    10
    On the surface, AM can sound like your typical rock album with catchy hits and a few 'deeper' songs to balance things out. Arctic Monkeys are not this band, and they did not make this album. Instead, what they made was a tribute to Rock N' Roll. They take us back to the period of music where rock was upbeat and sexy. They took us back to Elvis, and to the era of greased hair and leatherOn the surface, AM can sound like your typical rock album with catchy hits and a few 'deeper' songs to balance things out. Arctic Monkeys are not this band, and they did not make this album. Instead, what they made was a tribute to Rock N' Roll. They take us back to the period of music where rock was upbeat and sexy. They took us back to Elvis, and to the era of greased hair and leather jackets. The perceived simplicity of AM captures this perfectly, while still remaining fresh and original in the process.

    AM is the sort of capstone project which people will point to decades later to say "that's the moment that music changed". If these next few years see the rise in leather-clad crooners with a penchant for cigarettes and dark party hits, you'll know why. Arctic Monkeys has become the band that sets the standard for everyone else.

    But with this album, it's easy to focus solely on Alex Turner and forget that it's the music which makes the man. Matt Helders, in particular, shines on this album. R U Mine? has some of the most exciting drumming to grace the mainstream in years. The guitar solo in Arabella is irresistible. The bass is hot and heavy through the entire album, and this all culminates into one sound that is entirely cohesive.

    Finally, this review wouldn't be complete without touching on the lyricism of this album. If you are looking for the same lyrical stylings of Favourite Worst Nightmare, look elsewhere. But just because these lyrics feel different doesn't make them inherently BAD. A better word is 'deceptive'. Remember that this is a tribute album to the greats, who created relatively simple music in the lyrical sense but broke new ground musically. Alex Turner was not writing a Bob Dylan album, but rather, an Elvis album. And to do that, you have to rely on your words in different ways.

    What gives him away, however, is the cleverness of it all. When Turner says "simmer down and pucker up", he creates equal opposites - the same sort of literary device found in the most sophisticated poetry out there. When he sings "Forever isn't for everyone, is forever for you?", my English Lit-trained heart heaves a heavy sigh of pure joy. And the album is filled to the brim with lyrics like these; lyrics which sound simple but are infinitely more difficult to write than most of us can imagine.

    Even as Alex Turner croons in Arabella "take a sip of your soul and it sounds like", he invokes a sense and then Jamie Cook comes in to finish the thought. If you study poetry, you know just how intense these lyrics are, and just how impressive it is that Turner managed to show his ability while remaining true to the spirit of 50s rock.

    It's clear that AM reaches higher and travels further than any of its predecessors. What is unclear is how anyone could feel otherwise.    … Expand
  28. Deathnoteados
    Dec 18, 2016
    8
    The album has three of the best indie rock songs of all time ("R u mine", "Do I Wanna Know" and "Snap out of it") but some other songs are just regular. Overall the album is a very good album, but i wouldn't call it more than that.
  29. TheArchetypes
    Sep 9, 2016
    8
    This is a fantastic record, and I thought a completely unexpected twist for the band. They took the rock sound from the last couple of albums, knocked it up a notch in a few songs (Do I Wanna Know and R U Mine of course), added some catchy falsetto chanting and sprinkled in some interesting older influences. The vocals seriously comes into its own on this album, I realised how fantasticThis is a fantastic record, and I thought a completely unexpected twist for the band. They took the rock sound from the last couple of albums, knocked it up a notch in a few songs (Do I Wanna Know and R U Mine of course), added some catchy falsetto chanting and sprinkled in some interesting older influences. The vocals seriously comes into its own on this album, I realised how fantastic the style and lyricism have become in this record.… Expand
  30. aadityamudhar
    Sep 9, 2016
    10
    This is the best album you will listen to all year long. An absolute masterpiece from the Monkeys. They never fail to amaze with each album, constantly delivering pieces of pure genius but even for Alex Turner this propels him to an ever greater legendary status. 'AM' seems to have gained the Monkeys universal acclaim and got them the recognition and success they fully merit! It's easilyThis is the best album you will listen to all year long. An absolute masterpiece from the Monkeys. They never fail to amaze with each album, constantly delivering pieces of pure genius but even for Alex Turner this propels him to an ever greater legendary status. 'AM' seems to have gained the Monkeys universal acclaim and got them the recognition and success they fully merit! It's easily the most accessible of all their albums with such a range of and variety of emotions on show. Lead track 'Do I Wanna Know' kicks 'AM' off is fabulous fashion. It immediately draws you in and will have you playing it over and over again on repeat (Till you fall asleep?) and instant hit for sure. But from there they burst into an already cult classic for fans 'R U Mine?' It's a proper tune. And will have you rising to your feet and just chanting along. 'One For The Road' then takes you in a different direction, it's an unusual track from Arctic Monkeys. At it's roots seem an R&B rhythm mixed with 'Humbug' elements making for a splendid song. 'Arabella' is lyrically majestic! From interstellargator skinboots to helter skelters.. It's just an abundance of talent poured into one amazing tune which ends up erupting into rock guitar and banging drums. Track number 5, 'I Want It All' despite not being on pat with the majority of other songs on the album it's smart lyrics and delivery makes it enjoyable. Next, 'No.1 Party Anthem' which is in deep contrast as to what you'd expect from the name of the song. It's much more gentle and laid back and eases you into 'Mad Sounds,' A beautiful, slow, ballad-like, easy on the ears and catchy. 'Fireside' which features Bill Ryder-Jones rediscovers a rockier edge detailing Turner's doomed past encounters with a loved one. The second single, 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High' is another fantastic track. Nick O'Malley kills it on bass guitar with an addictive sound and punchy chorus. 'Snap Out Of It' is another standout track. This one is very catchy and instantly noticeable! From it's upbeat intro to relentless chorus. Sure to be a favourite on tour. Arctic Monkeys always have a tendancy to end things in an excellent manner and AM is no different. 'I Wanna Be Yours' is a seductive and stunning song originally by poet John Cooper Clarke but performed masterfully my the Monkeys gushing out some wonderful lyrics.… Expand
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#90 Best Album of 2013
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#13 Most Discussed Album of 2013
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#15 Most Shared Album of 2013

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Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 27, 2014
    80
    AM continues a pattern, then: every couple of years, the Monkeys make a great album, sounding tighter and more telepathic with each release. [Oct 2013, p.97]
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 4, 2013
    78
    AM's a heavy seduction, restless and all the better for it.
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  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Sep 25, 2013
    90
    In 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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