GirlsAloudFan
Blue Crack Addict
Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce they will be releasing their as-yet-untitled third album on Monday 24th August 2009.
Produced by Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert and LA, and with James Ford in Brooklyn, the album features ten new Arctic Monkeys songs.
The tracklisting is as follows:
01. My Propeller
02. Crying Lightning
03. Dangerous Animals
04. Secret Door
05. Potion Approaching
06. Fire & The Thud
07. Cornerstone
08. Dance Little Liar
09. Pretty Visitors
10. The Jeweller's Hands
The album will be available on CD, vinyl and via digital download.
I'm as big a champion of these guys as anyone...loved 'em since the fall of '05 when I first heard the demos for songs like "Cigarette Smoke" and "Scummy" (later known as "When the Sun Goes Down"). They kick ass. Alex Turner. Enough said. And Matt Helders is as talented and enthusiastic a drummer as I've ever seen. But you guys already know all that.
The thing is that I can't help but be slightly underwhelmed by this tracklisting. I'm still exceedingly happy that a release date has finally been set but there are only 10 songs...4 of which have already been in circulation (via live recordings) for a while now. I guess it's not really that big of a complaint, whatever. 6 brand new Arc Monk songs in August!!! And I'll be seeing them for the 3rd time at Lollapalooza.
Here are decent live versions of two of the tracks that will be appearing on this thing -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwI8XucVfOg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWNbLAoziFQ
Oh, and I guess there's something to be said about the fact that there are only 10 tracks on here...this band has been awesome so far in their career at giving the fans loads of B-Sides and EP's and things like that. So we should be getting more stuff eventually. If you only know this band based on their two (amazing) full-length studio albums...well then you don't really know them at all.