Genre : Alternative, Folk-Rock
Based in : UK
Label : Domino Record
Year : 2008
Rate : 9/10
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Saya bukan penggemar berat Arctic Monkey ataupun The Rascals, tapi saya sekarang bisa bilang, saya adalah penggemar The Last Shadow Puppets. Ha? What the heck? The Last Shadow Puppets adalah interseksi antara Arctic Monkey dan The Rascals, dimana kedua personil The Last Shadow Puppets adalah dari kedua band tersebut. Adalah Alex Turner dari Arctic Monkey dan Miles Kane dari The Rascals yang membuat band sampingan ini. Are you expecting some indie-rock act? Maaf, tidak seperti itulah sound dan musik yang dihasilkan dua orang ini, in short, it’s more classic, steady and mature –but still an action.
The Age of The Understatement adalah judul album dari proyek sampingan ini, sekaligus judul single pertama mereka. Sentuhan folky-rock dengan balutan string section di sepanjang album, dengan anda sentimentil dan harmonisasi vokal menawan menjadi menu utama yang ditawarkan album ini. Beberapa bagian terdengar seperti soundtrack untuk film action klasik atau serial tokusatsu semacam Lionmaru dari Jepang.
Patriotis. Itulah yang terbayang di benak ketika mendengar lagu The Age of The Understatement. Akan bisa merasuk dengan sangat cocok di film action klasik manapun rasanya. Saya punya dua lagu favorit dari album ini, Standing Next To Me dan Meeting Place. Standing Next To Me menjadi ballads-rock yang enerjik dan upbeat, dengan rangsangan untuk membuatmu ingin ikut menyanyi dan segera mencari lirik lagunya. Meeting Place mengalun syahdu dengan story-telling lyric. Minimalis, dengan genjrengan gitar akustik plus nuansa syahdu dari organ dan string section, of course.
Kemampuan membuat lagu memang menjadi kekuatan utama duo asal Inggris ini. Walaupun tak pelak, aransemen yang kuat dan matang turut menjadi senjata utama album ini. Terima kasih banyak kepada London Metropolitan Orchestra yang memainkan orkestrasi pada album ini. In My Room menjadi maksimal dengan sentuhan orkestrasi yang mendramatisir lagu ini. Separate and Ever Deadly dan Only The Truth menjadi lagu lain yang representatif untuk scoring adegan action. Driven and courageous. The Chamber dan Black Plant akan mudah mengisi jeda kosong di harimu. Dan banyak yang memuji The Time Has Come Again sebagai track akustik ballads yang menarik, walaupun saya lebih menyukai Meeting Place.
Ini adalah album bagus dengan banyak lagu bagus di dalamnya. Jangan pernah ragu untuk mendapatkan album ini, salah satu yang harus kamu punya di tahun 2008 ini. Tidak harus menjadi fans Arctic Monkey atau The Rascals untuk menyukai The Last Shadow Puppets.
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I’m not a big fan of Arctic Monkey neither The Rascals, but I can say that I’m a big fan of The Last Shadow Puppets. Ha? What the heck? The Last Shadow Puppets is an intersection between Arctic Monkey and The Rascals, where the two members of The Last Shadow Puppets are from those two bands. They are Alex Turner from Arctic Monkey and Miles Kane from The Rascals who create this side-project band. Are you expecting some indie-rock act? I’m sorry that’s not the way its sounds nor the music that have been made by those two, in short, it’s more classic, steady and mature –but still an action on it.
The Age of The Understatement is the title of this side project, and the title for their first single. Touch of folky-rock with string section along the album and sentimental tune also with nice vocal harmonization are the main menu offered by this album. Some part more like a soundtrack or music score for classic action movie, or tokusatsu serial such as Lionmaru from Japan.
Patriotic. That’s the word in my mind when I listen to the song The Age of The Understatement. It would be perfectly fit in any classic action movie. I have two favorite songs in this album, Standing Next To Me and Meeting Place. Standing Next To Me being a ballads-rock that energetic and upbeat, with a trigger could make you sing and look for the lyric shortly. Meeting Place flowing nicely with its story-telling lyric. Minimalist, with jangling acoustic guitar plus mellow nuance by the organ and string section, of course.
Song crafting skill is the main strength of these duo from British. Instead, the strong arrangement and mature is also the power of the album. Big thanks for London Metropolitan Orchestra who played orchestration in this album. In My Room is maximized with its orchestration touch, that dramatizing the song. Separate and Ever Deadly and Only The Truth being representative songs for action music scoring. Driven and courageous. The Chamber and Black Plant will be easily fill the empty space in your daily activities. And, many peoples praise for The Time Has Come Again as a great acoustic ballads song, although I like Meeting Place more.
This is a great album with lots of great songs in it. Don’t ever doubt to get this album, this is one of the must-have album of 2008. You don’t have to be the fans of Arctic Monkey or The Rascals to love The Last Shadow Puppets.
Review by: Jay
Tracklist
01. The Age Of The Understatement *YouTube!*
02. Standing Next To Me *YouTube!*
03. Calm Like You
04. Separate and Ever Deadly
05. The Chamber
06. Only The Truth *YouTube!*
07. My Mistakes Were Made For You *YouTube!*
08. Black Plant
09. I Don't Like You Any More
10. In My Room
11. Meeting Place *YouTube!*
12. The Time Has Come Again
this band rocks :)
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yoi, band ini keren banget emang!