arctic monkeys 'suck it and see' on jools holland

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Today the Arctic Monkeys released their fourth album, Suck It And See. A bit stripped down with a 70's sound, it's a further evolution for the one-time teen phenoms.

Last month, the Monkeys previewed the follow up to Humbug on Later.. With Jools Holland. Catch the three-song set of "Library Pictures," "Reckless Serenade" and "The Hellcat Spangled Shalala" here:










And if you to be fully brought up to speed, check out the previously released videos for "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" and "Brick By Brick":







Still too early to tell, but Suck It And See might slide in behind Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not in my Arctic Monkeys pecking order. Thoughts?

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June 6th, the Arctic Monkeys will release their fourth album, flippantly titled Suck It And See. The latest glimpse at the purportedly poppier follow up to Humbug is "Reckless Serenade."

It's definitely got some jangle, and it's a return to Alex Turner's casual, narrative style:

And if you need to get caught up, here are the previously released videos for "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" and "Brick By Brick":







Produced by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco, Suck It And See has nine tracks left to fully unravel its mystery. Here's the full rundown:

1. She's Thunderstorms
2. Black Treacle
3. Brick by Brick
4. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
5. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
6. Library Pictures
7. All My Own Stunts
8. Reckless Serenade
9. Piledriver Waltz
10. Love Is a Laserquest
11. Suck It and See
12. That's Where You're Wrong

new arctic monkeys video for 'don't sit down..'

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Earlier this week, the Arctic Monkeys debuted "Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” from upcoming fourth album Suck It And See.

Now they've got a video to match. It's trippy as hell with random clips of footy and a Cadillac — but mostly it's psyched out performance footage:




A special white label 7″ of "Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” with “Brick by Brick” as the b-side will be available for Record Store Day this Saturday. A digital download is available now, with the full length due June 6.

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The Arctic Monkeys have previewed another tune from the forthcoming Suck It And See.

The band dropped in on Zane Lowe's BBC radio show to debut the track and also posted it to their website. Compared to "Brick By Brick," it's got much bigger hooks as well as the familiar sound of Alex Turner on vocals:




In other Arctic Monkeys news, the band also announced today a headlining gig at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival, August 12-14.

A digital single of "Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” will be available tonight at midnight. Vinyl copies should show up at your local record store on May 30 — or you can try to grab a special white label 7″ with “Brick by Brick” as the b-side on Record Store Day this Saturday.

new arctic monkeys video: 'brick by brick'

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The fourth album from Sheffield scoundrels Arctic Monkeys is still unannounced, but a new video was posted by the band today.

"Brick By Brick" features drummer Matt Helders on lead vocal, according to antiquiet. It continues the journey into early 70's AOR begun with Humbug, and features a clip with an appropriately retro feel:




Like the break at 1:43. Overall, a suitable enough teaser. We'll see if this actually ends up on the album, reportedly titled Jack Turner, The Only Turner Worthy Of The Name and being recorded with James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco.


UPDATE:

The album is in fact called Suck It And See. "Brick By Brick" does make the cut as you can see from the track list below. Look for a June 6 release date.

1. She's Thunderstorms
2. Black Treacle
3. Brick by Brick
4. The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
5. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
6. Library Pictures
7. All My Own Stunts
8. Reckless Serenade
9. Piledriver Waltz
10. Love Is a Laserquest
11. Suck It and See
12. That's Where You're Wrong