hitchhiking with a monogrammed suitcase

Happy Birthday, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not Release Date: January 23, 2006

EXCUSE ME x

mdb1stac: HB AT

Alex from Amanda Blank’s reel (2022 recap?)

SAM FENDER - Interview with Stingray PausePlay at Osheaga 2019

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don't get emotional, that ain't like you / yesterday's still leaking through the roof / that's nothing new / i know i promised this is what i wouldn't do / somehow giving it the old romantic fool / seems to better suit the mood

Alex Turner at Primavera Sound Sao Paolo, 05/11/2022. (Photos by wast3lands)

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Quickfire round of up close and personal questions with Alex and Matt. Or alternatively titled, "the most difficult 4 minutes of Alex's life."

"There have always been jokes all over our songs; I originally started writing lyrics to make my friends crack a smile, which is difficult."

Now, as audiences have grown older and matured alongside the band, something has changed. Turner is writing songs with a sense of detachment, romance, and wonder that’s widely understood and felt, which is what makes The Car such an important record in the band’s history. He’s feeling a bit morose and trying to navigate his way through it with poetic meanderings that conjure a vivid imagery many of us haven’t seen in a long time. It’s not all cuddles in the kitchen and puppets on strings anymore, but a chapter of popped travel-sized champagnes and stackable party guests that’s quickly winding down. And surely there’s a mirrorball awaiting all of us when we reach our destination. All we need to get there is a car, a shave, and a bit of sleep.

“It looks partly like some sort of 70s Spanish TV drama” @steve_lamacq speaks to the @arcticmonkeys about the visual direction of their new album, The Car 🚗 Listen to the full interview at 6pm tomorrow on @BBCSounds

Interview on NPO 3FM, 10/10/2022. [X]