Arctic Monkeys new album: First 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' review praises band's new sound

'It's their first work you can imagine anyone sampling'

The first review of the brand new Arctic Monkeys album has arrived teasing the band's new sound and revealing the lyrics fans are going to be singing back to frontman Alex Turner at live shows throughout the year.

Taken from the June 2018 issue of Uncut, the lengthy review - written by John Robinson - lauds Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino as “a brave reinvention” and claims that it's the Sheffield quartet's first record “you can imagine anyone sampling.”

Robinson adds that the “endlessly quotable album” has “some of the classicism” that The Last Shadow Puppets - Turner's side-project alongside Miles Kane - were aiming for, highlighting closing record “The Ultracheese” as a “grand ballad that reprises the Lost Weekend vibe” of AM standout “No 1 Party Anthem.”

Beyond this, Robinson describes the band's sixth album as “an investigation of the fame condition” as well as about Turner finding identity in his new home of Los Angeles, a city he resides in alongside drummer Matt Helders.

“No longer an outsider looking in, Turner has now completely tuned in to big American themes,” Robinson writes.

Robinson also revealed the opening line of “Star Treatment,” Tranquility Base's opening track: “I just wanted to be one of the Strokes."

He adds that the album is similar to their previous in the way it's one “...you read as much as listen to,” adding: “Subdued, but warm and classic in the way that musicians who seek out storied mixing consoles aspire to.”

Arctic Monkeys announced that Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino - their first since 2013's AM - will be released 11 May ahead of a tour and string of festival dates including Primavera Sound in Barcelona.

You can read the full review in the latest issue of Uncut which is on sale now.

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