Light and airy, filmic but intimate, carefully arranged but deceptively powerful, Suck It and See is Arctic Monkeys’ fourth album. Recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles with long-time producer/ collaborator James Ford, it has a summery pop feel: with the bulk of work completed on the West Coast during January, it’s got the feel-good sound of stealing some winter sun, some out of season Vitamin D. ‘Everyone was in a really good mood when we were there,’ says Alex Turner; ‘so I think the fact we were having a laugh comes across.’ With Suck It and See the band perfectly mesh their hard and soft sides. The album is lyrically their most verbose since their record-breaking debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. From shimmering opener “She’s Thunderstorms” to the brilliantly buoyant “Black Treacle” through to perfect closer “That’s Where You’re Wrong”, Alex Turner brings an articulate melodic swagger to the proceedings. Suck It and See is not just the sound of a band working in perfect, energetic sync, it’s one of the year’s best albums.

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Track Listing

She's Thunderstorms 
Black Treacle 
Brick By Brick 
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala 
Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair 
Library Pictures 
All My Own Stunts 
Reckless Serenade 
Piledriver Waltz 
Love Is A Laserquest 
Suck It And See 
That's Where You're Wrong