The Age of the Understatement

by The Last Shadow Puppets

The Age of the Understatement cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 April 2008
  • Label: Domino
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 35:08
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 12 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A collaboration between Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane, this album is a cinematic tribute to 60s orchestral pop. Featuring sweeping strings and dramatic, Scott Walker-esque crooning, it evokes the sound of vintage spy films and Ennio Morricone soundtracks. It is a dashing, retro-romantic side project.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, string arrangements, theatrical, crooning, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. The Age Of The Understatement (03:09)
  2. Standing Next To Me (02:22)
  3. Calm Like You (02:28)
  4. Separate And Ever Deadly (02:40)
  5. The Chamber (02:39)
  6. Only The Truth (02:46)
  7. My Mistakes Were Made For You (03:06)
  8. Black Plant (04:01)
  9. I Don't Like You Anymore (03:07)
  10. In My Room (02:31)
  11. The Meeting Place (03:57)
  12. Time Has Come Again (02:22)

Credits

  • Owen Pallett - arranged by [orchestrations], conductor [orchestrations]
  • Jason Evans - artwork [with thanks to]
  • Matthew Cooper - design
  • Jimmy Robertson - engineer
  • Geoff Barradale - management
  • Ian McAndrew - management
  • James Ford - mixed by
  • Richard Woodcraft - mixed by
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra - orchestra
  • Alex Turner - performer
  • Miles Kane - performer
  • Sam Haskins - photography by [front cover]
  • Deirdre O'Callahan - photography by [portrait]
  • Steven McGlaughlin - recorded by [orchestra at british grove sudio, london]

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