{"product_id":"arctic-monkeys-am","title":"Arctic Monkeys - AM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho knew it was possible to hear in monochrome?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArctic Monkeys'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5th studio album is a wickedly seductive record, draped in black leather and wielding a switch-blade. Alex Turner and co. had spent years shapeshifting from pointed indie, to sun-stroked desert rock to whimsical psychedelic pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t until\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat they created a sound so assured and so spellbinding. The thick grooves underpin the album. Unfaltering drumbeats and dark bass-lines dripping with fuzz leave you with a sense of dread and paranoia. That chest-rattling dread associated with the likes of Black Sabbath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe haunted atmosphere is compounded by Jamie Cook’s guitar, flexing its muscles over the hip-swaying rhythm. Even through the familiar Motown swing of \"\u003cem\u003eSnap Out Of It\u003c\/em\u003e,\" the bubbling G-Funk of \"\u003cem\u003eWhy Do You Only Call Me When You’re High\u003c\/em\u003e\" or the Velvet Underground melodies on \"\u003cem\u003eMad Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e,\" you feel violated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurner’s sinister overtones are palpable. His voice is demonically possessed. On songs like \"\u003cem\u003eR U Mine?\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eOne For The Road\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eI Wanna Be Yours\u003c\/em\u003e\" he is joined by a chorus of fellow doomed souls. His fresh-faced cheek is dead. He retains his humor but the lines linger for longer, your hair stands up straighter and just like Turner, you can’t help yourself crawling back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis darker, sexier and better than anything\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArctic Monkeys\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave done before or since. Play it after midnight. Turn off the lights. Watch your back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arctic Monkeys","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":52860899721555,"sku":"WIGLP317","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/4516\/2579\/files\/Arctic_Monkeys_AM_album.jpg?v=1769169044","url":"https:\/\/mintandsealed.com\/products\/arctic-monkeys-am","provider":"Mint and Sealed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}