The Age of the Understatement

Infobox Album |
Name = The Age of the Understatement
Type = Album
Artist = The Last Shadow Puppets


Released = April 15, 2008
(see release history)
Recorded = August 2007cite web | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2258302,00.html | title=Alex Turner ready with new side project album | date=2008-02-20 | accessdate=2008-02-25 | publisher=guardian.co.uk | last=Michaels | first=Sean ] at Black Box Studios, France (except track 4 recorded at RAK Studios, London)
British Grove Studio, London (Orchestra)
Genre = Indie rock
Symphonic pop
Length = 35:10
Label = Domino
Producer = James Ford
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfexztjldae link]
*"Billboard" (positive) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i9fd76a66aebe6d4cacf166a9260d893b link]
*"Blender" Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5127 link]
*Drowned in Sound (7/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/13103 link]
*"The Guardian" rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2274133,00.html link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-last-shadow-puppets/9626 link]
*"The Observer" rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2274467,00.html link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (7.7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50070-the-last-shadow-puppets-the-age-of-the-understatement link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19984930/review/20533609/the_age_of_the_understatement link]
*"RTÉ" rating|5|5 [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0514/thelastshadowpuppets.html link]
*"The Times" rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3766408.ece link]
*"Uncut" rating|4|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/arctic_monkeys/reviews/11430 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Age of the Understatement"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = The Age of the Understatement
Type = Album
single 1 = The Age of the Understatement
single 1 date = April 14, 2008
single 1 = Standing Next to Me
single 1 date = July 7, 2008

"The Age of the Understatement" is the debut album by The Last Shadow Puppets, featuring Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane of The Rascals and Simian Mobile Disco member James Ford. It was released on 21 April 2008 in the UK, following the release of their eponymous single in the previous week.cite web |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3404025.ece | title=Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner christens new collaboration The Last Shadow Puppets | date=2008-02-20 | accessdate=2008-02-25 | publisher=Times Online | last=Greenwood | first=Phoebe ] It entered the UK Album Chart at #1 on 27 April 2008. The album has so far sold 128,358 copies in the UK and was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize [ [http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=281 | Bearded magazine] ] .

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane. [ cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1312712 | title=The Age Of The Understatement| work=Discogs | publisher=Zink Media, Inc. | accessdate=2008-06-15 ]
# "The Age of the Understatement" – 3:07
# "Standing Next to Me" – 2:18
# "Calm Like You" – 2:26
# "Separate and Ever Deadly" – 2:38
# "The Chamber" – 2:37
# "Only the Truth" – 2:44
# "My Mistakes Were Made for You" – 3:04
# "Black Plant" – 3:59
# "I Don't Like You Anymore" – 3:05
# "In My Room" – 2:29
# "Meeting Place" – 3:55
# "The Time Has Come Again" – 2:22

Personnel

*Vocals, guitar, bass – Alex Turner, Miles Kane
*Drums – James Ford
*Conductor – Owen Pallett
*Orchestra – London Metropolitan Orchestra (recorded by Steve McGlaughlin)

Production

*Production – James Ford
*Mixing – James Ford, Richard Woodcraft
*Engineers – Jimmy Robertson
*Artwork design – Matthew Cooper
*Front cover photography – Sam Haskins
*Portrait photography – Deidre O' Callahan
*Publishers – EMI Music Publishing and Deltasonic Music
*Management – Geoff Barradale and Ian McAndrew for Widelife Entertainment

Charts

Release history

References