Picking up where the band left off with 2018's Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, British indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have announced the imminent release of their seventh studio album, The Car.
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According to a press release, the 10-track offering set for release on Friday, October 21, was recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, RAK Studios in London, and La Frette in Paris -- and finds Arctic Monkeys "running wild in a new and sumptuous musical landscape and contains some of the richest and most rewarding vocal performances of [frontman] Alex Turner‘s career."
In his first interview regarding the upcoming album, Alex tells Big Issue, "I think we've got closer to a better version of a more dynamic overall sound with this record. The strings on this record come in and out of focus and that was a deliberate move and hopefully everything has its own space. There’s time the band comes to the front and then the strings come to the front."
"It's a response I've had to other things we’ve composed," Turner adds. "This idea of something sounding 'cinematic.' I never completely subscribe to it, but it’s louder this time." Additionally, Turner says the band has returned “back to earth” following their spacey trip on Tranquility Base...: "On this record sci-fi is off the table."
Aside from The Car being made available on standard streaming, vinyl, CD, and cassette formats, fans will be able to pick up a deluxe edition of the new record on limited-edition grey vinyl via Arctic Monkeys’ official web store, as well as a custard colored version that will be available at indie record shops and HMV stores. Also, new album-themed merch like hats, tees, and more are now available. Check out the official track listing and cover art (photographed by drummer Matt Helders) below.
Arctic Monkeys - The Car tracklist:
There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
Sculptures Of Anything Goes
Jet Skis On The Moat
Body Paint
The Car
Big Ideas
Hello You
Mr Schwartz
Perfect Sense
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While you're here, take a look at the band's live debut of the album's second track, the ultra-moody "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am," performed at the Zurich Openair festival in Switzerland on August 23. Currently overseas, fans on this side of the pond can catch the band on September 15 at Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful festival and September 17 at L.A.’s Primavera Sound.
Arctic Monkeys' The Car will be available on October 21.
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