release date: Apr. 23, 2007
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
Track highlights: 1. "Brianstorm" (4 / 5) - 2. "Teddy Picker" - 4. "Balaclava" - 5. "Fluorescent Adolescent" (5 / 5) - 6. "Only Ones Who Know" - 9. "If You Were There, Beware"
2nd studio album by Arctic Monkeys is a difficult one after a great debut. It's a somewhat uneven album pointing in many directions, but also with many interesting details. They still play great garage rock and also manages the softer ballads, and the great pop song "Fluorescent Adolescent" stands very much alone, and all in all it only contains 4-5 tracks well-above average, and in that sense it's tiny disappointing. Having said that, I also like their ability to seek out new territory and still holding on to their identity and keeping an uncompromising sound.
