![]() ![]() The album direction was cemented when he landed on the instrumental section of opening track "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball." Īfter the lockdowns, in the summer of 2021, the band got together to record. He wrote and recorded demo versions of the songs, written half on acoustic guitar, half on piano. ![]() In 2020, Turner went back to Lunar Surface, his home studio in Los Angeles, at first, hell-bent on writing riffs and "making it louder", but the music "didn't want to go there". Initial recordings happened in late 2019 at La Frette, with James Ford again as a producer, but were quickly discarded, with only an early version of track "Hello You" surviving those sessions. įirst attempts at writing for the album began in April and May 2019. His intention was to return to a more guitar heavy sound, although not the one seen in previous album AM. Right after the South American leg of the tour for that album ended, Turner began thinking of new music with the idea of writing, "a song that could close the show". The band's sixth studio album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was released in May 2018 to critical acclaim, but its stylistic deviation was polarizing for listeners. The album was promoted by the singles " There'd Better Be a Mirrorball", " Body Paint" and "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am". It became Arctic Monkeys' first album to not reach the top spot of the UK Albums Chart. On the charts, The Car debuted at number two in ten territories, including the United Kingdom, blocked from the top spot by Taylor Swift's Midnights. Critics complimented the band's artistic progression, the album's production and Turner's lyrics, though some felt the continued deviation from the band's earlier indie rock sound would prove as polarizing. The album received critical acclaim upon its release. It also draws influence from soul music, electronic music, glam rock, bossa nova, traditional pop and vintage film soundtracks. It features a wide array of genres that include orchestral rock, lounge pop, baroque pop, and funk, as well as elements of jazz. The Car builds upon the sound from the band's previous album, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino (2018). Its title refers to said cover and the abundance of references to vehicles in the lyrics. Drummer Matt Helders took the picture on the album cover, which depicts a white car in an otherwise empty car park. It was arranged by Bridget Samuels and Turner. It was produced in Suffolk, Paris and London by frequent Arctic Monkeys collaborator James Ford, alongside frequent guest musicians Tom Rowley, Loren Humphrey and Tyler Parkford. It was written by band frontman Alex Turner in his Los Angeles home. The Car is the seventh studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 21 October 2022 by Domino Recording Company. ![]()
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