Arctic Monkeys There D Better Be A Mirrorball Review Alex Turner Channels Bacharach Music

Arctic Monkeys: There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – video Four years later, Turner and his collaborators are preparing to release The Car – their seventh album, due on October 21st. Fans praying for an album with a little less bong philosophy seem to be in luck: Speaking to the Big Issue earlier this month, Turner promised that “science fiction is off the table. We are back on earth.” There’d Better Be a Mirrorball, the album’s first single, delivers on that promise. This isn’t just a return to more accessible post-Tranquility Base lyricism, it’s one of the purest, clearest breakup songs Turner has written in years. Over lush strings that repeat the same simple, plaintive chord progression, Turner sings about the dying days of a relationship with none of his usual brio. Instead, this song’s chorus almost feels like a plea: “If you wanna take me in the car / You gotta know I’m gonna have a heavy heart / So can we be absolutely sure there’s a mirror ball?” It’s the oldest trick in the pop songbook: Explore your broken heart and describe how the fragments catch the light. However, this is no disco track. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball takes its pastoral mood from Bacharach and David classics – the Walker Brothers’ Make It Easy on Yourself is a clear precedent here – and captures the elegant slow build possessed by so many Bond themes of the decade of the 60’s. The sound of this song may be a lot less ludicrous than anything else on Tranquility Base, but Arctic Monkeys are clearly still invested in writing ballads that move with the slowness and smoothness of tremolo dripping off a spoon. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball seems trivial at first – but by the time it’s over, there’s no doubting its power.

title: “Arctic Monkeys There D Better Be A Mirrorball Review Alex Turner Channels Bacharach Music Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “Edna Sheffield”

Arctic Monkeys: There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – video Four years later, Turner and his collaborators are preparing to release The Car – their seventh album, due on October 21st. Fans praying for an album with a little less bong philosophy seem to be in luck: Speaking to the Big Issue earlier this month, Turner promised that “science fiction is off the table. We are back on earth.” There’d Better Be a Mirrorball, the album’s first single, delivers on that promise. This isn’t just a return to more accessible post-Tranquility Base lyricism, it’s one of the purest, clearest breakup songs Turner has written in years. Over lush strings that repeat the same simple, plaintive chord progression, Turner sings about the dying days of a relationship with none of his usual brio. Instead, this song’s chorus almost feels like a plea: “If you wanna take me in the car / You gotta know I’m gonna have a heavy heart / So can we be absolutely sure there’s a mirror ball?” It’s the oldest trick in the pop songbook: Explore your broken heart and describe how the fragments catch the light. However, this is no disco track. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball takes its pastoral mood from Bacharach and David classics – the Walker Brothers’ Make It Easy on Yourself is a clear precedent here – and captures the elegant slow build possessed by so many Bond themes of the decade of the 60’s. The sound of this song may be a lot less ludicrous than anything else on Tranquility Base, but Arctic Monkeys are clearly still invested in writing ballads that move with the slowness and smoothness of tremolo dripping off a spoon. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball seems trivial at first – but by the time it’s over, there’s no doubting its power.

title: “Arctic Monkeys There D Better Be A Mirrorball Review Alex Turner Channels Bacharach Music Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Josiah Ramos”

Arctic Monkeys: There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – video Four years later, Turner and his collaborators are preparing to release The Car – their seventh album, due on October 21st. Fans praying for an album with a little less bong philosophy seem to be in luck: Speaking to the Big Issue earlier this month, Turner promised that “science fiction is off the table. We are back on earth.” There’d Better Be a Mirrorball, the album’s first single, delivers on that promise. This isn’t just a return to more accessible post-Tranquility Base lyricism, it’s one of the purest, clearest breakup songs Turner has written in years. Over lush strings that repeat the same simple, plaintive chord progression, Turner sings about the dying days of a relationship with none of his usual brio. Instead, this song’s chorus almost feels like a plea: “If you wanna take me in the car / You gotta know I’m gonna have a heavy heart / So can we be absolutely sure there’s a mirror ball?” It’s the oldest trick in the pop songbook: Explore your broken heart and describe how the fragments catch the light. However, this is no disco track. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball takes its pastoral mood from Bacharach and David classics – the Walker Brothers’ Make It Easy on Yourself is a clear precedent here – and captures the elegant slow build possessed by so many Bond themes of the decade of the 60’s. The sound of this song may be a lot less ludicrous than anything else on Tranquility Base, but Arctic Monkeys are clearly still invested in writing ballads that move with the slowness and smoothness of tremolo dripping off a spoon. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball seems trivial at first – but by the time it’s over, there’s no doubting its power.

title: “Arctic Monkeys There D Better Be A Mirrorball Review Alex Turner Channels Bacharach Music Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Karl Spencer”

Arctic Monkeys: There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – video Four years later, Turner and his collaborators are preparing to release The Car – their seventh album, due on October 21st. Fans praying for an album with a little less bong philosophy seem to be in luck: Speaking to the Big Issue earlier this month, Turner promised that “science fiction is off the table. We are back on earth.” There’d Better Be a Mirrorball, the album’s first single, delivers on that promise. This isn’t just a return to more accessible post-Tranquility Base lyricism, it’s one of the purest, clearest breakup songs Turner has written in years. Over lush strings that repeat the same simple, plaintive chord progression, Turner sings about the dying days of a relationship with none of his usual brio. Instead, this song’s chorus almost feels like a plea: “If you wanna take me in the car / You gotta know I’m gonna have a heavy heart / So can we be absolutely sure there’s a mirror ball?” It’s the oldest trick in the pop songbook: Explore your broken heart and describe how the fragments catch the light. However, this is no disco track. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball takes its pastoral mood from Bacharach and David classics – the Walker Brothers’ Make It Easy on Yourself is a clear precedent here – and captures the elegant slow build possessed by so many Bond themes of the decade of the 60’s. The sound of this song may be a lot less ludicrous than anything else on Tranquility Base, but Arctic Monkeys are clearly still invested in writing ballads that move with the slowness and smoothness of tremolo dripping off a spoon. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball seems trivial at first – but by the time it’s over, there’s no doubting its power.

title: “Arctic Monkeys There D Better Be A Mirrorball Review Alex Turner Channels Bacharach Music Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-18” author: “Clara Smith”

Arctic Monkeys: There’d Better Be a Mirrorball – video Four years later, Turner and his collaborators are preparing to release The Car – their seventh album, due on October 21st. Fans praying for an album with a little less bong philosophy seem to be in luck: Speaking to the Big Issue earlier this month, Turner promised that “science fiction is off the table. We are back on earth.” There’d Better Be a Mirrorball, the album’s first single, delivers on that promise. This isn’t just a return to more accessible post-Tranquility Base lyricism, it’s one of the purest, clearest breakup songs Turner has written in years. Over lush strings that repeat the same simple, plaintive chord progression, Turner sings about the dying days of a relationship with none of his usual brio. Instead, this song’s chorus almost feels like a plea: “If you wanna take me in the car / You gotta know I’m gonna have a heavy heart / So can we be absolutely sure there’s a mirror ball?” It’s the oldest trick in the pop songbook: Explore your broken heart and describe how the fragments catch the light. However, this is no disco track. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball takes its pastoral mood from Bacharach and David classics – the Walker Brothers’ Make It Easy on Yourself is a clear precedent here – and captures the elegant slow build possessed by so many Bond themes of the decade of the 60’s. The sound of this song may be a lot less ludicrous than anything else on Tranquility Base, but Arctic Monkeys are clearly still invested in writing ballads that move with the slowness and smoothness of tremolo dripping off a spoon. There’d Better Be a Mirrorball seems trivial at first – but by the time it’s over, there’s no doubting its power.