March 05, 2008
The Last Shadow Puppets
NY2LON Live Reviewby Rachy P from NYC
On March 4, we New Yorkers were treated to a surprise intimate performance by The Last Shadow Puppets, a side project for Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane. They are in town to promote their debut album, The Age of the Understatement, and decided to do a last-minute gig. It was their first ever live performance as a duo and it gave them a chance to preview new material from their album.
Fans of both bands will be pleased by the band's sound. It doesn't seem like the recorded material will be as stripped down as this acoustic set was, but the music for this project is definitely more mellow than the Arctic Monkeys' or The Rascals'.
If you don't know who The Rascals are, I suggest you check them out. Aside from the fact that they're a great band, the overall sound of The Last Shadow Puppets' music has more in common with The Rascals than with Arctic Monkeys. The Rascals remind me of The Coral, and the music played at the show sounded like what you might expect The Coral to sound like if they played acoustically.
Overall, the songs have a haunting feel to them, especially when Turner and Kane sing together. And call me crazy, but the title track reminds me of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise!"
The album is out April 21 on Domino Records.
The setlist:
"In My Room"
"Standing Next to Me"
"The Chamber"
"Only the Truth"
"Calm Like You"
"My Mistakes"
"The Age of the Understatement"
"Meeting Place"
More information is available on Domino's website.
Posted by ny2lon at March 5, 2008 04:06 PM
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