So, as probably the only person on the planet to not think the Arctic Monkeys were the best thing since sliced bread as soon as they released their debut and it’s follow up, perhaps I’m not the best person to be reviewing this single. Setting aside all prejudice and preconception though, it ain’t half bad. And that from the 'pen’ of a cynic! It must be good.
Scuzzy bassline, spidery guitars, propulsive drums, dialect-inflected vocals, and a crescendo instead of a chorus... like the bastard lovechild of The Fall, The Pixies and Link Wray, Crying Lightning is simply so far beyond ugly, it’s brilliant. Given a considered gravity by producer Josh Homme that their previous work has lacked, it’s dirty, murky, heavy and there isn’t much to it, but that’s the point – Last Of The Shadow Puppets this ain’t, so if sophistication is your thing, turn away now, but otherwise enjoy the venom and grit.
Be warned: buy this and you will need to start squirreling away your pennies in preparation for the album’s imminent release a week later.
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