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Suck It and See is the fourth studio album by English indie rock[1] band Arctic Monkeys, released 6 June 2011 in the UK and 7 June in the US, following their 2011 North American tour. The band worked with producer James Ford on this album and promise a more "vintage" style. The music video for "Brick by Brick" was released shortly before the album details were revealed on March 10. Drummer Matt Helders, however, confirmed that "Brick by Brick" will not be the lead single.[2] On 19 March 2011, in an interview with NME Helders revealed that Suck It and See will feature "some songs a bit more instant. A bit more poppy, certainly, than Humbug was."

It was revealed on 30 March that three thousand vinyl copies of "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" would be released worldwide by the band as part of Record Store Day on 16 April.[3] The following day it was confirmed on the band's official website that the track would be the album's lead single and that it would be available with B-sides "The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" and "I.D.S.T." from 30 May.[4]

The band settled on "Suck It and See" as the title after debating between titles such as "The Rain-Shaped Shimmer Trap", "The Thunder-Suckle Fuzz Canyon", "The Blondo-Sonic Rape Alarm", and "Thriller", according to the NME.[citation needed]

The track "Piledriver Waltz" was first released on Alex Turner's debut EP, Submarine, where it was credited to Turner as a solo artist.[5] It has been confirmed that the Suck it and See version would be a rerecording with the whole band involved.

On 30 May, a week before official release Domino Records streamed the entire album on Soundcloud.[6] Within a few hours of being made public the first two tracks had reached over 10,000 listens each and over 100,000 listens each by the end of the week.

Recording and production

Arctic Monkeys wrote the album throughout 2010, with Alex Turner writing songs in New York and London.[citation needed] Rather than repeat the heavily produced sound of Humbug, the band's previous effort, much of the album was recorded in live takes with producer James Ford in Los Angeles, California, over five weeks in January/February 2011.[citation needed] Alex Turner has commented that rather than going into the studio with only rough sketches of songs, and making heavy use of overdubbing, the band focused much of their time on rehearsing together.[citation needed]

On May 13 Arctic Monkeys appeared on Later with Jools Holland and performed four tracks from the album. "Library Pictures", "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair", "Reckless Serenade" and "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala".

Reception

Suck It and See has received critical acclaim, with an average 74% rating at Metacritic[7] and has met a notable success within public, with the album going straight to number 1 by its first week in the United Kingdom[8], as well as being generally lauded as a "return to form", following the band's "more challenging" third album, Humbug. The NME has argued about the album cover art, naming it as one of the 50 worst in history.[9]

The Album sold over 82,000 units in it's first week in the UK going straight to number 1. In it's second week the album sold a further 34,910 units in the UK. Overall the album sold 154,000 units in it's first week worldwide.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [10]
BLARE Magazine [11]
The Guardian [12]
NME [13]
The Observer [14]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10.0
Q
Slant Magazine [15]
Sonar. [16]
Spin [17]
Sputnik Music [18]
Ultimate-Guitar [19]
Uncut [20]
Jus Review(8/10)[21]

Censorship

In the United States the title on the cover sleeve was covered by sticker in certain supermarkets. In an interview with British radio station XFM, lead singer Alex Turner said, "They think it is rude, disrespectful and they're putting a sticker over it in America in certain stores, big ones."[22]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alex Turner; all music is composed by Arctic Monkeys

No.TitleLength
1."She's Thunderstorms"3:55
2."Black Treacle"3:35
3."Brick by Brick"2:59
4."The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"3:00
5."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
6."Library Pictures"2:22
7."All My Own Stunts"3:52
8."Reckless Serenade"2:43
9."Piledriver Waltz"3:24
10."Love Is a Laserquest"3:12
11."Suck It and See"3:46
12."That's Where You're Wrong"4:17
Total length:40:09
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap"3:25

Personnel

Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 12
Belgium (Ultratop) 11
Canada (Canadian Albums Chart) 12
Denmark (Hitlisten) 2
Finland (Finland's Official List) 34[23]
Germany (Media Control Charts) 10
Ireland (IRMA) 3
Italy (FIMI) 28
Japan (Oricon) 12[24]
Netherlands (MegaCharts) 6
New Zealand (RIANZ) 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE) 10
UK (The Official Charts Company) 1[25]
US Billboard 200 14

References

  1. ^ a b "BBC – Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – "Brick by Brick" Surprise new song". Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Arctic Monkeys Announce First Single From 'Suck It And See'". Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Arctic Monkeys Announce New Single..." Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  5. ^ BBC – Music – Review of Alex Turner – Submarine EP
  6. ^ - NME.com - Soundcloud streaming of entire album announced
  7. ^ "Suck It And See". Metacritic. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  8. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2011-06-18/
  9. ^ http://www.nme.com/photos/the-50-worst-album-covers-ever/214592/1/1
  10. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (8 June 2011). "Suck It And See". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  11. ^ Khan, Joshua (30 May 2011). "REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys - "Suck It And See"". Toronto: BLARE Magazine. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  12. ^ Petridis, Alexis (2 June 2011). "Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See - review". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  13. ^ Nicolson, Barry (18 May 2011). "Album Review: Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See". United Kingdom: NME. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  14. ^ Empire, Kitty (5 June 2011). "Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See - review". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  15. ^ Jones, Huw (5 June 2011). "Arctic Monkeys: Suck it and See". New York: Slant. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  16. ^ http://sonarmusicreviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see_23.html
  17. ^ Kandell, Steve (18 May 2011). "Arctic Monkeys, 'Suck It And See' (Domino)". New York: Spin. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  18. ^ Viney, Joseph (30 May 2011). "REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys - "Suck It And See"". New York: Sputnik Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  19. ^ UG Team (6 June 2011). "REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys - "Suck It And See"". New York: Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  20. ^ Mulholland, Garry (2 June 2011). "ALBUM REVIEW: ARCTIC MONKEYS - SUCK IT AND SEE". London: Uncut Magazine. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  21. ^ Toole (2011-06-7). "Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See". Jus Review. Retrieved 2011-06-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ [1]
  23. ^ "Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  24. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/more/2/
  25. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2011-06-18/
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