Longstanding Diddy buddies Arctic Monkeys have long been working on the followup to their Favourite Worst Nightmare with lead stone aged Queen Josh Homme. Songs have made it into their setlists — this song in particular — but today the band debuted the studio version of “Crying Lightning” from their forthcoming Homme-fied Humbug on BBC’s Zane Lowe show. It’s on the darker side of the Arctic spectrum, a sort of noir rocker that patiently builds where the younger lads would have stormed, and a promising look at the band’s third LP.
Thanks for the tip, Will. Humbug is out 8/25 via Domino. Preorder at the band’s site, check the dates:
08/01 – Liberty State Park (All Points West)
08/02 – Montreal, Canada (Osheaga Festival)
08/02 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
08/05 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
08/07 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
08/08 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/28 – Leeds Festival
08/29 – Reading Festival
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sounds definitely like a little darker side of the arctic monkeys, glad they’re switching things up a bit with each album.
hehe. you’d think pple would eventually learn on here. promising track. too bad the clip cuts short during that build up
Yeah, it’s a pleasant enough song. I’m a huge Monkeys fan, but this feels a bit limp. It doesn’t go anywhere (and just as it seems like it might be, it cuts off).
Hopefully the album will be better.
Sounds like the energy’s a bit gone from the Arctic Monkeys. Catchy, but not memorable.
Do you guys just lie awake at night and think of ways to link these articles to your other articles?
Nice sound. I’m glad they’re not making the same album again. “Favourite Worst Nightmare” was an evolution of “Whatever…”, but if they had done that same style again I would have started to question whether they were a one-trick pony or not.
As it is, this song reminds me of “If You Were There, Beware” off FWN, and that’s a good thing in my book.
And c’mon…Josh Homme? Guy’s the man.
This sounds about like I expected it to. Alex Turner’s voice sounds a lot better here than on previous stuff. He sounds more grown up.
It’s heavy, it’s dark, I like it. It is slightly less catchy than past songs but the sound is definitely more powerful. Hopefully this is good for the rest of the album and keeps us entertained.
It sounds like they are branching out a bit on this song. The reason why I think it cuts off might be because it segues straight into another song from the album.
On a side note: I can’t stop staring at the EP cover
Masters of Reality Pt. II ?
I’m glad that they didnt rip off u-2 or springsteen, and none of the new lyrics include the words “sex” or “fire”.
it’s slow and drags a bit but it’s still consistent sound-wise with all their other material
plus i know there’ll be a few songs from the album that will rock my balls, even if this one doesn’t
nice lyrics but the main guitar riff is just…awful
Why does Alex sound like he’s doing an impression of Josh Homme?
Why do all the guitars sound like they were played by Josh Homme?
Why does it sound like a Lullabies to Paralyze cast-off?
A little too much Homme, a little too less Monkeys IMHO.
I like it. I think you still can hear that Arctic Monkeys sound. It’s true that you hear Homme’s influences of course. It could be worse. It could’ve been Timbalake…
Guitars sounded a lot like the Coral to me until later in the song — then it was recognizably Arctic Monkeys. I’m excited to hear the record because I think Homme, at the very least, will have probably pushed them to think a little outside the box. good tune.
What this sounds like is Mclusky.
I’m giving this a thumbs up and will be eagerly awaiting the new album!
I think it sounds great and lends itself well to an explosive live performance. I look forward to seeing them at All Points West and the Highline Ballroom.
i wonder if they caught the drones while they were touring together on the big day out in january…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsahEX4vA9k
awfully similar…
i agree terribly with mr_chopper.
older monkeys, sure, grown up yea blah blah
i think they got a bad case of the Homme.
Hey just checked the August calender on Highline Ballroom’s website but they’re not listed. What’s up with that? Can someone clear the confusion for me? Thanks
Why’s everyone hatin’ on new Arctic Monkeys? It sounds fucking fantastic. My ears and I are weeping from sheer unfiltered joy and pleasure right now.
You know I always wanted to like the Arctic Monkeys, (Alex Turner’s a hell of a wordsmikth) and if the whole album’s like this I think I will.
oh yeah, I can feel the Queens of the Stone Age influence, what did you guys do to our boys?!!!
don’t tell me they are going to do a Franz Ferdinand on us?!
yea. its darker. but still the riffs that define them. Alex’s voice is grown up. I think the single is really good!