I need to have a word with youEveryone's been going on about the Arctic Monkeys like they're the second coming of The Fall and so I found some mp3s on the trusty Hype Machine the other day which I finally got around to listening to. You know what? You're wrong. They sound like the Strokes. If Mark E. Smith had known that this is what the fruits of his labor would be compared to he would've taken better care of his teeth and gotten a job with the ministry of agriculture. Posted by Dana at 08:32 PM
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Shit from an Old NotebookYou've been misinformed. Arctic Monkeys are supposed to be the second coming of Libertines. Art Brut are supposed to be the second coming of The Fall.
Posted by: TMFTML at February 1, 2006 10:42 AMYou're just one of the usual suspects. I'm waiting for a few other swarthy writerly types to weigh in. You've all been duped like Oprah.
Posted by: dana at February 1, 2006 11:07 AM1. Put out album that sounds like Clash/Strokes.
2. Build up Internet hype.
3. ???
4. Profit!
Arctic what, now?
Posted by: bmarkey at February 1, 2006 01:23 PMThis is how I feel about Arcade Fire. It's safe because it doesn't break new ground so it's hard for critics to find a chink in which to drive the critical wedge and finally break that fucker open to reveal that, as suspected, it's hollow, empty, and worthless.
Posted by: Grant Barrett at February 1, 2006 03:05 PMOne coming of any band is quite enough.
Posted by: N at February 1, 2006 03:08 PMYou are all wrong. They are the second The Jam, only not as good but with better accents.
Posted by: maccers at February 5, 2006 06:45 PM