ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT Format:LP and hushed electronics flicker through

and hushed electronics flicker through a field of magnetic tape hiss

looping horror-scape

It is a work of great beauty among all the jagged edges of Helen Of Troy

standing as a singular entry in O’Malley’s ongoing investigations into volume

ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT Format:LP and hushed electronics flicker throughArctic monkeys were already massive way before they inked a deal with domino in june 2005. people obsessing over the songs? sold out gigs full of stage diving nutcases? hardcore fans pressed up against venue windows, just hoping to catch a glimpse? such checkpoints have all been ticked. the boys may share a love of the smiths, the clash and the jam, but in no way were the monkeys ready to simply regurgitate the well trodden brit rock path. rather,