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theageoftheunderstatement · 6 days

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Arctic Monkeys at Coliseo Live, Bogota, 17/11/2022. (Photos by malejafernandezcas)

#concert pics #arctic monkeys #alex turner #am7 tour #colombia 2022

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theageoftheunderstatement · 11 days

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Happy birthday to The Age of the Understatement, which was released on April 15, 2008.

“Doing the Shadow Puppets album was when I started to think of what I did as songwriting. Songwriters always reminded me of that kid at school who would go around with his guitar, like, ‘Yeah, songwritin’ man,’ looking wistful. That wasn’t me—those kinds of people put me off. In the early days, I’d write a bunch of lyrics and almost look at them as a sort of joke, to make the rest of the boys laugh. And then we’d jigsaw all these parts together to make the tunes. With the Last Shadow Puppets album, Miles and I took a much more traditional approach, thinking about melodies and chords, melodies and lyrics. That opened the door to more of a purist approach. Every time you write a song, you’re looking for some sort of perfection, and you never quite reach it. You’re always looking for that extra missing piece.”

#now it's been 16 years

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theageoftheunderstatement · 11 days

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Original manuscript of the track The Jeweller's Hands (2008/2009)

"so many great songs have been written here and this is a really great one @ arcticmonkeys the jeweler's hands.i still have a lot of handwritten original lyrics from any band that is cool enough to leave them here for me. i love hearing the @ bechstein.official piano on this track, and all others it appears on. it's my favorite piano sound in the world. fred and i bought it at @ shop_angelview thrift store after @ vicwillums found it and suggested we buy it to record it on her album she was readying to record here, musings of a creek dipper. our friend, the extremely talented and awesome @ trinashoemaker produced and engineered it.. i couldn't be happier that many find this little house in the desert inspiring. i know i have since the first day i walked through the door. love to all"

📸: ranchodelalunastudio

#favourite #handwritten lyrics #arctic monkeys #the jeweller's hands #humbug

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theageoftheunderstatement · 16 days

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Alex Turner and Matt Helders in Australia during the AM tour, 2012

📸: rageabc

#new old pic #arctic monkeys #alex turner #matt helders #sias era #australia 2012

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theageoftheunderstatement · 17 days

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Arctic Monkeys at Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 30/09/2013. (Photo by scummyman)

#concert pic #arctic monkeys #alex turner #am era #wiltern theatre 2013

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theageoftheunderstatement · 24 days

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scummyman: Just an appreciation post for pictures of (almost) every album tour that I've taken 📸🎸🫶🏽🥁🎤

I wasn't able to take any at the first show I seen them in 06 at the wiltern in Los Angeles, but managed to snag a few for every album tour since🫶🏽 enjoy!

Miss everyone I've met along the way too! 🤘🏽😎❤️

1: @coachella main stage Friday April 27th, 2007 FWN

2: @pappyandharriets pioneertown Sunday April 18th, 2010 Humbug

3: @foxtheaterpomona Thursday June 2nd, 2011 Suck it and see

4: @coachella weekend 2 Friday April 13th, 2012 Pre- AM

5: @majestic.ventura.theater Wednesday May 22nd, 2013 Pre- AM

6: @cryptocomarena Thursday August 7th, 2014 AM

7: @billgrahamcivic Saturday October 20th, 2018 TBH&C

8: @billgrahamcivic Sunday October 21st, 2018 TBH&C

9: @vystavistepraha Thursday August 18th, 2022 The Car

10: @visitsheffield@sheffieldmagazine#hillsboroughpark Friday June 9th, 2023 The Car

#arctic monkeys #alex turner #matt helders #jamie cook #nick o'malley #through the years

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theageoftheunderstatement · 29 days

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Arctic Monkeys at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, 12/01/2012. (Photos by petedov)

#concert pics #arctic monkeys #alex turner #matt helders #jamie cook #nick o'malley #sias era #hodern pavilion 2012

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theageoftheunderstatement · 1 month

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Alex Turner during The Car tour, 2023

📸: emmapicq

#backstage #alex turner #am7 tour #paris 2023

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theageoftheunderstatement · 1 month

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Happy birthday to Miles Kane! (March 17, 1986)

“When I stop and think of my life, sometimes it’s been absolutely chaotic… like a bit of a rollercoaster at times. You’ve been doing this since you were 17, so you’ve experienced a lot. But when I hit 30… I kind of wanted to learn more things about myself and understand my bad traits and not be afraid to go inside and better myself. When you’re in your late teens, 20s, it’s two fingers against the world and fuck everyone. Don’t get me wrong; it’s still in me. But I’m not afraid to take a step back and not get clouded by any nonsense. I don’t need any bad people around me; I keep my unit tight—friends and stuff. I’m not searching for anything, and I’m just content with who I am as a person. That helps me write songs easier.”

#happy birthday miles 🧡🐢

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theageoftheunderstatement · 2 months

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