Watch: new video from Arctic Monkeys, The Rascals side-project

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 14 comments 16:39 March 6th, 2008

What we know so far: Alex Turner and Miles Kane, frontmen with Arctic Monkeys and The Rascals respectively, will release an album this spring. Recorded in France, The Age of the Understatement was produced by James Ford and features strings arrangements from Final Fantasy man Owen Pallett. The news, (thanks, boards) – Turner and Kane have uploaded the video to what appears to be the album’s opening title track onto their website, here.

Scared by widescreen? YouTube footage below.

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The core duo have spoken of their admiration for the grandiose work of artists like Scott Walker and David Bowie, and the track featured on their site undoubtedly shares that, at least, riding in on a grand phalanx of rhythm and strings that gallop not unlike they did in Muse’s ‘Knights of Cydonia’.

Screengrabs below, video – again - here.

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bond.

would be thought of, what with the russian army tanks, 70s video quality etc etc.

but...tis quite a tune :)
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joekpoltergeist @jkp88 | 6 Mar '08, 17:12 | X | Reply

really really cool!

reminds me of jackie by jacques brel

jon_davies01 | 6 Mar '08, 17:15 | X | Reply

Sounds Like

John Barry producing a long lost La's album. I like it a lot.

Much better than the other stuff these two come up with.

dragonhead | 6 Mar '08, 17:55 | X | Reply

alex turner, you bastard

i've always wanted to make grandiose, epic orchestral pop (but better than this, though it's quite good).

where's my fucking orchestra?

i think they should have gone with the "original", unimaginative, name for the band - 'turner & kane'. it would be more in keeping with '60s inflected music/video. that first clip of them singing by the tanks is utter cheese.

poptimusgrime | 6 Mar '08, 23:49 | X | Reply