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The Age of the Understatement
Rock · 2008 · 13 tracks · 37m

The Age of the Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

A cinematic collision of 1960s spy-score grandeur and sharp indie-rock songwriting. Sweeping strings meet galloping drums in a stylish, high-drama debut.

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What if a 60s Bond theme was written by two indie kids from Northern England?

A high-drama collision of cinematic grandeur and intimate, romantic tension.

The Age of the Understatement · vs · The Last Shadow Puppets
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Mysterious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 37m
01
The Age of the Understatement
3:08
02
Standing Next to Me
2:18
03
Calm Like You
2:26
04
Separate and Ever Deadly
2:38
05
The Chamber
2:37
06
Only the Truth
2:44
07
My Mistakes Were Made for You
3:05
08
Black Plant
4:00
09
I Don’t Like You Anymore
3:05
10
In My Room
2:29
11
Meeting Place
3:56
12
The Time Has Come Again
2:22
13
Two Hearts in Two Weeks
2:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The thunderous, galloping drum fill that opens the title track alongside a wall of aggressive violins.
The sudden, haunting shift into a minor key during the bridge of 'My Mistakes Were Made for You'.
The way the dual-lead harmonies on 'Standing Next to Me' perfectly mimic the tight vocal layering of 60s pop duos.
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