When I first listened to the album I also thought it was too monotonous, but as I listen to it more (4 or 5 times now) and after watching them play body paint live, it’s become probably the only arctic monkeys album where I feel like I have an emotional connection to each and every song in the album independently. In all the other albums there are songs that are kind of forgettable, but in this one all of them speak to me

I genuinely think Sculptures of Anything Goes is one of the best songs they've ever done, top 7 definitely

Its the type of album that once you hear it a couple times, you find yourself singing it cause its just fun to try hit the notes

The theme of the album is nostalgia and the way people yearn for the familiarity of the past and how he as an artist is pushing to break away from it. Mirrorball is about saying goodbye to those AM fans who ‘prefer their earlier stuff’ IAQWITIA is about Alex thinking he is one kind of artist, and splitting his audience into two islands that don’t meet, those who are on the journey with the band and those that aren’t. SOAG is about his refusal as an artist to create the same art twice and how that refusal to stay still as an artist leads to ‘anything goes’. JSOTM he is saying people like those albums because they’re fun, exciting, but they’re familiar. Like a jet ski on a moat, as a moat surrounds your home. But it also doesn’t go anywhere. Body Paint is about the personas Alex adopts for each album and how he uses them to hide his real self. The Car, as the title track, is about nostalgia. Characterised in the song as remembering going on holiday as a child. Big Ideas is about the process of creating the album and how he had so many ideas that didn’t make it to the album. Hello You is poking fun at fans who are dragging out the long goodbye of not moving on from the earlier albums. Not sure where Mr. Schartz fits in. Perfect sense is about packing away another persona at the end of the album and drawing a close to the world he’s created.

It’s called the car because of the amount of emotional attachment and importance cars have in our lives. A lot of people’s childhood memories are in cars. Cars are where you go when you’re leaving somewhere, which represents significant things in life ending. I think the theme of the album at its core is nostalgia. There’s definitely something about things ending like relationships and big chapters of your life and stuff like that.

I'm really glad other people appreciate and enjoyed Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino like I did! I personally loved that album and The Car, and besides the music you seem like a pretty cool and fun personality! You definitely deserve more subs, keep up the great work! 😎🙏

this is a masterpiece conceptually and musically. Each song is so layered and well written. I didn't understand what I was listening to until my third time going through it and it has definitely become my favorite Monkeys album and definitely in my top 5 albums of all-time. Thanks for reacting to it!

After listening to the album as a whole for numerous times, I am still excited to see that there is so much to discover. It is definitely not an album you just listen to and consume - well, their past works aren't like that either, but still. You'd think after spending almost 15 years listening to the same band, you'd get sick of it or predict what could be coming next, but never. I am fascinated to see they are constantly evolving. Living the same time period with them gives me something to look forward to - which makes me tearbend.

I've been playing The Car everyday since Friday. Absolutely love it. The highs are a bit mellow and perhaps that's what i like about it. tbhc is in my top 3, so i really enjoyed it. Body Paint and Jet skis on the moat are favs

Love it you can see how much they've grown, specifically Alex. Shit had me in tears the first time i listened to it

this is my comfort video

Interested to hear your thoughts now after having time to absorb the album… I think it’s amazing. I have it ranked as their third best album (a constantly shifting list).

im not even a huge fan of Arctic Monkeys but still thinking Sculptures of Anything Goes is my favorite song of the year, just a massive attack or even Portishead vibes, really outstanding track

@Briana Mary It's supposedly called The Car as its one designed to listened to as you're driving in the car. Most of the songs tend to chronical where they've been musically as a band, and where they aren't going again. Hello You continues on from Big Ideas where Alex seems to be telling fans that he can't just shave, catch some zzzs and go back to when they were 17 and writing songs like Dancefloor. The second verse seems to cleatly sai it: "As that meandering chapter reaches its end and leaves us in a thoughtful little daze This electric warrior's motorcade shall burn no more rubber down that boulevard. Read the message I left on the thank you card" Thanks, but ive been there and not going back there.

Sculptures for me is a grower. It reminds me of Massive attack or Portishead. Dark.

I like the album, love the strings and cinematic vibe

What you said about not knowing when the songs start and end is so fair. This is a great album to listen on shuffle.

Hermoso álbum de los monos 🖤

Something about this video had me really interested the whole time. You have a voice which is sort of relaxing and it's just easy to chill out and hear your thoughts. If I say anything about how attractive you are people will call me a simp or something so I won't do that. Actually I will briefly; you're adorable. And I suspect the description of this video was the result of a few drinks lol

For me this record is third behind their debut and Humbug! so so good

First reaction vid I’ve seen from you Briana. Brilliant! Look forward to seeing more!! 👏 I’m curious, since it’s 2 weeks since you posted. Has your opinion evolved any further? 😊

Despite not knowing what to say sometimes or not picking up on the lyrics (which tbf probably happens to everyone), I felt you still had so much to say about the album! fun watch, you were very attentive! Strings! Sure you've picked up on it by now, but so many of the lyrics are elaborate ways of addressing the criticism that this and the last album don't sound like AM or their earlier works, which makes it all much more interesting to me. Mirror Ball, I Ain't Quite, The Car, Sculptures, Perfect Sense, Hello You, feel like have these elements.

I love this album

Great video big ideas is class

I really like to watch some videos like this, seems I listen music with a friend mine lol! Great react

Loved your review

2023 tour is over for the album...happy 1 year anniversary🎉

My top 3 of this album: Body Paint, Mirrorball and Big Ideas. However the full album is amazing

CEO of “the strings”

I listened to the álbum like 5 times and each time is better than the other one! My first impression was exacly like yours so I think it will definetly grow on you. By the way nice opinions! greetings from Argentina 🫂🤟🏻

How do you play the whole album on KZfaq with out the video getting blocked? Also, Tranquility Base is also my fav AM album!

You have more or less the same opinion I had after 3 casual listens. I feel like some guitar players might be disappointed since it's a very piano and strings heavy album, but I like the feel of it overall. Hello You stuck out for me too. It usually takes me several listens to really get the lyrics of anything, but Alex is one of my favorite lyricists. One of my favorite lines of all time is "the nights were mainly made for saying things you can't say tomorrow day".

Appreciate ur comments on the album. It’s been a mixed review for this album from what I’ve seen. Personally I think it’s great. Good to see someone who agrees

I'm curious if you're a fan of The Last Shadow Puppets? Mainly because you mention the strings so much. But this album reminds me of one of their albums without Miles Kane. But I agree with you on this album, it'll take time to grow. However, on my first listen I fell in love immediately, but I still think it'll grow even more.

tbhc was a masterpiece, and so is the car. i love this *

Yeah, my favorite from the album is Body Paint

you used a phrase "more rewarding the more you listen" or something along those lines, and I truly feel like that applies to this album just like it did for TBHC. after a couple weeks I do love this album and it has grown on me a lot (except for sculptures, but maybe some day). What are your thoughts now around 10 days later? any changed or still eh?

thank you

I feel like it’s the same character as TBH&C but like he retired from running the hotel and came back to earth, and now he’s more grounded (literally lmao) and just cares about the little things, like art and film. And his car.

Nice video! :D

I'm glad people from all over are appreciating this band. Love from the UK. Forgive me - but with your look and fringe I'm getting Neve Campbell - Sydney Prescott vibes ;-)

you should listen to the new abnormal by the strokes, nice vid!

When I listen to an album for the first time and find it quite boring and underwhelming and then listen to it on repeat until I feel differently about it, one has to question the motivations for that. One school of thought is that I along with other people have grown very fond of the band and in particular Alex Turner. His talent as a songwriter is evident when listening to the am albums as well as the last shadow puppets music. His last album tranquility is when I realised that he was really blossoming as a songwriter. The extremely long wait of 4 years to be able to finally listen to The Car was always going to be met with high anticipation and expectation. The band really set the bar high after Tranquility and with the long wait I think it greatly contributed to the underwhelming reaction to the album on first listen. Had they released this album alot sooner after tranquility I think the initial reaction would have been more positive. If this album was a debut album by a complete unknown band ask yourself how you would feel about the album then? Would you invest as much time over it and would it have a special place in your heart? Maybe, maybe not. I wonder if like me the car has more value because I have already put Alex Turner and the band on a pedestal. Maybe I'm too psychologically and emotionally compromised to give an unbiased appraisal of the music. The bottom line is that I don't want the band to fail, hence why I gave the album multiple listens. If I didn't already have an abstract kind of an investment in the band and Alex Turner, I don't think I would have given this album multiple listens and I would have dismissed it merely as an OK album with great string arrangements and 2 or 3 tracks I might come back to from time to time. As it stands, through my sheer will to recognise it as an album to appreciate in its entirety, I have indeed grown to see it as an album, thoughfully and carefully crafted. The songs are beautifully understated and subtlety executed. The songs do indeed blur and bleed into each other and evoke an overall feeling of loss, sadness and finally acceptance. It's a piece of work that does seem in general more mature than anything we've had from them previously. If Tranquility had something to prove (and it proved it in spades) then The Car is Tranquilitie's quiet but self assured older brother. Mature enough to let Tranquility have all the limelight whilst remaining classy in it's own contemplative allure.

I really think you should react to "alt-j"'s album The Dream, it has the same highs and lows of this album and would love to see you react

Love the album! Its better than Tranquility imo but with more “soul” and I agree the orchestra made the whole album even better

Have you listened to The Last Shadow Puppets? If you have, you'll see the sound for Tranquility base and the car makes more sense.

Alex mentioned in a interview that the album is called "The Car" bc he noticed that he repeat that in a 3 or songs "The Car" so he leave that as the tittle of the album

I think this record is a lot different from TBHC

9:10 - True words of an improper arctic monkeys fan. I have already memorized half of all the songs lyrics. XD

you should listen to me singing this album in my car at 3am

respectfully you said after the first 4 songs they all sounded the same. sculptures and mirror ball and jetskis are all soo different from eachother. maybe it was a first listen thing?

You look like the girl from the movie "fresh" :D

Love the people talking with absolute confidence on the definitive interpretations of the album in the comments lol

The album is about their new sound and how their changing, I think. Because In sculptures of anything goes, theirs a lyric that goes “with their horrible new sound” and in body paint theirs a lyric that goes “I’m keeping my costume on and callin it a writing tool” which basically is Alex saying he had a different mood while writing this album. That’s what I think is about

are u canadian

listen to there first album

“Hello You” is easily my favorite song from the album. It would be “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am”, but videos of the live version (which were posted from several shows a few weeks before the album was released) spoiled me. I know some prefer the studio version, but I find the live version to be punchier. Outside of those two tracks, I’m really struggling with this one. I truly appreciate the artistry that went into this album, and it sounds amazing, but the hooks just aren’t there for me.

So I'm guessing you're free on Thursday night? 😆

24:05 She's not human xd

I like your reactions. Please, react to The Strokes.

I don’t think this sounds like TBH&C at all

Far better than TBHC

Surprisingly, imo the weakest track of the album is the name's album, "The Car" is not a bad song, but, if the other songs 10 and 9, that one is a 8.5. Hands down the best of the album is Big Ideas, no need to explain way, it has everything. Loved your reaction

Personally, Alex’s crooning vocals just don’t do it for me…love the instrumentation though

Only the worlds best bands can make their worst album a number two album in the uk charts just behind taylor swift's latest effort

Its just dull.

kiss me

I don’t think this sounds like TBH&C at all