Two years following the release of their third album Humbug, Arctic Monkeys are scheduled to release their fourth album Suck It and See sometime this summer. The Sheffield quartet released their first single from the album “Don’t Sit Down (Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair)” earlier today as a bit of a taste of what’s to come. The band seems to have picked up right where they left off with Humbug; Don’t Sit Down fits right in with the likes of “Crying Lightning” and “Potion Approaching.” So naturally this will please fans that enjoyed the heavy, foreboding sound of Humbug and will disappoint those thought it tried too hard. It’s the same wall of sound with surrealistic lyrics and mysterious vocals. In true Arctics form, the build up is the strongest aspect of this song. It shouldn’t be too difficult to predict the kind of material we’ll find on their fourth album.
OH and those of you thinking about going to Outside Lands this summer, the lineup was released this morning and Arctics are headlining. *Something to think about: these guys are amazing live.
