According to Alex Turner, the new Arctic Monkeys album will be heavier: “I think we’re going to go the direction of those heavier tunes. We did ‘R U Mine?’, and I think that’s where it’s going to be at for us for the next record.”
Alex also commented on how the band thinks the best songs on “‘Suck It And See” were the heavier ones: “We feel the strength of the last record is ‘Don’t Sit Down…’, the other songs like that – ‘Brick By Brick’ – the other side of it is fine, but I don’t know how much more of that we can do.”
I’m glad to hear this. I felt like R U Mine was a perfect blend of their earlier sound from their first two albums and the more recent QOTSA influenced heavier sound. I would love to hear a whole album like that.
I can’t wait to hear the new album! 2012 is turning out to be a year full of great music. I’m also psyched for The Vaccines’ upcoming album ‘Come of Age’. Check out their awesome single “Teenage Icon.” http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/teenage-icon-single/id546011084