Arctic Monkeys

I'm inclined to try out anything that has the word monkey in it. It's a sad admission, I know. I tried to watch a few episodes of the show Love Monkey, with the guy from Ed (playing the exact same character he played in Ed), but I couldn't really get into it. The important thing was that I made a go of it because of the word monkey in the title.

I'm convinced that there's value in anything that has the word Monkey in it. Sometimes it proves to be a bad theory, like with Love Monkey. In other cases, however, it pays off... as was the case with Arctic Monkeys.

This afternoon on the way home from work I heard an NPR piece on a band called Arctic Monkeys - a british band that apparently had a big debut album over there recently. I had a listen to their album, and I like most of the songs... though I have no idea what the lead singer is saying in certain parts of the songs. That never stopped me from listening to american music though (see fallout boy 'Sugar we're going down').

I decided to have a listen to their album, and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Their sound is like a more modern, british version of the white stripes or jet... or at least that's who I think of when I listen to them. Anyway, give them a download if you come across their stuff, or visit their site and watch their videos (BTW, their 'When the Sun Goes Down' video has Tommy from Snatch, the movie, in it...great movie).