![]() During these sessions the piano and guitar parts began to mesh, with O'Malley and drummer Matt Helders joining. Frequent collaborator James Ford co-produced the album with Turner. In September 2017, the Arctic Monkeys began recording material at Vox Studios in Hollywood and La Frette in Paris. Cook began recording guitar ideas to complement the demos, with bassist Nick O'Malley approving of the demo for "Star Treatment". Initially unsure how they would record the songs, the two discussed Turner releasing a solo album, but ultimately decided against the idea. Guitarist Jamie Cook commented that he "was blown away by the direction Alex had gone in" when Turner played him the demos in February 2017. Many of the vocal takes included on the finished album originate from Turner's home demos on a TASCAM 388 8-track recording machine. During the process Turner recalled piano lessons he had received from his father at the age of eight, commenting that he "never thought would find its way into compositions as much as it has on this record". He wrote and recorded the demos in a spare room of his Los Angeles home dubbed "Lunar Surface". He began writing songs for the album on a Steinway Vertegrand piano he received as a 30th birthday gift from the Arctic Monkeys' manager Ian McAndrew. In early 2016, upon watching Federico Fellini's 1963 film 8½, Turner was inspired by its depiction of writer's block, childhood memories and the science fiction genre. Having written "Sweet Dreams, TN" from Everything You've Come to Expect, he lost interest in writing love songs, with a friend suggesting "not doing that for a moment". įollowing the international success of AM, Turner suffered from writer's block, and struggled to find a direction for a new album. This was Turner's first foray into record production, with the two proceeding to produce Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. A year later, Turner co-produced Alexandra Savior's debut album Belladonna of Sadness with James Ford. In April 2016, Alex Turner's psychedelic pop side project the Last Shadow Puppets released their second studio album Everything You've Come to Expect. The band's fifth studio album AM was released in September 2013 to critical acclaim, bringing the group new levels of commercial success globally. Following its release, the album was promoted by the singles " Four Out of Five" and " Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino", as well as a global tour and multiple television appearances. It also topped the charts in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Portugal Scotland and Switzerland. It became the band's sixth consecutive number-one debut in the UK, the country's fastest-selling vinyl record in 25 years, and the band's third top 10 album in the US. It was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize and the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Its title refers to Tranquility Base, the site of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing.ĭespite its stylistic deviation polarising listeners, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was released to generally positive reviews and was named the best album of 2018 by Q magazine. Turner designed the album artwork himself, which depicts the resort with cardboard cut-outs and a tape recorder. Its lyrical content draws heavily from science fiction and film, exploring consumerism, politics, religion and technology through the concept of a luxury resort on the Moon told from the perspective of various characters, such as the singer in the in-house band on "Star Treatment" or the hotel's receptionist on the title track. It is a major departure from the band's previous guitar-heavy work, being less accessible than its internationally successful predecessor, AM (2013). ![]() The album features a rich sound that embodies psychedelic pop, lounge pop, space pop, and glam rock, as well as elements of jazz. ![]() It was produced in Los Angeles, Paris and London by frequent Arctic Monkeys collaborator James Ford and Turner, alongside a wide array of guest musicians including Tom Rowley, Loren Humphrey, James Righton, Zach Dawes, Tyler Parkford and Cam Avery. It was written by band frontman Alex Turner in 2016 on a Steinway Vertegrand piano in his Los Angeles home. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is the sixth studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on by Domino Recording Company. ![]()
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