Arctic Monkeys – 'AM'

Best paired with: a Big Mac and fries at 2 AM
 

This album plays like a night out on the town — I can practically smell the cheap cologne and brightly-colored cocktails.

A heavier and groovier departure from their more standard indie-rock sensibilities, AM oozes a sense of false bravado almost exclusively found in nightclubs. Still, it's catchy, kinda sexy, and very singable. At its core, this record reminds me of an Uber packed with six nowhere-near-sober party-goers belting at the top of their lungs while trying to coerce the driver to make a detour to the closest fast food joint.

The guilty satisfaction of a late-night McDonald's run compliments the mood perfectly.

album AM (2013) track 2 01 - Do I Wanna Know?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB6mXBWrPXY 02 - R U Mine?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngzC_8zqInk 03 - One For the Road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNwaEkDHYN4 04 - Arabella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts1nUJxFk4U 05 - I Want It All: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvLTteh65gU 06 - No.1 Party Anthem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-_2MhQpmMk 07 - Mad Sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjc_m7HNpU 08 - Fireside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjJ-DYLGVB4 09 - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oK22ll4cxw 10 - Snap Out of It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iROn_t7ihaU 11 - Knee Socks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7A1mIdiheE 12 - I Wanna Be Yours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJLQCf4mFP0 EP Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?