Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys
Pitchfork 8.1/10 Arctic Monkeys’ daring sixth album is a left-turn if ever there was one, but the way Alex Turner swaps witty sleaze for absurdist suave makes it a totally bemusing and fascinating listen.
A.V. Club F Arctic Monkeys, Tee Grizzley, and more albums to know about this week
The Line of Best Fit 5/10 Alex Turner and co should be applauded for the audacity of Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, but that doesn't mean it works
NME 4/5 Arctic Monkeys' shoot for the stars on their soon-to-be divisive sixth album. Read the NME review of 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'
Evening Standard 4/5 Over five albums Arctic Monkeys have established an unassailable reputation as Britain’s best band, with frontman Alex Turner arguably our best lyricist.
Rolling Stone 2/5 The adventurous British band put down their guitars for a weird lounge music detour
DIY 3/5 Either genius, or the sound of a man unravelling.
The Independent 4/5 On their sixth album, the Sheffield band land on something creative, intriguing and completely different
The Skinny 3/5 Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino shoots for the moon and ends up in an endless line for tacos at a pop-up near Clavius.
Under The Radar 7.0/10 So here we are. Five years after the slicked back hair and leather clad riffs of AM, Arctic Monkeys are back with a new record, the oddly-titled Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
Clash 7/10 “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed,” were the words of Neil Armstrong as he became the first human to touch down on the
The Observer 4/5 Sheffield’s finest swap earthy rock for lunar vibes. It could lose rather than win fans, but that may be the point…
Loud and Quiet 7/10 Credit to Alex Turner because Arctic Monkeys' piano-led sixth album 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' may well alienate some casual and diehard fans.
Slant 3.5/5 Dystopia meets creature comforts on the sci-fi-themed Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.
Pop Matters 8/10 A lot will be written about the stylistic turn the Arctic Monkeys sixth album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino takes from the band's 2013 chart-topper AM...
The Guardian 3/5 Channelling Serge Gainsbourg and the Beach Boys, the Arctic Monkeys move on from stadium indie in a smart album that sees Alex Turner wearing a constant smirk
Spectrum Culture 80% A brand-reinventing excursion, a loose concept album full of quirky tangents.
The Telegraph 4/5 “I just wanted to be one of the Strokes/ now look at the mess you made me make,” sings Alex Turner on the opening track of Arctic Monkeys’ sixth album.
The Irish Times 4/5 A shift in dynamic and style, but Alex Turner’s lyrics are as sharp as ever
Hot Press 7.0/10 There has been widespread shock – considerable disbelief, too – at Arctic Monkey’s sudden shift, on their sixth LP, into velvet-slipper lounge r...