Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

2018, May 11

Apple Spotify 99 Domino Recording Co Indieheads 1k+ Pitchfork 8.1/10 A.V. Club F The Needle Drop 5/10 The Line of Best Fit 5/10 NME 4/5 Evening Standard 4/5 Rolling Stone 2/5 Dork 3/5 DIY 3/5 The Independent 4/5 All Music 3.5/5 The Skinny 3/5 Exclaim! 8/10 Gigwise 7/10 Under The Radar 7.0/10 Clash 7/10 Mojo 4/5 The Observer 4/5 Loud and Quiet 7/10 Slant 3.5/5 Pop Matters 8/10 Northern Transmissions 4.0/10 The Guardian 3/5 Spectrum Culture 80% music OMH 3/5 Sputnikmusic 3.9/5 The Telegraph 4/5 The Irish Times 4/5 The Arts Desk 4/5 Uncut 7/10 Hot Press 7.0/10

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...