Live session filmed on August 10, 2011 at KEXP Studios in Seattle. Despite the band name, this is a solo acoustic set by Alex Turner, singer and guitarist of Arctic Monkeys, appearing on behalf of the Sheffield band during the touring cycle around the album Suck It and See. This full performance gathers three songs — «Reckless Serenade», «Suck It and See» and «Love Is a Laserquest» — stripped of their studio arrangements and reduced to voice and guitar. The format foregrounds Turner’s songwriting, his vocal melodies and phrasing, in a rare bareness for the group. Filmed live on KEXP, this short but dense set offers an acoustic counterpoint to Arctic Monkeys’ usual electric force and stands as a telling document of the band’s move toward a more measured romanticism, two years before the AM turning point. A live session worth hearing to grasp the raw material of the songs before their fuller production.
Setlist
- Reckless Serenade
- Suck It and See
- Love Is a Laserquest
Personnel & credits
- Alex Turner — vocals, guitar (solo acoustic set under the band's name)
