The Age of the Understatement

      This article is about the Last Shadow Puppets album. For the album's title song, see The Age of the Understatement (song).
      The Age of the Understatement
      Studio album by The Last Shadow Puppets
      Released 15 April 2008 (2008-04-15)
      (see release history)
      Recorded August 2007[1] at Black Box Studios, France (except track 4 recorded at RAK Studios, London)
      British Grove Studios, London (Orchestra)
      Genre Alternative rock,[2]indie rock,[2][3]baroque pop, symphonic rock
      Length 35:10
      Label Domino
      Producer James Ford
      The Last Shadow Puppets chronology
      — The Age of the Understatement
      (2008)      		 —
      Singles from The Age of the Understatement
      1. "The Age of the Understatement"
        Released: 14 April 2008
      2. "Standing Next to Me"
        Released: 7 July 2008
      3. "My Mistakes Were Made for You"
        Released: 20 October 2008
      Professional ratings
      Review scores
      Source Rating
      Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
      Blender 3/5 stars[4]
      Drowned in Sound (7/10)[5]
      The Guardian 3/5 stars[6]
      NME (8/10)[7]
      The Observer 4/5 stars[8]
      Pitchfork Media (7.7/10)[9]
      Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
      The Times 3/5 stars[11]
      Uncut 4/5 stars[12]

      The Age of the Understatement is the debut album by The Last Shadow Puppets, featuring Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane of The Rascals and James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco. It was released on 21 April 2008 in the UK, following the release of their eponymous single in the previous week.[13] It entered the UK Album Chart at #1 on 27 April 2008. The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize.[14]

      Album art

      The album art consists of a photo of a model named Gill photographed by Sam Haskins in 1962.[15]

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      Track listing

      All lyrics written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane[16]. 

      No. Title Length
      1. "The Age of the Understatement"   3:07
      2. "Standing Next to Me"   2:18
      3. "Calm Like You"   2:26
      4. "Separate and Ever Deadly"   2:38
      5. "The Chamber"   2:37
      6. "Only the Truth"   2:44
      7. "My Mistakes Were Made for You"   3:04
      8. "Black Plant"   3:59
      9. "I Don't Like You Anymore"   3:05
      10. "In My Room"   2:29
      11. "Meeting Place"   3:55
      12. "The Time Has Come Again"   2:22

      Different versions of the album list the last two tracks in a different manner. Catalog number WIGCD208 lists track #11 and #12 as "The Meeting Place" and "Time Has Come Again" respectively while catalog number WIGCD208S lists them as "Meeting Place" and "The Time Has Come Again".

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      Personnel

      Production

      • Production – James Ford
      • Mixing – James Ford, Richard Woodcraft
      • Engineers – Jimmy Robertson
      • Artwork design – Matthew Cooper
      • Front cover photography – Sam Haskins
      • Portrait photography – Deidre O' Callahan
      • Publishers – EMI Music Publishing and Deltasonic Music
      • Management – Geoff Barradale and Ian McAndrew for Widelife Entertainment
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      Charts

      Charts (2008) Peak
      position
      UK Albums Chart 1
      Belgium Albums Chart 4
      Dutch Albums Chart 12
      French Albums Chart 18
      Norwegian Albums Chart 23
      Australia ARIA Albums Chart 30
      Swedish Albums Chart 34
      Italian Albums Chart 56
      Canadian Albums Chart 65
      U.S. Billboard 200 111
      U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart 1
      U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart 9
      Preceded by
      Konk by The Kooks      		 UK Album Chart number-one album
      27 April 2008 – 4 May 2008      		 Succeeded by
      Hard Candy by Madonna
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      Release history

      Region Date Label Format Catalog
      Japan[17] 15 April 2008 Hostess CD HSE-10065
      Germany[18] 18 April 2008 Domino Records CD
      United Kingdom[19] 21 April 2008 Domino Records CD WIGCD2008
      LP WIGLP208
      Australia[20] 21 April 2008 EMI Music Australia CD
      Europe[21] 25 April 2008 CD
      United States[22] 6 May 2008 Domino Records CD CDNO181
      Brazil 25 August 2008 EMI Music Brazil CD
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      References

      1. ^ Michaels, Sean (20 February 2008). "Alex Turner ready with new side project album". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-25. 
      2. ^ a b c "The Age of the Understatement review". allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
      3. ^ "Last Shadow Puppets Single". Clash. Retrieved 15 March 2011. 
      4. ^ Blender
      5. ^ Drowned in Sound
      6. ^ The Guardian
      7. ^ NME
      8. ^ The Observer
      9. ^ Pitchfork Media
      10. ^ Rolling Stone
      11. ^ The Times
      12. ^ Uncut
      13. ^ Greenwood, Phoebe (20 February 2008). "Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner christens new collaboration The Last Shadow Puppets". Times Online. Retrieved 2008-02-25. 
      14. ^ Bearded magazine
      15. ^ "Five Girls (1962)". Photography. Retrieved 2010-02-01. 
      16. ^ "The Age Of The Understatement". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      17. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". EIL.com. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      18. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". Amazon.de. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      19. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". Domino UK. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      20. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". Herald Sun HiT. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      21. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
      22. ^ "The Age of the Understatement". Domino USA. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
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