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Article: CD REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys deserving of hype
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- February 15, 2006
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Dan Stern
University Wire
02-15-2006
(Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Just like clockwork, a new year has brought with it a new British pop sensation, one that will supposedly save rock 'n' roll from its current, sorry state and lead it into a golden age. The 2006 installment of this phenomenon is Sheffield, England's Arctic Monkeys, a fiery teenage four-piece led by nineteen-year-old singer/guitarist Alex Turner.
One of the more hyped records in recent memory, the Arctic Monkeys' debut full-length, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" saw the band leap-frog over the likes of Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, the Libertines and Coldplay by not only debuting at No. 1 on the ...
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... ... builds on a hip new band from Europe. Two years ago everyone huffed and puffed about Franz Ferdinand; this year, everyone's panting audibly over Arctic Monkeys. Yet, after the disc sits in the player, one has to reflect back on the chatter ...
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