After their debut album, Arctic Monkeys returned with an EP of completely new material, breaking all marketing plans in the progress. It ranges from ultra-aggressive goth noise to the slacker-pop.
While this sophomore release is unmistakably Arctic Monkeys, everything's a little more muscular and aggressive as if some sort of critical mass is achieved through skillful song craft and sharp arrangements until an explosive release of energy.
The album mashes traditional songs and instrumentals - about death and drink, love and London - with those of frontman Shane MacGowan's - and all fuelled by the punk ethos.