#late sias era

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#alex turner #arctic monkeys #matt helders #late sias era #sias #suck it and see #this interview is so silly #i love this clip so much #my 1000th post!

[pretty-vizitor]

Painting my fave Alex moments for no reason 1/?

Pls share with ur wank friends

#no one asked for this but sweaty sleepy desperately hungover alex lives in my head rent free and i had to get him out somehow #this is barely finished but idc have him #Alex Turner #arctic monkeys #alex turner fanart #the interview is called ‘arctic monkeys slang lesson’ if ur unfamiliar and it’s so stupid highly reccomend #don’t look at his hand I forgot to shade it but just don’t look ok #late sias era alex was so baby pink so rock n roll so slutty so loml #sias bf hours

[thurnerstorms]

AM

let's see

no. 1 party anthem (can they please add it to the setlist for good?)

fireside

r u mine?

arabella

knee socks

i wanna be yours

why'd you only call me when you're high?

do i wanna know?

i want it all

one for the road

snap out of it (and take this one out?)

mad sounds

#despite both r u mine and diwk being so overplayed #r u mine has always remained one of my favs from the album #it's that late sias feel that new tattoo fresh quiff black tee black jeans era #thank you!! #ask #anonymous

[depressedraisin]

notes on "mr. snarl"

hello, hello, hello welcome to the mr. snarl is high camp discourse. i've been readin' and thinkin' and drivin' myself nuts over this, so i'll be blabberin' on for a good minute. bear with me.

before we dive into any discussion of camp, we ofcourse need to understand what camp is in the first place. camp as an idea is nearly impossible to neatly put down in a few words or a sentence. it has no definition as of such. camp is loud. camp is ostentatious. camp is exaggerated. camp is 'too much'. camp is gay. camp is ironic. camp is cheeky. drag is camp. marlene dietrich is camp. baroque art is camp. cher is camp. mommie dearest (1981) is camp. the rocky horror picture show (1975) is camp. dostoevsky is camp.

the girlies who get camp get it, those who don't, don't.

however we do have susan sontag's 1964 seminal essay 'notes on "camp"' from where most of our contemporary ideas and understanding of 'camp' comes from. in her essay, sontag noted 58 points on what camp is or might be. for our purposes in this post, we'll go by those. because it is the camp bible of course. and i am a pretentious bitch.

now before we get to the meat of the matter, a quick detour to discuss the many faces of alex turner.

alex's personas have now come to as closely associated to his image as an artist and public figure as blonde wigs are with dolly parton, i suppose. it even has its own section in alex's wiki page. he is one those performers to whom the "eras" concept can truly and perfectly apply. he is a different man on stage with every new album, each 'era' is unique from the other and distinctly defined. a new 'era' for alex is not only a change of a haircut or a new pallette, it is a total revamping of his mannerisms and performance style and public image. be it mr. schwarz (the car era), mark (tbhc era) or oliver tate sr. (early sias era), each one of his personas is another way in which he represents the themes of that album. understanding a persona is integral to understanding the album.

and alex admits to as such. each Performer is a fractured reflection of his own self, and of the album.

but. but. i do not think that he has always made use of the Performer, or atleast, tried to make perceivable distinctions between them. in the first three-four years of his career- during WPSIATWIN and FWN, he presented as just Some Guy. just another normal bloke from sheffield. which, you could argue, was the persona that fit the context of those albums, but i would say that he was probably not putting that much thought into it at the time. it isn't until TAOTU that we see alex using his on-stage fashion to project a certain kind of image that ties in with the music he's playing. (do i think it's miles' handiwork? yes.). the lil suits and ties and beatles-mop cuts, y'know.

the first distinct Performer appears during the Humbug era. the soft-spoken, brooding, fawn-mannered poet who is probably hiding a bagful of secrets and hang-ups behind those layers of brown curls- let's call her him aly. then we have the bright-eyed, puppy-smiled, deep-voiced loverboy of the early SIAS era. i propose to call him oliver tate sr. (after the guy from submarine (2010) obviously). then mr. snarl- we'll get to him later. the loud and theatrical and slutty and deliciously gay EYCTE era persona. then the melancholic space poet mark of TBH&C and finally the suave auteur of The Car- mr. schwarz.

mr. snarl is the one who has garnered the most fascination and endured the most in popular imagination. dare i say, AM-era alex turner is a lowkey late 2010s pop culture icon. it is very easy to understand why- the quiff, the leather jackets, the perpetual sunglasses, the biker boots, the LA drawl tinging his sheffield accent, the devil-may-care wantoness. the girlies on tiktok and pinterest aren't obsessed with him for nothing.

so, what makes mr. snarl camp? what am i yapping on about?

let's get back to sontag.

camp is artificial. camp is ironic. mr. snarl is too. he is a character. he is a mask. *cue the bourne identity and body paint*. 'artificial' does not imply fake or dishonest. we should be careful not to be quick in putting any value judgement onto this artificiality- the aritifice is a quality of camp. you can't appreciate camp, if you snigger at the artificial.

2. camp is character. mr. snarl is a character if there ever was one. extremely defined, visually and behaviourally- you see a performance and can immediately recognise the moment mr. snarl is peeking through. he is also very intensely one thing- very intensely masculine, very intensely rockabilly, very intensely rock god. he is 'instant character' as sontag puts it, which is why perhaps he so immediately and so firmly gripped our collective imagination.

3. camp is exaggerated. camp is style. do i even need to elaborate on this? Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian said it much better than i could- alex ironically "played with the role" of being a rockstar but simultaneously "can't help but be a real rock star." so, to put it in sontagian terms, he is not a rockstar but a "rock star"

the 2014 brit awards speech is the peak of this ironic, exaggerated performance i think. (i'm still waiting for someone to do a drag performance based on it).

4. but to me, what makes mr. snarl camp is his performance of gender. now let's get one thing clear- camp is not effeminate or queer behaviour. it is the "spirit of extravagance", so any kind of extravagant and ironic presentation of gender can be under the purview of camp.

this performance of gender is not the david bowie or marc bolan or brian molko kind, no. this performance of gender is much subtle, much more nuanced- he wasn't playing around with rigid definitions of gender or crossing gender lines. he wasn't trying to say something with it necessarily. i doubt even, if it was a purposeful thing that he was thinking of back then.

but mr. snarl is a performance of gender. it is a performance of masculinity. and the thing that makes it so very interesting is that it was a cis, straight man doing it.

[if y'all are interested, another interesting example is dolly parton + her persona + her performance of exaggerated femininity. for more on that i'll point you towards be kind rewind's video essay on her.]

mr. snarl was an image of a very certain kind of masculinity. 1950s, elvis presley, rockabilly, greasers, james dean- these are some of the pop culture touchstones that come to mind when we think of mr. snarl. he is also decidedly american. a "fictional character from america" as alex later put it. was this whole persona thing an effort to conquer america then? perhaps...but eh. there is no way i can conclusively say that. it certainly helped that cause. AM the album was very us-american in essence-- it drew from hiphop and r&b after all. the soundscape of the arctic monkeys was very much rooted in its northern british indie roots, and AM was the first one that was clearly not. and mr. snarl was just a visual reflection of that. [for more on how the arctic monkeys conquered the us]

mr. snarl was a certain kind of masculine in a way alex turner personas haven't been previously or since. he has always presented as conventionally masculine. even the humbug persona- him being my girlfriend notwithstanding- is not much different from the aesthetics of say, ray davies or mick jagger or george harrison back in the 60s and 70s. the slightly effeminate dramaticism of eycte is not exactly gender-bending as such.

but mr. snarl was hypermasculine. masculinity has had an interesting place in his lyrics up until they- they are both critical ('brianstorm' 'a certain romance') and fascinated ('jeweller's hand' 'catapult') of more aggressive masculine characteristics. (he does use a lot of very sexual but not necessarily erotic language to describe said masculinity- but that's another can of worms.) mr. snarl was in a way, alex being those characters from those songs he was writing about. mr. snarl also very aggressively straight. straight with a capital s. his songs in AM still had the self-abasing and submissive undertones to the narrator that love songs from humbug and sias, but much toned down. he was out there shouting out his girlfriend on stage. and who can forget the "ladiessssssss!" moment. he had models hanging off him in photoshoots.

you probably saw these photos and thought- "what the fuck?!" with a cackle. that is exactly what makes mr. snarl camp. the irony, the ridiculousness of it all.

5. i don't think alex was trying to be or do camp. camp is best when it is not intentional. i can even confidently wager alex would not take it as a compliment if i showed him this essay. a lot of very "serious" people look down upon camp as something lowbrow and tacky and unserious. but it isn't. i would go ahead and classify mr. snarl under naive camp- he is trying to be straightlaced and serious, but failing grandly, which makes it deliciously camp.

so. mr. snarl was an exaggerated representation of masculinity. in a sense, mr. snarl was basically drag. alex turner being "Alex Turner".

#alex turner #arctic monkeys #the last shadow puppets #camp #susan sontag #i spent wayyyy to much time on this #journal of alex turner studies

[mrschwartz]

every time i see comments under any video of late sias-am era alex that say "omg alex is so effortlessly cool" i can't help but genuinely laugh bc ncdfjncvjfvj it was So effortful lmao. homeboy was trying so hard it's hilarious

#alex turner

[savorypink]

mickey i have a rather unusual request to make lol my birthday is coming up (it's this friday - very insightful to be born on women's day) and i know i'm going to have a shitty day because i'm going to work all day and i still have to go to uni at night 💀

anyway, i just know that one of the only things that can improve my day is a blurb of al and bling fucking on his motorcycle because they never did it yet (since sweetener is in the late sias era, my dream is to fuck with him on top of that motorcycle) 🥺

happy birthday anon! 🎂💗

the tune of your boots clicking against the asphalt is harmonious. you purposefully elongate the melody, knowing your lover is in earshot to savor each sound as he watches you approach, almost in a dream-like trance. your hips sway like a metronome, the curve-hugging leather of your mini-skirt quietly rustling as you exit the gas station store, a slushie keeping your hand and mouth occupied.

the details of your figure are prominent beneath the leather of your jacket, the silver zipper of your all-black getup glistening under the gas station's lights. your aura dizzies his head; it almost doesn't seem real, even as you stand beside him.

you slurp away at your drink with your head on alex's shoulder, a tender gesture that reminds him that you are—in fact—real. he finishes his cigarette with a long drag before tossing it to the ground and crushing it beneath his boot. alex rests his head against your own, your warmth and the fruity scent of your shampoo are familiar comforts—all real comforts.

"where to next?" you ask.

"wherever you wanna go." he kisses your head, allowing his arm to snake around your middle.

you set your drink on the ground before walking towards the bike. "take me home then." you shove your icy hands into your pocket. "it's freezing."

"you don't think your outfit is to blame for that?" alex grins.

"i was dressing for the occasion," you chuckle, cupping his warm face in your cold hands. your thumbs graze his pale cheeks as color begins to fill them. "don't act like you don't love it."

"oh, i do." he muses, placing both hands on either side of your hips. "i don't have to act either."

"then don't. show me."

alex's fingers linger along your hips before he sits on the motorcycle again, patting the space he made available for you to sit in front of him. once you straddle the bike, you're surprised your skin could get any colder than it is now, your bare skin freezing against the leather saddle. alex sweeps you into a restless kiss when you connect with the seat; the sweet and slightly tart flavor of the cherry slushie you drank suddenly becomes more indulgent when stuck to your tongue. hooking your fingers in the loops of his jeans, you yank him closer, letting his tongue dwell deeper into your mouth, emitting a hungry groan out of his throat.

his hands need to figure out where to begin, and having you seated on the bike doesn't allow much, either. alex fumbles with the zipper of your jacket, breaking the kiss once it's unzipped and your bare chest is in view, your body jewelry shimmering in the moonlight. his kisses are rough along your neck as he kneads your breasts, gently tugging and twisting your piercings.

you moan as you grind your hips into the seat while his hands work you, digging your manicured nails into his leather-clad shoulder, surely leaving marks in his jacket. Alex pulls your skirt up and grins as you shudder, your unclothed core gushing underneath the frigid air.

"no wonder you're cold." he turns on the gopro mounted in the center of the bike's handlebars. "i ought to spank you for that."

he'll save that for the next video.

you dip backward to rest against the cool metal of the gas tank, holding both handlebars to steady yourself. you hiss as alex slides two cold digits into your wet, warm walls, gripping the handles tighter as his nimble fingers pump in and out of you in a delightful rhythm. his thumb flicks at your clit while his fingers continue thrusting; your hips hover over the seat as your bliss intensifies.

your slick dribbles onto the leather of the bike's seat as you needily roll your hips against his fingers, entirely at his mercy. His fingers come out of you with a squelch, and you whine, continuing to roll your hips against the chilly air; you want something.

the clanking of his belt coming undone makes your cunt swell as he teasingly drags the tip of cock between your soaked, warm folds. your grip on the handles becomes vicious as his cock finally slips inside your aching walls, your toes curling in bliss beneath the sole of your boots. your moans and alex's rapid pants are visible in cloudy puffs in the night sky as his hips collide with yours over and over, your breasts bouncing softly with each delicious snap of his hips.

the humming of cars on the side of the road sends your heart into rapid spasms, the headlights of vehicles visible in tiny, glossy specks of your blurred vision. you break into a warm sweat, and your hands grow clammy as alex's thrusts get more desperate and deeper, the coarse hair lying above his cock drumming against your clit, sending small, lovely buzzes throughout the sensitive bud. alex's hands grip either side of your hips, almost hard enough to bruise the silky skin.

"there's no way we're allowed at this gas station anymore," he chuckles. one of his hands leaves your hips to point to the security camera hoisted above the parking lot's brick wall. "look."

as you rise to glimpse at the camera behind you, alex hauls you into his lap, his hands cupping your ass before giving the flesh a harsh spank.

"let's give 'em a show, pretty girl."

your arms snake around his neck as he guides your hips up and down his cock, a familiar warmth brewing in your belly as his tip slams against your g-spot repeatedly. his nails begin to dig into the skin of your hips when you feel his cock spasm inside you, hot droplets of his forthcoming release spilling onto the seat. you harshly bite marks into his neck as your walls close around him for the final time. alex follows in your tracks, holding your hips in place as he spills inside you, your once-frozen body now hot with sweat and the warm, stickiness of his release fuzzing your pounding chest.

as alex pants away in your ear, you notice a figure slowly making its way toward the both of you. you recognize their clothing, the red and yellow colors of the gas station's logo printed along the collar of their shirt. also, are they holding a broom? you tap on alex's shoulders as the figure becomes clearer, swiftly zipping your jacket and hoping your boyfriend sees the growing panic in your eyes.

you feel the bike tilt as alex kicks up the bike stand, the feeling of angry eyes seeping into his sweaty back and his brain finally picking up on your nervous movements. he turns the keys in the ignition, roaring the engine as you two make it out of the parking lot by the skin of your teeth.

your panic washes away in turn of relief as the large wheels of the bike ride smoothly against the road. You smile to yourself and kiss alex’s cheek, your brows raising when you remember that you may be forgetting something.

"wait! my slushie!"

#swtnr: blurbs #i hope you have a good one!!!! manifesting u get everything u want 2day!!! 💗💗💗

[bvnnyholly]

the evans and their favorite arctic monkeys album (gn!reader x the evans)

note: this only consists of tate, kit, kyle, jimmy, jpm, rory and kai— their seasons are the only ones i've watched LMAO. they're also the only ones i think would listen to the monkeys.

CAUTION: opinions, slight mentions of intercourse, mentions of being impregnated, cursing, and ahs spoilers.

tate langdon - favorite worst nightmare

-he's definitely a big fwn guy, alex turner wrote 'do me a favor' just for him I JUST KNOW IT. the album title fits him too.

-he found out about arctic monkeys through you when he was looking at your spotify playlist. he found the band name a little bit silly so he played it but to his surprise, he actually liked it.

-his favorite songs have to be brianstorm and d is for dangerous.

-he probably also like 'humbug' and 'whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not'.

kit walker - the car

-not so sure about this but considering that he works at a gas station, 'the car' kinda fits him and it also sounds kinda old and funky so i think kit would like that

-he probably listens to arctic monkeys when you play it in your record player. he wasn't really a big fan of it at first but he grew into it and the band reminds him alot about you so he really likes it now.

-his favorite song is probably 'i ain't quite where i think i am' and 'body paint'

-he also likes tranquility base hotel and casino and plays it after a long day at work

kyle spencer - whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not + humbug

pre-death

-he definitely likes wpsia and relates to it.

-he discovered it at a frat party and liked it. he probably listens to them after class. you both became friends because you also liked the monkeys.

- his favorite song has to be 'riot van', 'certain romance', and 'mardy bum'

-he also likes am because who doesn't

franken kyle

-humbug is his favorite because of how slow it is and how it's not as fast paced like the other albums.

-he listens to arctic monkeys when you play it and cuddle with him. you play it so much while you guys cuddle to the point where he associates the band with cuddling.

-his favorite songs are 'secret door' and 'cornerstone'

-he also likes tbhc because it's calm, he gets jumpscared when 'she looks like fun' plays though. he also likes 'i wanna be yours', the calm stuff basically.

jimmy darling - am

-jimmy definitely likes 'am'. his hair is also just as musty and covered in hair gel like alex in his late 'sias' and 'am' era.

-he heard 'am' through the local radio and really liked it. he sings 'r u mine?' for you in one of his performances on the freak show, and you absolutely love it.

-one of his favorites are 'do i wanna know?', 'fireside', and 'snap out of it', but absolutely despises 'why'd you only call me when you're high?' because he says "the lyrics are too real".

-jimmy stays loyal to his beloved 'am', probably because he doesn't know other albums exist, you're trying to get him into 'sias' though.

james patrick march - tranquility base hotel and casino

-james adores 'tbhc', he thinks the storytelling and the story itself is genius. but even how much he likes it, he wouldn't be caught alive listening to it (probably because he's dead).

-he first listened to the monkeys when you asked him to play something that isn't jazz. you forced him to spin one of your records, so he picked 'tbhc' because he found the title intriguing. he loves it but would never admit to you.

-'star treatment', 'one point perspective', and the title track are always on repeat for him. he thinks 'golden trunks' are the two of yous' song.

-james probably doesn't explore the arctic monkeys much, he listened to 'the car' but it was too modern for his taste.

rory monahan - suck it and see

-assuming that rory lives in california, he would definitely listen to "sias'. he also fits the album's aesthetic very well.

-you both discovered arctic monkeys at a record store. he picked 'suck it and see' as a joke and because he's a borny little shit. to his surprise, he ended up liking it though.

-'black treacle', 'piledriver waltz', and the title track are his favorites. you'd both debate on which one is better: the 'sias' version of 'piledriver waltz' or alex turner's version, he always defends the 'sias' version for some reason.

-he probably listens to the other albums but not as much as he does to 'sias'.

kai anderson - am

-he doesn't listen to 'am' that much, he doesn't listen to music that much in general. he thinks it's something sacred and should only be listened to when doing something holy, like creating a messiah with your sister through your gay boy toy twink cult member.

-he discovered 'am' through the internet, and plays it typically when he works out or attempting to "create a messiah" with you.

-he only listens to 'do i wanna know' because it's average republican behavior—he also only listens to mainstream music so like it's the only song he knows.

-as i said, mainstream music type of guy, so definitely only am.

#american horror story #evan peters #evan peters fanfic #evan peters x reader #tate langdon #tate langdon fanfic #tate langdon x reader #kit walker #kit walker fanfic #kit walker x reader #kyle spencer #kyle spencer fanfic #kyle spencer x reader #jimmy darling #jimmy darling fanfic #jimmy darling x reader #james patrick march #james patrick march fanfic #james patrick march x reader #rory monahan #rory monahan x reader #rory monahan fanfic #kai anderson #kai anderson fanfic #kai anderson x reader #ahs murder house #ahs fandom #ahs coven #ahs roanoke #ahs freakshow

[kanesturner]

Arctic monkeys live @ Lollapalooza, Chicago, August 7th, Grant Park

Late sias era - the triumph shirt is literally one of his best looks!

#alex turner #arctic monkeys #triumph #sias era #sias #hes so pretty #i need him #alexturnerdestroyme #lollapalooza

[a-moth-to-the-light]

Most-Listened of February 2024

[last month]

Out of all the releases I've been interested in these past two months, I feel like I've listened to barely any of them :( But I've really, really loved the ones I've gotten around to checking out, so I've been having a great couple months of music anyway! My music taste is in its seasonal transition--plenty of bleak winter stuff this month, but I've been craving big heartstopping pop anthems, too (G-IDLE's "Revenge" isn't on here, but I've been loving it lately).

1. Ahora y Aquí -- Ramon Mirabet, Bely Basarte

So I keep saying I'm tired of the 80s-inspired synthpop trend that's taken over our post-"Blinding Lights" world, but here I am with this at the top of my list. No but this one's DIFFERENT, SHE'S NOT LIKE OTHER SYNTHPOP. As with most tracks blessed by Bely Basarte, the vocals are what elevates this for me--they're unexpectedly gritty for a sleek pop track like this, and when both singers let it all out in that last chorus, I understand what it means to go feral. It has all the uncontrolled chaos of a real dance party, and I love it!!

2. Lejos -- Andrea Santiago

This is a pretty by-the-numbers Andrea Santiago song, but even the most average of her music is a world of its own to escape into. I'm not sure how to feel about this new album--something feels really off about the production--but "Lejos" is absolutely hypnotizing! Definitely going to be bringing this one out at karaoke sometime, because it's exactly my type of angst (and the chorus jumps are SOOO fun to sing???).

3. Turning Tables -- Adele

I sulked to this song all month, and I don't regret a minute of it.

4. Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart -- Mitski

Do I win sapphic points for having Mitski in the top 5?

5. Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) -- Taylor Swift

LETS FAST FOWARD TWO THREE HUNDRED TAKEOUT COFFEES LATER !!!!!! Yeah I'm completely obsessed with that line. Taylor Swift always releases songs that are just SO fun to sing along to, so I'm running around my apartment like YOU SEARCH IN EVERY MODEL'S BED FOR SOMETHING GREATER, BABY !!!! This song is such an off-balance mix of humor and agony, so like I don't really understand it but I can't take my eyes off it. And that intro is GORGEOUS.

6. Easy -- Le Sserafim

I didn't get the hype for "Perfect Night", so I didn't particularly care either way about this comeback--until I heard it. And oh my god "Easy" got me on first listen. ("Smart" has been working its way up my On Repeat playlist, too.) Le Sserafim stole all my new-release energy this month, but my appreciation for "Easy" still hasn't died out. A silky-smooth song like this is perfect for my mood right now--their delivery is so casually confident, contagious enough that I can't help but feel stronger when I listen to it; but it's not so energetic that my poor gloomy winter-brain is overwhelmed. The production is really crisp, too, complimenting the vocals well and making for some really iconic moments. And yes i'm aware this is gg "Sticker". I still can't listen to "Sticker" (it gives me a headache), but this version isn't too annoying for me, I guess?

7. Unstoppable -- Sia

I actually don't have a real explanation for this one? I remembered this song existed mid-month (after having forgotten about it since 2016), had a crisis with it as a soundtrack, and now it's in the playlists.

8. Roaring 20s -- Panic! At The Disco

Burnout anthem?? Burnout anthem.

9. Outta My Head -- Jeon Somi

My commentary on every Somi song ever is just "Somi sing so pretty SQUEEEEEEEE". So, that's my review for "Outta My Head". I don't know if people still like this one, but my love for it hasn't died since "Birthday" era!

10. Budget (feat. Latto) -- Megan Thee Stallion, Latto

@shyreol got me with her Megan Thee Stallion agenda! I don't think I'd ever cared for a Megan Thee Stallion song before this year, but "Ungrateful" and "Budget" have me HOOKED.

11. Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) -- Taylor Swift

I don't know, I just really like it when the title drop goes BOOM !!

NOW THAT. WE DON'T. TALK.

12. Tinnitus (Wanna be a rock) -- TXT

WHOOOOO AFROBEATS !!!

13. There Will Be Tears -- Faux Paz

Faux Paz is back for round two on my 2024 monthly lists! They're my favorite holdover from my acappella days--their arrangements always hit hard, and there's something about the really gloomy, and also cathartic, acceptance in the phrase "there will be tears" when its repeated by this giant wall of voices? It really gets me. This isn't my favorite Faux Paz cover, but it's a song I can't look away from.

14. Escape Room -- fromis_9

I'm a gg stan, so this was going to show up on here eventually. Next up, Chung Ha's "Roller Coaster" ?

15. Hold The Girl -- Rina Sawayama

Stole this rec from @nayeonline a while ago (thank you for sharing!!), and it really hit this month :) This song goes all out with the angst, and Rina Sawayama has more than enough vocal power to do it justice!

Five-Star Songs (& Albums) This Month:

Ahora y Aquí -- Ramon Mirabet, Bely Basarte (bely basarte is two-for-two in 2024's five-star songs lists, and wow is it deserved)

DNA -- Yena (i have no idea what about this song makes it so perfect for me, but i love it 100x more than "good morning" for some reason?? it just hits SO hard)

Pirate Radio* -- Jean Dawson (okay i'm actually not a huge fan of dawson's voice, but this instrumental is too wonderful to leave off the list. i watched & enjoyed school spirits on netflix this month, and this is by far my favorite from the soundtrack! string instruments make my heart go BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and this song is just a delightful confection of them !!)

Vision -- G-IDLE (a sixth star added for that layering where someone's murmuring underneath the whispery vocals in the chorus??????? like it should NOT sound as good as it does but here we are ?????)

Prenderle Fuego a Todo -- Andrea Santiago (i want to start including albums on here, mostly to get myself to listen to more albums all the way through! i've been obsessed with a few songs from this album for years now, but i finally listened to the whole thing this month--and it's even more wonderful as a complete set. the CLOSING SONG ?? I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE SPENT YEARS OF MY LIFE IGNORING IT. when i'm listening to andrea santiago's music, i see the world with completely new eyes, and this album captures that wanderlust, an emotion i've actually never felt without help from music, even in its slow moments.)

#gimme all ur megan thee stallion recs guys #also there were three songs from 1989 taylor's version in my on repeat this month HELP #wonderland my beloved <3 #oh yeah and sza's saturn is on spotify now !! that's on the spring 2024 aesthetic playlist hell yeah #me when 2024

[rpfisfine]

me and james seeing any photo of alex with the wrist brace he had for a short while during late sias era

#just saw a pic of it again and took -92738473883848383 psychic damage #mp #made thisbgif myself for the special occasion

[despairinthedeqarture]

#alex turner #arctic monkeys #music #i love them #meow #fetus alex turner #i love alex turner so much #second fav is prob ebeard

[lescxctus]

𝜗𝜚 NEW BOT

alex turner, late sias era

seven minutes in heaven - you and alex are playing “seven minutes in heaven” with some friends at a party, when the bottle makes alex and you together.

#arctic monkeys #alex turner #alex turner fluff #alex turner smut #alex turner x reader #alex turner x y/n #alex turner x you #character ai #bot #tlsp #seven minutes in heaven

[soulsavvers]

honestly my favorite era is like early and late sias era (and of course eycte era) like he’s so beautiful and his hair i love him so much

#alex turner #arctic monkeys #sias era #suck it and see

[savorypink]

what era do you think al and bling settle down and have a kid? i wanna see late sias as a dad but i feel like they would have a kid later

for me it’s a toss up between the car and tbhc! they give me more dad vibes imo :3

#sweetener chats #mommy!bling

[daddy-long-legssss]

hiiii lovely lauren!! i am here to help you procrastinate some more <3 for the ask game, how about questions 10, 12 (👀) and 15? sending hugs!! 💞

hello my sweet! thank you for indulging me and supporting my procrastination 💗

10. favourite alex hair era has gotta be early/late sias. i love the floppy mushroom haircut and the infamous quiff when it was still longer on the top. honourable mention goes to the early car era too, he looked like such a handsome prince ✨

12. an arctic monkeys tattoo is happening in a couple weeks! very very excited for it and already thinking of others 👀

15. favourite b-side is such a tough one but i'd have to choose 'stop the world cause i wanna get off' it's too groovy and delicious. honourable mention to 'leave before the lights come on' and 'joining the dots'!

this was a lot of fun, thank you! 💖

#ask game #arctic monkeys

[rentsturner]

i feel so stupid, whos quiff alex? what year or era or wtv?

Just any Alex with a quiff (the hairstyle). So late SIAS and AM eras. Which I think is like 2010-2013? Not sure about that tho

#asks #anon