Blog: Snob's Music

The Last Shadow Puppets is a project by Arctic Monkey Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane. Their new album The Age of the Understatement has been shortlisted for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. This represents the third straight year Turner has been nominated (two previous Arctic Monkeys nominations). The Age of the Understatement is not for people expecting Arctic Monkeys light. Like any good side project, it sees the participants breaking from the styles they are traditionally known for and experimenting with something new. [...]