The countdown is on: Arctic Monkeys’ long-awaited seventh studio album THE CAR will be released on October 21st. The single “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” was released as a first harbinger at the end of August. A second sample has now also been delivered: “Body Paint” was released on September 29th.
Arctic Monkeys introduced the second precursor on September 22nd during an intimate show at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York. The band then announced the release on their Instagram story, saying “Body Paint” would be played on BBC Radio 1 at 6pm.
At the same time, the song was also released on all major streaming platforms. In a review of Arctic Monkeys’ recent New York performance, NME called the new song a “slow-burning, guitar-backed” number. Hear and see the song here:
“On this record, science fiction is off the table”
Also, Alex Turner said in an interview for Big Issue that the band is “getting down to earth” on the forthcoming album. Turner is referring to the 2018 record TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO, which was relatively controversial. “Sci-fi is off the table on this record,” says Turner. Most recently, the compilation LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL was released in 2020.
Check out the music video for There’d Better Be A Mirrorball, directed by Alex Turner:
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