Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tracklist
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is the sixth album by the English band Arctic Monkeys, released on 11 May 2018. The album also marks the first time that frontman Alex Turner has co-produced a full-length release from the band.
In December 2016, Turner confirmed to BBC Radio Sheffield that the band was working on a new record. In September 2017, bassist Nick O'Malley announced that the band was indeed in the studio.
Part of the album cover was then revealed on 29 January 2018 through social media and their website.
On 5 April 2018, Arctic Monkeys released the album trailer, along with the album tracklist and its title.
On April 24, 2018, a representative for the band announced there would be no singles released before the album itself.
The album is a concept album featuring the stories from “Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino” and the guests staying there.
“Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino” Q&A
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Has Alex Turner spoken about writing this album?
He has. In an interview with BeatRoute he said about lyrics:
For me, the songs seem to have a mind of their own to some extent. Everything seemed to decide it wanted to go into this sort of other world, I suppose. I think a lot of that is instinct at this point. There is not a moment where I’m sitting with a blank piece of paper and I’m thinking, ‘What kind of ride am I gonna take the kids on this time?’ It’s just sort of… yeah, instinctive."
And about the music:
The places where my fingers fell on the piano made sounds that surprised me and encouraged me to move in a different direction than I would have if I was sitting there with an acoustic guitar. The music seemed to suggest these melodies and lyrics to me. A lot of it came from the piano.”
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Is it true that the album almost became an Alex Turner solo record?
It’s true. According to The Independent, the band at one point discussed whether the approach taken to the record’s writing and its overall sound would be better served by being released through Turner alone.
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Where is Tranquility Base?
Tranquility Base (Latin: Statio Tranquillitatis) is the site on the Moon where humans landed and walked on another celestial body for the first time in history. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at this location. The two astronauts spent two hours on the moon surface, examining it and collecting samples for scientific analysis.
Tranquility Base has remained unvisited since then.
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Will there be any singles released prior to May 11th, 2018?
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How did the album perform on the Billboard charts?
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200, about two weeks after its initial release. The LP stayed on the chart for 3 weeks.
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Album Trailer
