Polling Without Context

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

[Poll #1018696]

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Incidentally I rather like the new Arctic Monkeys single 'Fluorescent Adolescent' - it reminds me of (the idea of) The Strokes!

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, I combine my "guilty pleasure" Poptimist membership with my "street cred" Drowned In Sound membership, and over on the other place, there is universal horror at the choice of 'Fluorescent Adolescent' as the new single. It is clearly the most commercial, radio-friendly, lighters in the air track that the Arctics have recorded. Most people over on DiS assume that this is the record company trying to drum up some singles sales, although generally, the Arctics have had a lot of say in what gets released and when - after all, that was why they signed to Domino and not a major in the first place. If this is the case, then it seems to have backfired - despite being seen as an albums band, the new single might well be the first by the Arctics to fail to make the Top 5 of the singles chart.