Submarine (EP)

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Submarine
Alex Turner Submarine.jpg
EP / soundtrack by
Alex Turner
Released14 February 2011 (2011-02-14)
Recorded2010
Studio
  • One Inch, London
  • Air, London[a]
GenreIndie pop[1]
Length19:00
LabelDomino
ProducerJames Ford
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]
Addict Music4/5 stars[4]
Crackle Feedback9/10 stars[5]
The Independent3/5 stars[6]
Pitchfork(7.6/10)[7]

Submarine is the debut solo EP by English musician and Arctic Monkeys lead vocalist Alex Turner. It was released on 18 March 2011 in the United Kingdom. The EP consists of six original songs by Alex Turner from the film Submarine and was released by Domino. Submarine, the debut film from Richard Ayoade, was based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne.[8]

Music[]

Original songs were written and performed by Turner, with additional instrumentation by James Ford. In his first effort as a solo artist, Turner changed his habitual rock style and delivers five different acoustic songs. The song "Piledriver Waltz" was later re-recorded by Turner's band Arctic Monkeys, for their fourth album Suck It and See.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Alex Turner; all music is composed by Turner and James Ford.

No.TitleLength
1."Stuck on the Puzzle (Intro)"0:54
2."Hiding Tonight"3:07
3."Glass in the Park"4:00
4."It's Hard to Get Around the Wind"4:07
5."Stuck on the Puzzle"3:31
6."Piledriver Waltz"3:25
Total length:19:04

Charts[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 97
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 56
UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company)[11] 35

Personnel[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Strings on track 6

References[]

  1. ^ Lenser, Barry (9 May 2018). "5 Reasons The New Arctic Monkeys Album Is Going To Rock Hard". The Federalist. Retrieved 6 April 2019. ... his soundtrack for the 2011 film 'Submarine' showed a deft touch for light and dreamy indie pop.
  2. ^ "Submarine (Alex Turner) Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ Thomas, Stephen (2011-05-31). "Submarine - Alex Turner". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  4. ^ "Alex Turner – Submarine EP | Review". Addict Music. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. ^ "Alex Turner - Submarine Album Review". Crackle Feedback. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  6. ^ Andy Gill (2011-03-18). "Album: Alex Turner, Submarine, Domino - Reviews - Music". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  7. ^ "Alex Turner: Submarine OST | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  8. ^ "Alex Turner Submarine Soundtrack EP CD The Music Shop". Musicshop.com.au. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  9. ^ "Alex Turner – Submarine". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Alex Turner – Submarine". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Alex Turner" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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