Everything You've Come to Expect

Everything You've Come to Expect is the second album by The Last Shadow Puppets, featuring Alex Turner, Miles Kane, James Ford, and Zach Dawes, with string arrangements by Owen Pallett. It was released on 1 April 2016 on Domino Records.

Everything You've Come to Expect
Studio album by
The Last Shadow Puppets
Released1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
RecordedSummer 2015
StudioShangri La, Malibu, CA
GenreBaroque pop · indie rock · art rock
Length37:23
LabelDomino
ProducerJames Ford
The Last Shadow Puppets chronology
The Age of the Understatement
(2008)		 Everything You've Come to Expect
(2016)		 The Dream Synopsis
(2016)
Singles from Everything You've Come to Expect
  1. "Bad Habits"
    Released: 10 January 2016
  2. "Everything You've Come to Expect (promotional)"
    Released: 10 March 2016
  3. "Aviation"
    Released: 16 March 2016
  4. "Miracle Aligner (promotional)"
    Released: 28 March 2016

Background and recording

In an interview with Live4Ever, co-lead vocalist Alex Turner explained that the album originated from songwriting with fellow vocalist Miles Kane with the two quickly then feeling the desire to revive the project.[1] The album was recorded in the summer of 2015 in Rick Rubin's Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California.[2][3][4] The band explained it to be the second installment in a trilogy of albums to be released by the band.[5] In an interview with NME, the Last Shadow Puppets stated that their songwriting was influenced by Isaac Hayes and The Style Council, as opposed to the Scott Walker influences of their first album.[2] After speculation about work on the album sparked by a tweet from arranger Owen Pallett, album producer James Ford stated in November 2015 that the album had been finished.[6]

In an interview with LA Weekly, the band stated that the orchestra featured on the album was recorded in Hollywood studio United Recording.[7]

Album art

The album art consists of a photo of singer Tina Turner dancing, as photographed by Jack Robinson in November 1969 in New York City.[8]

The record cover beat Blackstar by David Bowie to win the prize for best album artwork 2016. The prize was organised by Art Vinyl.[9]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10[10]
Metacritic70/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Daily Telegraph[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
Mojo[16]
NME4/5[17]
Pitchfork5.6/10[18]
Q[19]
Rolling Stone[20]
Uncut7/10[21]

Everything You've Come to Expect received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[11]

In a positive review, The Independent noted the album's experimental nature, but wrote that the album "improves over time."[15]

Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016
56[22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Turner and Miles Kane, except where noted.

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Aviation"Kane3:43
2."Miracle Aligner" (Turner, Alexandra Savior)Turner4:05
3."Dracula Teeth"Turner with Kane2:51
4."Everything You've Come to Expect"Turner with Kane3:13
5."The Element of Surprise"Turner with Kane2:52
6."Bad Habits"Kane3:00
7."Sweet Dreams, TN" (Turner)Turner3:56
8."Used to Be My Girl"Kane and Turner2:55
9."She Does the Woods"Turner3:30
10."Pattern"Kane4:15
11."The Dream Synopsis" (Turner)Turner3:03
Total length:37:23
Digital edition[23]
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
12."The Bourne Identity" (Turner)Turner3:05
Total length:40:28
Digital deluxe edition (The Dream Synopsis EP)[24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Aviation" (The Dream Synopsis EP Version)
  • Turner
  • Kane
3:46
14."Les Cactus"
3:20
15."Totally Wired"
3:37
16."This Is Your Life"Rob Chapman2:55
17."Is This What You Wanted"Leonard Cohen6:46
18."The Dream Synopsis" (The Dream Synopsis EP Version)Turner3:42
Total length:64:34
Limited edition LP – bonus 7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Bad Habits"3:00
2."The Bourne Identity" (Turner)3:05
Total length:6:05

Personnel
See also: The Dream Synopsis § Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[25]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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