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Arctic Monkeys fifth record is absolutely and unarguably the most incredible album of their career. It might also be the greatest record of the last decade. It's not, however, the work of a band operating at their absolute peak that's yet to come. Its the work of a band still growing, still fine-tuning, still learning and still experimenting; a band who will not look back on this record as a career high, but as the moment they stopped being defined by genre and instead became artists. Not a rock band, definitely not an indie band, but artists. Think Bowie, think The Beatles, think Stevie Wonder and think Bob Dylan. From this point on, Arctic Monkeys can do whatever they want, sound however they like, and always be Arctic Monkeys. But that's all for another day, sometime in their stupidly bright future. For now, we should celebrate this record for what it is 41 minutes and 57 seconds of near perfection. 10/10 NME

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