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A groove-driven ballad, reminiscent of Scott Walker’s 1960’s sound, “My Mistakes Were Made For You” narrates the story of a girl who’s “innocence and arrogance entwined” lead her to get involved with the celebrity singing the lyrics. Released as the third single for "The Age Of The Understatement", the song peaked at 81st place in the UK Singles Chart, one of the best for the young supergroup. According to Pitchfork: "Lyrically, Turner and Kane construct the cryptic tale of a woman who might be a groupie; their deft wordplay is clear enough taken one line at a time, b… read more
A groove-driven ballad, reminiscent of Scott Walker’s 1960’s sound, “My Mistakes Were Made For You” narrates the story of a girl who’s “innocence and… read more
A groove-driven ballad, reminiscent of Scott Walker’s 1960’s sound, “My Mistakes Were Made For You” narrates the story of a girl who’s “innocence and arrogance entwined” lead her to get … read more

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The Last Shadow Puppets is an English supergroup that consists of Alex Turner of Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals. They released their debut album, The Age Of The Understatement, on the 21st April 2008 in the U.K., and 6th May in the U.S. The album also features James Ford (producer and half of the duo Simian Mobile Disco) and string arrangements from Owen Pallett. The album went straight to number one in the U.K. Albums Chart. Their first single "The Age Of The Understatement" was released on the 14th of April, with a new song titled "Two… read more
The Last Shadow Puppets is an English supergroup that consists of Alex Turner of Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals. They released their debut album, The Age Of Th… read more
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