Arctic Monkeys are commonly known for their rather inflated wit and Alex Turner’s distinguishing voice, not to mention the drenching sweetness of their guitar licks and melodies. Their new video for “Black Treacle,” off Suck It And See (Domino), does a decent job of accompanying its namesake song, but in a bizarrely disjointed way reminiscent of Sleigh Bells’ clip for “Rill Rill.” While the video may make (arguably) more sense than the one for “Fluorescent Adolescent,” one factor remains constant: The Monkeys still seem to be obsessed with a surreal criminal underworld, though one no longer drenched in sepia and now transposed upon the U.S. Get a taste of “Black Treacle” below.
