Do I Wanna Know?
First released in 2013
About the song
“Do I Wanna Know?” appeared on Arctic Monkeys’ 2013 album AM. Its heavy, measured guitar figure marks a different approach from the group’s early recordings, emphasizing space, repetition and a restrained sense of tension.
Sound and arrangement
Alex Turner’s close vocal delivery is surrounded by higher backing voices and a deliberately weighty rhythm section. The central riff moves through the song like a recurring thought, linking its different sections.
Listening closely
Listen to the distance between the drum hits and the way the backing vocals answer the lead. Those small exchanges make the arrangement feel spacious even when its individual sounds are dense.
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