Arctic Monkeys: More hype from the UK

You can sum up the value of British music exports this way:

Once or twice a year the English music press - in what has to be a carefully coordinated effort of groupthink - hypes some garage band and declares them the best thing since The Beatles or The Stones. In the case of Arctic Monkeys, the American press has declared that FINALLY one of these stupid bands is worth a shit.

Arctic Monkeys are worth a shit, but not worth nearly as much as the British believe. Somehow everyone got the impression that a semi-concept album about hittin' the clubs qualifies as genius, but the fact is that the Monkees, er Monkeys, just make nice catchy rock and roll. Nothin' wrong with that, and don't hold the hype against them.

But get real - when your biggest contribution to pop music in the last 10 years is fuckin' Coldplay, don't try to sell me more of your shit.