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People obsessing over the songs? Sold-out gigs full of stage-diving nutcases? Hardcore fans pressed up against venue windows, just hoping to catch a glimpse? Such checkpoints have all been ticked. So, here we are, standing at the precipice of something possibly really big, but it all almost doesn't matter because their debut album is so damn good.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe reference points are wide and varied. Musically, there's musical bits of The Stone Roses,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat's The Story Morning Glory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNevermind\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Opener \"The View from the Afternoon\" predicts a ruckus with a whole lot more grit than the Kaisers can muster, while on the mellow \"Riot Van,\" a tale of underage drinking and cop-baiting culminates in a messy beating in the back of a station wagon. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLook beyond the Arctics' bristly, laddish exterior, however, because it's actually affairs of the heart that comprise this album's secret core: see the sweaty-palmed \"Dancing Shoes,\" bearing testament to the trial of nerves that is pulling in a suburban indie nightclub, or \"Mardy Bum\" - a tribute to a moody girlfriend that, for all its witty barbs is tinted with sweet affection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArctic Monkeys\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.  The View From The Afternoon       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2.  I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3.  Fake Tales Of San Francisco       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4.  Dancing Shoes             \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5.  Still Take You Home       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6.  Riot Van       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7.  Red Light Indicates The Doors Are Secure       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8.  Mardy Bum       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9.  Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...       \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. 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