The Last Shadow Puppets just put out a digital single and it was quite the little package! It is called My Mistakes Were Made for You which had already appeared on their first album but it’s the B-sides that make the package. At first, I was a little disappointed because the two new songs were on different packages, one was on the vinyl (which I have no way of playing) and the other was on CD. The digital release has both new songs AND a live performance of an old one AND four acoustic versions of their old songs. I was quite surprised to see the acoustic ones since they will not appear in any of the physical releases. However, the digital release will also have a physical release but only in the US. It’s due out November 4th.
This is the tracklist for the various versions:
- CD RUG 309CD and digital
- “My Mistakes Were Made for You” – 3.04
- “Separate and Ever Deadly” (live from New Theatre, Oxford) – 2.58
- “My Little Red Book” (live from New Theatre, Oxford) (David/Bacharach) – 2.42
- 7″ RUG 309
- Side A “My Mistakes Were Made for You” – 3.04
- Side B “Paris Summer” (Guest vocals by Alison Mosshart, (live from The Olympia, Paris) (Hazlewood) – 3.38
- 7″ RUG 309X
- Side A “My Mistakes Were Made for You” – 3.04
- Side B “Separate and Ever Deadly” (Live from New Theatre, Oxford) – 2.58
- EP (US only)
- “My Mistakes Were Made for You” – 3.04
- “Separate and Ever Deadly” (live from New Theatre, Oxford) – 2.58
- “Paris Summer” – featuring Alison Mosshart (live from the Olympia, Paris) (Hazlewood) – 3.38
- “My Little Red Book” (live from New Theatre, Oxford) (David/Bacharach) – 2.42
- “The Age of the Understatement” (acoustic)
- “Standing Next to Me” (acoustic)
- “The Meeting Place” (acoustic)
- “My Mistakes Were Made tor You” (acoustic)
(source= Wikipedia)
For this single, they recorded a music video for the title track. It’s a cool video, not much happens, it’s mainly Alex walking around and you see Miles leaning on a car and playing guitar. They do show the girl of the song a few times. The ambiance and the visuals are really well done and makes it worth watching (not to mention the great song!). You can see it here:
The first B side is a live version of Separate but Ever Deadly. The arrangement is a bit different but the most notable change is that the duo swap vocals in the intro of the song. Usually, Miles is the one who sings the whole intro but half way through, Turner takes over. It’s fun hearing him sing it because he tries to imitate Miles’ forceful vocal style.
The next song is Paris Summer, a cover of a Nancy Sinatra song. This was also a live recording and was a duet sung by Miles and joined by Alisson from The Kills. I was surprised by how well she could sing since she doesn’t do this kind of more traditional singing on The Kills. It is a great cover, they completely covered the vintage feel but revamped it for our times.
The third song is called My Little Red Book which was written by Burth Bacharach and Hal David in the ’60s (I think). This one is so catchy, the guitar riff is so cool and the whole song has a fast tempo that is so refreshing compared with their other songs. It sounds a bit darker than the original and the vocals are really fun. The lyrics are very cool but the way Miles sings them is really funny. It is a faster tempo and his style of singing puts a lot more emphasis and stress on words so it’s fun hearing him try a song like this. He does a pretty good job, too, especially since it was live.
The rest of the songs are the acoustic ones. It seems that these were the ones that were recorded during the acoustic set they had put up videos for to promote the album. It’s really cool to get them on mp3, though, I wish more bands would release acoustic versions of their songs.
All in all, it’s a great single although I’m not keen on releasing singles after we already heard it on the album. Head over to your iTunes, Zune Marketplace, or other online store and pick up this digital single!
