The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made For You

It’s safe to say they’re unique in our day and age - using musical styles not unlike those from the 40’s and 50’s, and creating a completely new sound which makes them unlike any other band.
It comes as no surprise that The Last Shadow Puppets have done it again; a collaboration of two artists which already have success from their own separate bands - Alex Turner and Miles Kane come together to create something completely unlike the music they are famous for, and do it with style.
The band on the whole is incredible, they’re astonishing when playing live, and the orchestra’s talent goes beyond words.
However, as good as they actually are, My Mistakes Were Made for You is not the best song by The Last Shadow Puppets. It’s definitely good – but not as upbeat as many of their songs, and never really reaches a climax throughout.
The music is strong and emotional, and definitely what makes the song what it is; but it never really exhilarates to a point that you can completely lose yourself in the song. It could easily be a James Bond theme tune – the music is romantic and smooth, and their voices croon. The orchestra is powerful but quiet, and there are constant exciting builds of music – however, they never quite tip over the edge to create an explosion of sound.
Nevertheless, the song is enjoyable and a complete reflection of just what The Last Shadow Puppets can do – but they have done better and proved themselves more so in other songs.
I’m a big fan of the Last Shadow Puppets and believe that this song is definitely worth a few listens, especially if you have never heard them before.
I’ve found that it has grown on me a lot since the first time I heard it, and I do really like it.
The Last Shadow Puppets are an incredibly talented band, and would appeal to most people – their music is not like anything else out there at the moment, and would appeal to a variety of music tastes.
Please don’t assume because of The Arctic Monkeys and The Rascals, that this band would only appeal to an indie and popular rock audience – because their music is quite something more than that.

Review by Emma Humphreys