With the release of their fourth album, Suck It and See, Arctic Monkeys have proven themselves to no longer be a group of boys trying to play as loud and as fast as they can. All of the songs, except for “Library Pictures”, exposes a more calm, paired down version of the band than we’ve previously seen. This is brought about by a change in frontman Alex Turner’s songwriting, which has been apparent in previous projects where he strayed from the band. What this progression lacks in aggression, it makes up for in maturity, allure, and the usual creative lyrics.

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Although Submarine, the movie, will not be released in the U.S. until June 3, the soundtrack is now available. Written and performed by the unbearably talented Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, these songs capture the mood of what appears to be a film about two teen lovebirds living on the lonely British seaside. Including only six songs, the soundtrack exposes a paired down, slowed down version of the musician who is best known for loud, raucous songs with titles like “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” and “Fluorescent Adolescent”. Most of it sounds like he’s trying to sing me into dreamland, except for the more upbeat “Piledriver Waltz”, in which he sings “I etched the face of a stopwatch on the back of a raindrop and did a swap for the sand in an hourglass. I heard an unhappy ending. It sort of sounds like you’re leaving. I heard the piledriver waltz. It woke me up this morning.” Turner’s sexy British drawl whispers other poetic lyrics, like “As long as you still keep pepper in the pill, you’ll find a way to spit it out again. And even when you know the way it’s gonna blow,…

The first track released from the Arctic Monkeys‘ forthcoming 2011 release for the track “Brick By Brick” finds the band diving deeper into classic rock territory. In other “monkey news”, Alex Turner will be releasing the 6 Track Submarine EP on March 15th with new songs from the film of the same name directed by Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd). The Ep will be released via CD, Digital and 10″ LP.