Puppet master Alex is no Monkey

Last Shadow Puppets at The Civic, Wolverhampton

With a huge list of classic hits already under his belt, Sheffield's son of indie returned to Wolverhampton Civic Hall with a new sound.

King of cool Alex Turner led a 20-piece orchestra alongside his latest offering, The Last Shadow Puppets.

The 22-year-old delivered a chilled out, relaxed concert which was in stark contrast to the energetic dirty beats of his main band, Arctic Monkeys.

There was something mature, something almost darker in the sound and lyrics, that showed a cynical sixties cinematic sound to the performance at the city's biggest music hall.

Young and old packed into the venue to see the music wonderkid take centre stage.

He is a progressive music entrepreneur who can quite clearly deliver and capture.

But most importantly Turner has the ability to keep reinventing himself - as well as the industry around him - a necessary skill for longevity.

He is quite simply a force to be reckoned with, as can be seen via tracks like Standing Next To Me and single The Age Of The Understatement.

His decision to use an orchestra gave his guitar strumming and distinctive voice a new strength.

It showed that this band are not the puppets, but quite clearly the masters.

By Nurinder Johal