We don’t often post videos, but this is a cracker.

Directed by the IT Crowd’s Richard Ayaode and featuring just Alex Turner, clad in dark trousers and a red jumper, singing into a tape recorder, the promo features numerous laugh-out-loud moments. It’s a great response to critics who suggested with their third album Humbug, the Monkeys had lost their boyish charm and sense of humour.

Watch the video below and let us know what you think:

This article was written for TMM.