''Submarine'' is the debut solo EP by English musician and

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lead vocalist

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. It was released on 14 March 2011 in the United Kingdom. The EP consists of six original songs by Alex Turner from the film ''

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'' and was released by

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. ''Submarine'', the debut film from

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, was based on the novel by

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Music

Original songs were written and performed by Turner, with additional instrumentation by James Ford. In his first effort as a solo artist, Turner changed his habitual rock style and delivers five different acoustic songs. The song "Piledriver Waltz" was later re-recorded by Turner's band

, for their fourth album '' Suck It and See''.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

* Alex Turner – performance * James Ford – production, mixing *

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– guitar * The Composers Ensemble – strings **

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– arrangement **

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– conducting ** Jake Jackson – recording

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References

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