Bringing The Last Shadow Puppets to Later with Jools Holland for the first time since 2008, Alex Turner and Miles Kane led last night’s show (May 24) with ‘Aviation’ and closed it with ‘Sweet Dreams, TN’. For context, here’s how they looked last time they played the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11cHcy8wIrM

And here’s how they look now:



The transformation is, obviously, huge – not least in Alex Turner’s sartorial department, which sees him swapping his black leather jacket for a natty white shirt and a pastel cardigan. Then there’s the Elvis hair and steady drip of swagger. 2008 Turner unleashed the songs; 2016 Turner attacks them.


Still, Turner fans are blown away by the transformation, presumably having missed The Last Shadow Puppets’ ultra-charismatic live shows earlier this year. The reaction on Twitter to the band’s appearance on Jools was surprisingly mixed, as this fan pointed out:



https://twitter.com/jamleeroberts/status/735228828927332352

https://twitter.com/checkmaze/status/735233523708264450

Another frequent observation was the difference ten years makes:

But the most numerous tweets homed in on Turner’s outfit, which received a few different comparisons. Let’s take a look at them.

1. Marty McFly


https://twitter.com/yamanmehmet20/status/735215364393537536

2. Dad/Granddad

https://twitter.com/Chet_Manley1/status/735214949425938433 Alex Turner dancing on #LaterJools with a guitar looks JUST like my Dad. — Alice Murphy-Pyle (@alicemurphypyle) May 24, 2016 https://twitter.com/shutupmil/status/735216195083853824 Alex Turner's dancing is that da like, even yer da is embarrassed. #LaterJools — Anton (@NowhereFast91) May 24, 2016 Alex Turner looks like he escaped from a nursing home someone stop him — india ? Ⓥ (@tofumuse) May 24, 2016

3. A Legend/Genius/Role Model/God

Wish I was Alex Turner #LaterJools — Rudi (@DaviesRudi) May 24, 2016 Alex Turner & Miles Kane are two of the coolest men ever. How can you not love them??? — claire. (@blissfulfiction) May 24, 2016 https://twitter.com/LennonBilly/status/735217320184971266 Alex Turner is a cool geezer — Jacob (@_JacobMorris_) May 24, 2016 Alex Turner in a crisp white shirt tucked into high-waisted suit pants with a CARDIGAN and white pumps is where it's at ???? — Gemma (@SimpaticoGem) May 24, 2016

4. Alan Partridge

What do you think? Partridge, pensioner, or panoply of greatness?

