.WebsiteMembers.Past members.Arctic Monkeys is an English band formed in in 2002. The group consists of (lead vocals, guitar, piano), (drums, vocals), (guitar, keyboards) and (bass guitar, backing vocals). Former band member (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released.They have released six studio albums: (2006), (2007), (2009), (2011), (2013) and (2018), as well as one live album, (2008). Their debut album is the fastest-selling debut album by a band in UK chart history, and in 2013, ranked it the 30th-greatest debut album.The band has won seven – winning both and Best British Album three times, and have been nominated for five. They also won the in 2006 for their debut album, in addition to receiving nominations in 2007, 2013 and 2018. The band have headlined at the twice, in 2007 and again in.Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet, with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. This is a recording of an early unreleased track, 'Ravey Ravey Ravey Club', from Arctic Monkeys' first gig at The Grapes pub in Sheffield, in June 2003.Problems playing this file?

• Arctic Monkeys Live Album

See.The band began rehearsing at in, and played its first gig on 13 June 2003 at The Grapes in Sheffield city centre. After a few performances in 2003, the band began to record at 2fly studios in Sheffield. 18 songs were demoed in all and the collection, now known as, was onto CDs to give away at gigs, which were promptly file-shared amongst fans. The name Beneath the Boardwalk originated when the first batch of demos were sent around.

The first sender, wanting to classify the demos, named them after where he received them, the. Slowly, as more demos were spread, they were all classified under this name. This has led to many people falsely believing that Beneath the Boardwalk was an early album, or that the early demos were all released under this title. The group did not mind the distribution, saying 'we never made those demos to make money or anything. We were giving them away free anyway – that was a better way for people to hear them.' When asked about the popularity of the band's MySpace site in an interview with Prefix Magazine, the band said that they were unaware of what it was, and that the site had originally been created by their fans.The band began to grow in popularity across the north of England, receiving attention from and the British tabloid press.

A local amateur photographer, Mark Bull, filmed the band's performances and made the music video ', releasing it on his website, alongside the contents of Beneath the Boardwalk – a collection of the band's songs which he named after a local music venue. In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released the on their own 'Bang Bang' label, featuring the songs 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' and 'From the Ritz to the Rubble'. This release was limited to 500 CDs and 1,000 7' records, but was also available to download from the. Soon after, the band played at the Carling Stage of the, reserved for less known or unsigned bands.

Their appearance was hyped by much of the music press and the band was watched by an unusually large crowd. Sample from '.Problems playing this file? See.Eventually, they were signed to in June 2005. The band said they were attracted to the of Domino owner Laurence Bell, who ran the label from his flat and only signed bands that he liked personally.

The UK's reported that this was followed in October by a 1 million publishing deal with and a £725,000 contract with for the United States. Arctic Monkeys denied this on their website, dubbing the newspaper 'The Daily Stir'. However, Domino had licensed the Australian and New Zealand publishing rights to EMI and the Japanese rights to independent label Hostess. Their debut single ', which was recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, was released on 17 October 2005 and went straight to No. 1 on the, beating. Two weeks previous to this, it made its first appearance on the cover of.

Their second single, ' (previously titled 'Scummy Man'), released on 16 January 2006, also went straight to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 38,922 copies and taking over that position from. The band's success with little marketing or advertising led some to suggest that it could signal a change in how new bands achieve recognition.

2006: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Arctic Monkeys performing in 2006.The band finished recording their debut album, at Chapel Studios in in September 2005 with British record producer producing. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not became the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history, selling 363,735 copies in the first week. This smashed the previous record of 306,631 copies held by by, and sold more copies on its first day alone – 118,501 – than the rest of the Top 20 albums combined.

The cover sleeve of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, showing Chris McClure, a friend of the band smoking a cigarette, was criticised by the head of the in Scotland for 'reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK'. The image on the CD itself is a shot of an ashtray full of cigarettes. The band's product manager denied the accusation, and suggested the opposite – 'You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good.'

The record was released a month later in the US on 21 February 2006 and entered at No. 24 on the album chart after it sold 34,000 units in its first week, making it the second fastest selling for a debut album in America. However, US sales for the first year did not match those of the first week in the UK for the album. US critics were more reserved about the band than their UK counterparts, and appeared unwilling to be drawn into the possibility of 'yet another example of the UK's press over-hyping new bands'. However, the band's June 2006 tour of North America received critical acclaim at each stop – the hype surrounding them 'proven to exist for good reason'.

Meanwhile, the UK's NME magazine declared the band's debut album the '5th greatest British album of all time'. It also equalled the record of and at the 2006, winning three fan-voted awards for Best British Band, Best New Band and Best Track for 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor'.Arctic Monkeys wasted no time in recording new material, and released, a five-track EP on 24 April 2006. Due to its length, the EP was ineligible to chart as a UK single or album. Furthermore, the record's graphic language has resulted in significantly less radio airplay than previous records, although this was not a reported concern according to an insider – 'since they made their name on the Internet.

They don't care if they don't get radio play'. The release of the EP Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? Just three months after their record-breaking debut album has been criticised by some, who have seen it as 'money-grabbing' and 'cashing in on their success'. The band countered that it regularly releases new music not to make money, but to avoid the 'boredom' of 'spending three years touring on one album'.Soon after the release of the EP in the UK, the band announced that Andy Nicholson would not take part in the band's forthcoming North America tour due to fatigue from 'an intensive period of touring'. On returning to the UK, Nicholson confirmed that he would leave Arctic Monkeys and start his own project.

He also said that he couldn't deal with the band's fame and the success over the previous six months. In a statement on their official website, the band said: 'We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band', also confirmed that Nick O'Malley – former bassist with the Dodgems who had drafted in as temporary bassist for the tour – would continue as bassist for the rest of their summer tour schedule. Shortly after, Nick O'Malley was confirmed as the formal replacement for Nicholson.Arctic Monkeys' first release without Nicholson, the single ', came on 14 August 2006.

Turner said that the song was one of the last songs he wrote before their rise to fame, and suggested that 'it feels very much like it could be on the album'. Peaking at No. 4 in the UK, the single became the band's first single not to reach No. 1. The band was re-united at the when Nicholson met up with his former bandmates and his replacement bassist, O'Malley. Only the original band members, minus Nicholson, were present at the award ceremony when Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not won the 2006 two weeks later. 2007: Favourite Worst Nightmare. Main article:The band's second album, was released on 23 April 2007, a week after the release of accompanying single '. Like its predecessor, Favourite Worst Nightmare also quickly reached No. 1 in the album charts.

Turner described the songs as 'very different from last time', adding that the sound of some tracks are 'a bit full-on – a bit like 'From the Ritz to the Rubble', 'The View from the Afternoon', that sort of thing'. A secret gig played at Sheffield's Leadmill on 10 February 2007, debuted seven new songs (six from Favourite Worst Nightmare and one other).

Early reviews of the release were positive, and described it as 'very, very fast and very, very loud'.Meanwhile, the band continued to pick up awards from around the world, namely the Best New Artist in the United States at the, the Album of the Year awards in Japan, Ireland and the US, awards for Best Album and Best Music DVD for the short film at the 2007 NME Awards. It ended the year by clinching the Best British Band and Best British Album at the. For the second year in a row, the band was nominated for the annual, although it failed to match its feat of 2006 after the award went to '.On 29 April 2007, the day Favourite Worst Nightmare charted at No. 1 in the, all 12 tracks from the album charted in the Top 200 of the. On 27 April 2007 it had a total of 18 tracks in the Top 200. ' and '505' charted in the Top 75, at No. 60 and No. 74 respectively.

The band later released 'Fluorescent Adolescent' as a single, and it charted at No. 5, after debuting the song live on.The third single from Favourite Worst Nightmare, ', was released on 3 December 2007. It charted at No.

20 and remained only one week in the top 40 staying in this position, making it the lowest charting single for the band so far. Prior to this release the band released an extremely limited number of 250 under the pseudonym containing two of the from the 'Teddy Picker' single.Arctic Monkeys headlined the on 22 June 2007, the highlights of which were aired on. During their headline act, the band performed with and and covered 's '. The band also played a large gig at 's on 16 June 2007, with a second date added the following day. The band was also slated to play the in September 2007. Other European festivals include Rock Werchter in 2007.The band played two shows at on 19 and 20 June 2007 supported by local friends of the band. It also played two London gigs at on 8 and 9 December 2007.

On 1 September 2007 the band insisted on taking a working holiday to Ibiza where it played what turned out to be the last ever full live show in Bar M (now Ibiza Rocks Bar). The band performed in front of 700 people in the bar by the beach whilst many thousands lined the beach outside unable to get a ticket – The Sun described this concert as the 'rock event of the summer' stating that 'most people left saying they had just witnessed the best gig of their lives'.

The band played their last show of the tour on 17 December 2007 at Manchester Apollo, which was filmed for the live album and video release, which was released in cinemas the following year.2008–2010: Humbug. Arctic Monkeys at the, London, March 2010.After a brief hiatus during which Alex Turner toured and recorded with his side project, the band recorded a total of 24 songs; 12 in the recording sessions with of in early autumn, 2008, and 12 in the New York sessions with in spring, 2009, following their January tour of New Zealand and Australia. During this tour, lead single ', along with Humbug songs 'Pretty Visitors', 'Dangerous Animals', and 'Potion Approaching' (then known as 'Go-Kart'), was debuted live. It was later revealed by Matt Helders in a video diary that the album would consist of 14 tracks and that Alex Turner would stay in New York to oversee the mixing of the material.

However, the final track listing, revealed on 1 June 2009, listed only 10.In a preview article on, writer Simon Harper claimed that the band had 'completely defied any expectations or presumptions to explore the depths they can reach when stepping foot outside their accepted styles,' and that 'Turner is his usual eloquent self, but has definitely graduated into an incomparable writer whose themes twist and turn through stories and allegories so potent and profound it actually leaves one breathless'. On the same site, Alex Turner revealed that the band had listened to, and while writing the new album, the title of which would be. Humbug was released on 19 August 2009, and, like both of its predecessors, the album went straight to No. 1.As announced on Arctic Monkeys' website, the first single from Humbug was ', released on 6 July, digitally through iTunes. It also received its first radio premiere on the same day. On 12 July 2009, the single 'Crying Lightning' debuted at number 12 in the and number 1 on the UK Indie Chart. The second single, ', was released on 16 November 2009 to much critical acclaim, but failed to replicate the same success that every prior Arctic Monkeys single had, reaching a peak at position 94 on the UK singles chart. It was announced in February 2010 that the third and final single to be taken from Humbug would be ', released on 22 March, shortly before a one off UK show at the Royal Albert Hall in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust on 27 March.Arctic Monkeys embarked on the first leg of the worldwide in January 2009 and went on to headline 2009's.

Arctic Monkeys Live Album

During this performance, it played a number of songs from Humbug, plus older tracks such as 'When The Sun Goes Down' and 'The View from the Afternoon', and a cover of ' '. It was also the headline act on the first night of 2009's in Serbia. In North America, where it has less of a following, it played abridged sets at Montreal's, as well as New Jersey's.

The tour finished on 22 April 2010 in Mexico.2011–2012: Suck It and See. Main article:In December 2016, Alex Turner confirmed to that the band's hiatus had ended and work had begun on their sixth studio album.

In May 2017, photos emerged of the band working on new music in Los Angeles. O'Malley confirmed the album had begun recording in September 2017 with a release in 2018.On 5 April 2018, the band announced the name of the forthcoming album, which was released on 11 May 2018. The band took on a very new direction with Tranquility Base, bringing in more pianos and toning down on the guitars.

In October 2018, the band headlined in the 2018 festival along with and.Despite its stylistic deviation polarising listeners, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was released to generally positive reviews and nominated for the 2018 for best album and the for. It became the band's sixth consecutive number-one debut in the UK, and the country's fastest-selling vinyl record in 25 years. Following its release, the album was promoted by the singles ' and ', as well as and multiple television appearances.Reflektor Magazine had the following to say about the album in a review, 'After five years of silence, the Arctic Monkeys make their much-awaited return with surprising and hypnotic Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.

Perfectly managing to avoid self-parody or stylistic repetitions, this new album appears as a startling reinvention, a meandering and puzzling journey beyond known territories. Just like mankind first set foot on the moon on the ‘Tranquility base’ site, the Arctic Monkeys disembark in an unknown universe in which they reveal a new, unexpected aspect of themselves.' .Musical style and influences The band have usually been categorised under the, and genres. A key part of their sound, and one that translates across their whole discography, is lead singer and frontman Alex Turner's intricate and often rapidly delivered lyrics, sung in a distinctive strong Sheffield accent that their music became famed for in their early years. A large part of their iconic British sound is credited to the punk poet from whom the Arctic Monkeys even borrowed lyrics and the title in 'I Wanna Be Yours'.

Turner adapted Clarke's method of delivery mostly in their first album, Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not. Their early albums and were rooted in and, with Turner's sharp lyrics the focal point. On the first album Alex Turner examined human behaviour in and in the culture of the band's hometown,. Turner describes 'Dancing Shoes' as being about 'people always looking to when they go out however much they mask it'.These themes continued on the following album with the band still progressing as musicians. Songs such as ' and 'Do Me a Favour' explored failed relationships, nostalgia and growing old, while musically the band took up a more uptempo and aggressive sound.Their third album Humbug includes strong, and elements, due to the influence of the album's producer and frontman,. For Humbug, the band actively sought a new sound. Homme was quoted saying, 'They came to me: 'Will you take us to the weird and the strange?'

'Their fourth album Suck It and See sees the band exploring styles, mixing them with newfound maturity. Turner said: 'I think the new album is a balance between our first three. There's nothing about taxi ranks or anything like that, but there's a bit of the standpoint I had on those early songs and the sense of humour, but also there's a bit of the 'Humbug' stuff which is kind of off in the corners.' Critics noted an influence from British rock bands from the 1960s, as well as, and slower, love-themed ballads featured more heavily on the album than the fast-paced, rockier songs that typify the band's sound.

Turner wrote much of the album in his apartment on an acoustic guitar, further influencing the ballad-style prevalent on the album.In a 2012 interview with, frontman Alex Turner recalled that he and his friends were fans of, and that his mother 'would always play the too, so I'm word-perfect on shitloads of Eagles tunes'. He also listened to rappers such as, and, amongst others. He cited, and as major influences lyrically. When speaking about Lennon in an interview with NME, Turner said; 'I remember when I first started writing songs, and writing lyrics, I really wanted to be able to write an ' type song, and I found it very difficult. You listen to that and it sounds like it's all nonsense, but it's difficult to write that sort of thing and make it compelling.

Lennon definitely had a knack for that'.According to the band, their fifth album AM is more influenced. As Alex Turner stated in an interview with NME, it's 'like a beat, but we've given it an bowl-cut and sent it galloping across the desert on a Stratocaster'. He also cited, and as influences for the album on the song '. Band members. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

Retrieved 28 October 2014. 19 October 2014. Archived from on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2019. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2019.

Savage, Mark (31 October 2013). Retrieved 13 August 2019. ^ Laura, Barton (25 October 2005). Retrieved 5 June 2006. Aizlewood, John (27 January 2006). Archived from on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

Archived from on 24 March 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2006. 2fly studios. Retrieved 4 April 2014. ^ Park, Dave (21 November 2005).

Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2006. ^ Brandle, Lars (30 January 2006). Archived from on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2006. McKay, Alastair (3 February 2006).

Retrieved 5 June 2006. Colothan, Scott (7 October 2005). Archived from on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2005. Tingen, Paul. 'Producer's Desk: Jim Abbiss.' 1, 2007., pp.

44–44, 46, 48, 50. Kumi, Alex (30 January 2006). Retrieved 5 June 2006. 24 January 2006.

From the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2006. ^. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2006.

2 March 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2007.

17 March 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2006. Moody, Annemarie (5 June 2006). The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 8 June 2006. Peterson, Ryan (8 June 2006). Archived from on 1 July 2006.

Retrieved 8 June 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2010. Parker, Kaitlin (8 June 2006).

Archived from on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2006. 'NME's best British album of all time revealed'. 26 January 2006.

Kilkelly, Daniel (25 March 2006). Retrieved 25 March 2006. 18 April 2006. From the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2006. Archived from on 29 August 2009.

Retrieved 21 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2006.

Turner, Alex; Cook, Jamie; Helders, Matt (19 June 2006). From the original on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006. 27 August 2006. From the original on 2 September 2006.

Retrieved 1 October 2006. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2009. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2007.

11 February 2007. From the original on 13 February 2007.

Retrieved 12 February 2007. 11 April 2007. Archived from on 23 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007. Brandle, Lars (1 March 2007). From the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

From the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 15 February 2007. Archived from on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2007. 'In Exactly 24 Hours Time Arctic Monkeys Will Finish Recording Their Third Album'. Archived from on 4 June 2009.

Retrieved 1 June 2009. Harper, Simon (2 June 2009). From the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.

From the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009. 16 November 2009. Archived from on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

11 January 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. Q Magazine issue 296 – 'Alex Turner Pens New Songs'. Retrieved 18 July 2011. Oliver, Will (4 March 2011). Retrieved 23 August 2013. ^.

Retrieved 11 March 2011. 14 July 2011. Archived from on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.

Bhamra, Satvir (28 February 2011). Archived from on 6 March 2011.

Retrieved 18 July 2011. Archived from on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

Retrieved 25 March 2012 – via YouTube. Reilly, Jill (27 July 2012). Retrieved 27 July 2012.

24 June 2013. Archived from on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013. 7 August 2013. Archived from on 25 July 2014.

Retrieved 8 August 2013. Archived from on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

(in Spanish). 12 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013. 3 September 2013.

Retrieved 9 September 2013. Monkeys, Arctic (10 September 2013). Retrieved 13 August 2019.

Harper, Simon (27 August 2013). From the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013. Rahman, Ray (6 September 2013). Retrieved 13 August 2019. Keens, Oliver (4 September 2013).

Archived from on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013. Williams, Mike (5 September 2013). Archived from on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013. Macek III, J.C.

(10 September 2013). Archived from on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Jonze, Tim (5 September 2013). From the original on 19 December 2013.

Retrieved 5 September 2013. Dombal, Ryan (11 September 2013). From the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

Clark, Nick (15 September 2013). The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2013. Archived from on 29 February 2012.

Retrieved 30 December 2013. The Guardian. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2013. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

Retrieved 13 August 2019. 24 August 2014. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

Retrieved 17 May 2017. Guardian Music (27 September 2017). Retrieved 27 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018. Reflektor. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

28 February 2007. Archived from on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

Else, David (2007). Lonely Planet.

P. 75. Eliscu, Jenny (3 September 2009). 'Profile: Arctic Monkeys' Desert Journey'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

Rocktails (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2017.

Live4ever Media. Retrieved 29 November 2018. The Independent. Retrieved 29 November 2018. ^ Ryan Dombal (10 May 2012). Retrieved 29 November 2018. 20 September 2012.

Retrieved 30 August 2013. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.External links Wikiquote has quotations related to:.