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Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, lead/rhythm guitar), Jamie Cook (rhythm/lead guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals). Former members include Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Glyn Jones (lead vocals, rhythm guitar).. The band's music falls under the umbrella of indie rock. Musically the band have expanded and altered their sound with each of their four albums making it difficult to pin a description to their style. Perhaps the 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 Yorkshire accent that their music became famed for in their early years. Their early albums Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not and Favourite Worst Nightmare were rooted in garage rock and post-punk revival, with Turner's sharp lyrics the focal point. On the first album Alex Turner examined human behaviour in nightclubs and in the culture of the band's hometown, Sheffield. Turner describes "Dancing Shoes" as being about "people always looking to pull when they go out however much they mask it.". These themes continued on the following album Favourite Worst Nightmare with the band still progressing as musicians. Songs such as "Fluorescent Adolescent" and "Do Me a Favour" explored failed relationships, nostalgia and growing old, while musically the band took up a more uptempo and aggressive sound. Humbug was a wild change in sound as the influence of new producer Josh Homme saw a mostly desert rock and psychedelic rock sound, and Turner's lyrics became more abstract and explored more cryptic themes than the straightforward, witty lines of their first two albums....
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Arctic Monkeys - Beneath the BoardwalkBeneath the Boardwalk, EPArctic Monkeys - Beneath the BoardwalkBeneath the Boardwalk, Compilation albumArctic Monkeys' third studio albumWe use to Play Like Indie Now We Use to Play Black SabbathArctic Monkeys - Five Minutes With Arctic MonkeysFive Minutes With Arctic Monkeys, EP (2005)Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the DancefloorI Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, Single (2005)Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes DownWhen the Sun Goes Down, Single (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Album (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?, EP (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Leave Before the Lights Come OnLeave Before the Lights Come On, Single (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent AdolescentFluorescent Adolescent, Single (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Teddy PickerTeddy Picker, Single (2006)Arctic Monkeys - Matador / Da Frame 2RMatador / Da Frame 2R, Single (2006)Arctic Monkeys - BrianstormBrianstorm, Single (2007)Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst NightmareFavourite Worst Nightmare, Album (2007)Arctic Monkeys - Arctic Monkeys Live at the ApolloArctic Monkeys Live at the Apollo, PAL (2008)Arctic Monkeys - HumbugHumbug, Album (2009)
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