Arctic Monkeys biography
On 26 February, the band released a brand new song titled "R U Mine?" on their YouTube channel. On 4 March, it went to #23 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone. On 21 April, the song was released as a single, with the track "Electricity" as a b-side, released additionally for the Record Store Day.
Musical style and influences
The band's music falls under the umbrella of indie rock. On the first album Alex Turner examined human behaviour in nightclubs. Alex 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.
Humbug featured mostly desert rock style as the influence of producer Josh Homme was more than evident. Their latest album
Suck It and See sees the band exploring different styles, mixing them with newfound maturity. Alex 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."
Band members
- Alex Turner - lead vocals, lead guitar/rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2002-present)
- Jamie Cook - lead guitar/rhythm guitar, piano (2002-present)
- Matt Helders - drums, percussion, vocals (2002-present)
- Nick O'Malley - bass guitar, backing vocals (2006-present)
Former members:
- Andy Nicholson - bass guitar (2002-2006)
- Glyn Jones - vocals, rhythm guitar (2002)
Touring musicians:
- John Ashton - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2009-2011)
- Ben "Goldfingers" Parsons - keyboards (2011-present)
Discography
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
- Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
- Humbug (2009)
- Suck It and See (2011)
Unreleased Demos
Most of these demos were in the fan made collection called "Beneath the Boardwalk"
- Wavin' Bye To The Train or The Bus
- Knock a door run
- Ravey Ravey Ravey Club
- On the run from the MI5
- Space Invaders
- Choo Choo
- Curtains Close
The collection also featured alternative versions of "Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts", "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" (here appearing just as "Cigarette Smoke", "Still Take You Home" and "Riot Van" with different lyrics than the ones later released.
Tour history
- Whatever People Say I Am Tour (2005-2006)
- Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour (2007)
- Humbug Tour (2009-2010)
- Suck It and See Tour (2011-2012)
References
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