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An "Indie" Show to Remember

Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band's northern roots are a key element of their music, while their sound and lyrics - often social commentaries - have been compared to The Jam, Pulp and The Streets. Each of the band's five singles I Bet You Look Good On the Dance floor, When The Sun Goes Down, Leave Before The Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five. Their debut single, I Bet You Look Good On the Dance floor , and the follow up When The Sun Goes Down, went straight to number one in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart.

The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Alex Turner, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bassist Nick O'Malley (a replacement for original bassist Andy Nicholson who left in May 2006) and drummer/backing vocalist Matt Helders.

The band's rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among message boards and friends leading to a growing fan base for the band, and were collected on the unofficial Beneath the Boardwalk, which the band recognizes on their website. The band owe much of their success to viral buzz via the Internet, and have eschewed typical 'commercial' channels, including refusing to appear on the U K's (now discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success.(read more)

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 

Stop making the eyes at me,
I'll stop making the eyes at you.
And what it is that surprises me is that I don't really want you to
And your shoulders are frozen (as cold as the night)
And you're an explosion (you're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but i don't care for sand
Lighting the fuse might in a bang with a bang-go

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor Lyrics

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Top Albums 

Favourite Worst Nightmare

1. Brianstorm 2. Teddy Picker 3. D Is For Dangerous 4. Balaclava 5. Fluorescent Adolescent 6. Only Ones Who Know 7. Do Me A Favour 8. This House Is A Circus 9. If You Were There, Beware 10. The Bad Thing 11. Old Yellow Bricks 12. 505

Release Date: 04/24/2007

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

1. View From The Afternoon, The 2. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 3. Fake Tales Of San Francisco 4. Dancing Shoes 5. You Probably Couldn't See The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me 6. Still Take You Home 7. Riot Van 8. Red Light Indicates The Doors Are Secure 9. Mardy Bum 10. Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But... 11. When The Sun Goes Down 12. From The Ritz To The Rubble 13. Certain Romance, A

Release Date: 02/21/2006

Fluorescent Adolescent

Release Date: 08/14/2007

Leave Before the Lights Come On

Release Date: 08/21/2006

Who the F**k Are Arctic Monkeys

Release Date: 05/01/2006

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On Tour 

Arctic Monkeys - Who Are the Arctic Monkeys?

Fans discovered them through Internet downloads, but now these British indie rockers have two powerhouse albums to their credit, including 2007's Favourite Worst Nightmare. The buzz has been out amongst alt purists for a while, but most Americans got their first taste of the Monkeys on a broadcast of "Saturday Night Live."
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Wikipedia 

Arctic Monkeys are an English alternative rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals).

Arctic Monkeys achieved chart success with their second single, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What I'm Not, released in January 2006, became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history, surpassing...

Newest Album 

Released April 23, 2007

Favourite Worst Nightmare




Snarly and stone-sharpened, the Arctic Monkeys open their sophomore effort with "Brianstorm," a bracing blast of guitar fractures and rhythmic herky-jerks. Alex Turner's voice is the centerpiece, scoured the way the Streets' Mike Skinner's quick. Favourite Worst Nightmare moves from frontal blast quickly to the lean, mid-paced pop nugget, "Teddy Picker," which even with its clear guitars and straight rhythms still has Turner's tart intonation piercing the air. The tugging bass and guitar of "Fluorescent Adolescent" show shades of the retro-soul tip that drives Amy Winehouse (and Lily Allen), showing that the Arctic Monkeys have a taste for the dancefloor that spans generations, even if their guitars can cut across each other with relentless jaggedness while Turner's caustic pipes lasso the ears. Nightmare expands the band's reach, as when "Do Me a Favour" goes wonderfully haywire from tumbling rhythm, clear-guitar, and fluid narrative to a cresting blast of guitars--big and brawny and borne from the merely tumultuous, like the band itself. --Andrew Bartlett

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Arctic Monkeys | Official Site
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Domino Records band page
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Arctic Monkeys - Wikipedia
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner on lead.
Arctic Monkeys - A Fan Site Full of MP3 Downloads and News Updates
The number one resource and fansite for the Arctic Monkeys. Download music, videos, wallpapers, lyrics and join our Forum.
The Riot Van - Official North America tour site
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Blog Posts 

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mattee hoy wrote

have the arctic monkeys split up ?? are they gettin back together and are they making a third album ? theyre amazing

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