ARCTIC MONKEYS
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002.
The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook
(guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders
(drums, backing vocals). The band have usually been categorised under the indie rock, garage rock psychedelic rock,
and post-punk revival 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.
Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), became the fastest selling debut
album in UK chart history, and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. It won Best British Album at the 2007 BRIT
Awards.
The band's second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), also won Best British Album at the 2008 BRIT Awards. They
went on to release Humbug (2009) and Suck It and See (2011).
But it was with their fifth album AM
(2013) where the band's global recognition increased, which was supported by the global hit "Do I Wanna Know?". AM became their
second top 10 album on the US Billboard 200, topped four Billboard charts, and was certified platinum in the US. In the United
Kingdom, Arctic Monkeys became the first independent-label band to debut at number one in the UK with their first five albums.
AM also went on to be one of the UK's best-selling vinyl albums of the decade, selling 73,000 units and has earned 4× Platinum
there. At the 2014 BRIT Awards, the album became their third to win British Album of the Year.
Their sixth album,
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018), was a major departure from the band's previous guitar-heavy work,
incorporating lounge pop; space pop; glam rock and psychedelic pop, as well as elements of jazz. It received a Best Alternative
Music Album nomination at the 2019 Grammy Awards, their second to do so after Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
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