Arctic Monkeys

MATT HELDERS NICK O'MALLEY JAMIE COOK UK INDIE ALEX ROCK MUSIC TUNER the band have achieved monumental world- wide fame, where they were seen as the heir apparent to the throne left vacant by Oasis and the Libertines.

WHO IS ARCTIC MONKEYS The band started back in 2002, as an Currently, the Arctic Monkeys members instrumental only group. Alex and Matt, are Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders who were close friends and neighbours at and Nick O'Malley. the time, teamed up with their pal Andy to form the group. After the addition of Alex provides lead vocals and rhythmic Jamie, the Arctic Monkeys played their guitar, along with the occasional stint on first official gig in 2003 and soon began keyboard and percussion. Jamie provides recording demo tracks. lead guitar, along with keyboard and backing vocals, Matt plays the drums and Alex Turner and guitarist Jamie Cook provides backing vocals, whilst Nick plays began their music careers in 2001, when bass and also provides occasional backing the friends both received guitars for vocals. Christmas. Two years later, they began performing shows around their native Former member Andy Nicholson, who Sheffield with drummer Matt Helders and played the bass guitar, was in the band for bassist Andy Nicholson, two fellow four years, spanning from 2002-2006. students at Stocksbridge High School.

Their Song! Arctic Monkeys have released a total of seven studio albums, along with two live albums. Their studio albums include: ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not’ (2006), ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’ (2007), ‘Humbug’ (2009), ‘Suck It and See’ (2011), ‘AM’ (2013), ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ (2018) and 'The Car' (2022). Despite recording multiple demo tracks from the moment they formed back in 2002, the Arctic Monkeys first official single was the iconic ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor’. The debut track was released in October 2005, and flew straight to the Number 1 spot on the UK Singles Chart. The track, which featured on their 2006 debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not’, was ranked Number 7 on NME's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was nominated for multiple awards. The 2006 Mercury Prize. Additional accoldes included Best British Breakthrough Act at the BRIT Awards and Best New Band at the NME Awards. NME also made a bold assertion by deeming the group's debut one of the Top Five British albums evrer released.

Add a little bit adsadas dsadsa of body text \" That rock'n'roll, it seems like it's faded away sometimes, but it will never die. And there's nothing you can do about it.\" -- Turner's show-stopping speech at the BRIT Awards 2014.

The Arctic Monkeys began to gain popularity as they handed out HOW DID THEY CDs, containing their 18 demo tracks, at various gigs. The group BECOME FAMOUS also gained quite the following on the social media platform MySpace, and are now described as one of the first bands to come to the public’s attention through the Internet. The band’s large following on MySpace aided them in the promotion of their debut EP 'Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys', which was released in 2005. Following on from this - when performing on the Carling Stage, reserved for unsigned/less known bands, at both Reading and Leeds Festivals, the gang attracted an unusually large crowd. In their early days, Arctic Monkeys would attend, and often play support, at fellow Sheffield band Milburn's gigs. Many fans have since drawn comparisons between the two bands' music, claiming there is a striking similarity between their chords and lyrics.