Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band formed in 2002 in Sheffield. The band currently consists of four members: Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley, and Matt Helders. They have released six studio albums between 2006-2011. Their debut album became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history. They were one of the first bands to gain popularity through the internet, and represented a new way for bands to be promoted without a major label.

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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 have released four studio albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006),
Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), Humbug (2009) and Suck It and See (2011), as well as one live
album At the Apollo (2008). The band's debut album became the fastest-selling debut album in British
music history, surpassing Oasis' Definitely Maybe and remains the fastest-selling debut album for a
band in the UK. The band have won five Brit Awards--winning Best British Group twice, and have
twice been nominated for Grammy Awards.
Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the first group of acts to come to the public attention via the
Internet (fan-based sites rather than from the band), with commentators suggesting they represented
the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. The band are
also regarded as one of the most prominent bands to be part of the post-punk revival in the UK, after
achieving commercial success and spawning two number one singles with their debut album.
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Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England in 2002 after
meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook
(guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left
in 2006. The band has released four studio albums, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
(2006), "Favourite Worst Nightmare" (2007), "Humbug" (2009) and "Suck It and See" (2011), all of
which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. Each of the band's first five singles I Bet You Look
Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before The Lights Come On, Brianstorm
and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top
20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12. 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 UK's (now
discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success. The
band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, held the record for the largest
first week sales of a debut album in the UK (in its first week, it sold more than the rest of the Top 20
albums combined). The album sold over 360,000 copies in its first week, but lost the title in November
2007 to Leona Lewis's album Spirit. On 19th June 2006 the band officially announced that founding
member Andy Nicholson had left the band after missing the American leg of their tour due to 'fatigue'
and the other band members couldn't stand the constant 'missing his girlfriend syndrome' so told him
to sling his hook. Former Dodgems bassist, Nick O'Malley was initially brought in as a stand-in, and
played the band's remaining summer commitments. He was then announced as Nicholson's
permanent replacement. The single Leave Before The Lights Come On came out on August 14th, but
only reached Number 4 on the UK charts, denying the band a third consecutive number 1 single.
Their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" won the 2006 Mercury Prize,
was chosen as the best album of year 2006 by Q Magazine, and received a slew of other accolades.
Their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare was released on April 23rd 2007. It was preceded by
"Brianstorm", the first single from the album, which was released a week before. Like its predecessor,
"Favourite Worst Nightmare" sold more than the rest of the Top 20 combined, and - due to an error on
iTunes - every song on the record appeared on the UK Top 200 Singles the next week. When asked

2. about Favourite Worst Nightmare Alex Turner commented, "We haven't changed that much. It's still
about making contact with girls or not making contact with girls". The band began to write and record
demos for the third album in January 2008, Turner said "We had tunes that we'd already been playing
on tour so we recorded them. That’s six [songs]. We’re going to take it easy and start practicing over
the summer and doing new stuff." The band premiered new material from the unreleased album
during their January 2009 tour of New Zealand, playing small venues in Wellington and Auckland
ahead of the Big Day Out festival. Their first show in more than a year was on January 13, 2009 at
Wellington's Town Hall. In both cities, the new songs played were "Crying Lightning", "Go-Kart",
"Dangerous Animals" and "Pretty Visitors." The full set list from the Auckland gig is available online.
Also played was a cover of the Nick Cave song "Red Right Hand." During their last tour, the band had
played new songs "Put Me In A Terror Pocket", "Sandtrap," and "The Fire And The Thud" live. Lead
singer/songwriter Alex Turner started a two-man project with the singer from the Rascals, Miles Kane.
The band is called 'The Last Shadow Puppets' The band released their new album Humbug in August
of 2009, preceded by the single " Crying Lightning" They released their fourth studio album, entitled
Suck It And See on June 6th 2011
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The band began rehearsing at Yellow Arch Studios in Neepsend, and played their first gig on
13 June 2003 at The Grapes in Sheffield city-centre. After a few performances in 2003, the
band began to record demos at 2fly studios in Sheffield. 17 songs were demoed in all and the
collection, now known as Beneath the Boardwalk, was burned on to CDs to give away at
gigs, which were promptly file-shared amongst fans. The name Beneath the Boardwalk
originated when the first batch of demos were sent around. The first sender, wanting to
classify the demos, named them after where he received them, the Boardwalk Slowly, as
more demos were spread, they were all classified under this name. This has led to many
people falsely believing that Beneath the Boardwalk was an early album, or that the early
demos were all released under this heading. The group did not mind the distribution, saying
"we never made those demos to make money or anything. We were giving them away free
anyway – that was a better way for people to hear them." admitting that they did not even
know how to get their songs onto the Internet. When asked about the popularity of the band's
MySpace site in an interview with Prefix Magazine, the band said that they were unaware
what it was, and that the site had originally been created by their fans.
The band began to grow in popularity across the north of England, receiving attention from
BBC Radio and the British tabloid press. A local amateur photographer, Mark Bull, filmed
the band's performances and made the music video "Fake Tales of San Francisco", releasing
it on his website, alongside the contents of Beneath the Boardwalk – a collection of the band's
songs which he named after a local music venue. In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released their
first single, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys on their own 'Bang Bang' label, featuring the
songs "Fake Tales of San Francisco" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble". This release was
limited to 500 CDs and 1,000 7" records, but was also available to download from the iTunes
Music Store. Soon after, the band played at the Carling Stage of the Reading and Leeds
Festivals, reserved for less known or unsigned bands. Their appearance was hyped by much
of the music press and the band was watched by an unusually large crowd.
Eventually, they signed to Domino in June 2005. The band said they were attracted to the "DIY ethic"
of Domino owner Laurence Bell, who ran the label from his flat and only signed bands that he liked
personally. The UK's Daily Star reported that this was followed in October by a £1 million publishing

3. deal with EMI and a £725,000 contract with Epic Records for the United States. Arctic Monkeys
denied this on their website, dubbing the newspaper "The Daily Stir". However, Domino have
licensed the Australian and New Zealand publishing rights to EMI and the Japanese rights to
independent label Hostess. Their first single with Domino, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor",
was released on 17 October 2005 and went straight to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, beating
Sugababes and Robbie Williams. Two weeks previous to this, they made their first appearance on
the cover of NME. Their second single, "When the Sun Goes Down" (previously titled "Scummy"),
released on 16 January 2006, also went straight to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 38,922
copies and taking over that position from Shayne Ward. The band's success with little marketing or
advertising led some to suggest that it could signal a change in how new bands achieve recognition.
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Awards for acrtic monkeys - Awards: Mercury Prize, for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm
Not, 2006; NME (New Musical Express) Awards: Best New Band, Best U.K. Band, Best Track, for "I
Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," 2006; PLUG Independent Music Award, New Artist of the
Year, 2007; British Recording Industry Trust (BRIT) Awards, Best U.K. Band, Best British Album, for
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, 2007; NME Awards, Best Album for Whatever
People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Best DVD for "Scummy Man," 2007; BRIT Awards, Best U.K.
Band, Best Album, for Favourite Worst Nightmare, 2008; NME Awards, Best British Band, Best Track
for "Flourescent Adolescent," Best Video for "Teddy Picker," 2008.
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