First off, a quick background on these guys. In 2001, two punkass high school kids from Sheffield ask their parents for instruments for Christmas. They both get guitars, and decide to start playing them. They play shows like any other high school band would, but decide to give away all their recordings for free. This of course helps the band build an extremely loyal fanbase, and as the internet boom started to get cracking, their recordings began to appear online and the band started getting noticed.
Fast forward to 2006. The band releases Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not and things get wild. The record sold 363,735 copies in its first week, which made it the fastest selling UK album of all time.
Now we come to 2007. The band releases Favourite Worst Nightmare, produced by James Ford. The album marks a slight change in direction for the band, highlighted with a faster, darker, and a little deeper sound. Sales of the album were less than WPSIAMTWIN, but the album gained significant notoriety, as every track on the album entered the UK Top 200 charts. The album also won Best Album in the 2008 BRIT Awards.
Now here we are in 2009. The band is about to release Humbug, produced by both James Ford and Josh Homme of the Queens of The Stone Age. As far as I can tell, the album picks up where FWN left off, and continues the darker, deeper sound the band has been toying with. Check out the first video off the album:
Though not a deep fan of Arctic Monkeys, I usually like everything they put out. Seconded.
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