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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Arctic Monkeys
| image             = Arctic Monkeys - Orange Stage - Roskilde Festival 2014.jpg
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| caption           = Arctic Monkeys performing at the [[Roskilde Festival]] in 2014. From left to right: Nick O'Malley, [[Alex Turner]], [[Matt Helders]] and Jamie Cook
| alias             = [[Death Ramps]]
| origin            = [[Sheffield]], England<!--Please use the discussion page before editing.-->
| genre             = <!-- These genres are sourced in the "style and influences" section of the article text. -->{{flatlist|
* [[Indie rock]]
* [[garage rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[post-punk revival]]}}
* [[psychedelic rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[Lounge music|lounge pop]]
}}
| discography       = {{flatlist|
* [[Arctic Monkeys discography|Albums and singles]]
* [[List of songs recorded by Arctic Monkeys|songs]]
}}
| years_active      = 2002–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]]
* [[Warner Records|Warner]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jonathan|last=Cohen|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/update-arctic-monkeys-get-a-lift-from-warner-bros-1053787/|title=Update: Arctic Monkeys Get A Lift From Warner Bros.|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=17 March 2007|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [[The Last Shadow Puppets]]
* [[Mongrel (band)|Mongrel]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|arcticmonkeys.com}}
| current_members   = {{plainlist|
* [[Alex Turner]]
* [[Matt Helders]]
* Jamie Cook
* Nick O'Malley
}}
| past_members      = [[Andy Nicholson]]
}}

'''Arctic Monkeys''' are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Sheffield]] in 2002. They comprise lead singer [[Alex Turner]], drummer [[Matt Helders]], guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist [[Andy Nicholson]] left in 2006.

Arctic Monkeys were one of the first bands to come to public attention via the [[Internet]], with commentators suggesting they represented a change in how new bands are promoted and marketed.<ref name="The Question2">{{cite web|first=Barton|last=Laura|author-link=Laura Barton|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/25/popandrock.arcticmonkeys|title=The question: Have the Arctic Monkeys changed the music business?|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=25 October 2005|access-date=5 June 2006}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' (2006), received acclaim and topped the [[UK Albums Chart]], becoming the fastest-selling debut album in British chart history at the time. It won [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|Best British Album]] at the [[2007 Brit Awards]] and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-100-greatest-debut-albums-of-all-time-20130322/whatever-people-say-i-am-that-s-what-i-m-not-19691231|title=The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022071657/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-100-greatest-debut-albums-of-all-time-20130322/whatever-people-say-i-am-that-s-what-i-m-not-19691231|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band's second album, ''[[Favourite Worst Nightmare]]'' (2007), was also acclaimed and won Best British Album at the [[2008 BRIT Awards|2008 Brit Awards]]. ''[[Humbug (album)|Humbug]]'' (2009) and ''[[Suck It and See]]'' (2011) received positive but weaker reviews.

The band achieved wider international fame with their acclaimed fifth album ''[[AM (Arctic Monkeys album)|AM]]'' (2013), which was supported by the global hit "[[Do I Wanna Know?]]". It topped four [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] charts and was certified [[RIAA certification|4× Platinum]] in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Arctic+Monkeys&ti=&format=&type=#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|accessdate=4 May 2025}}</ref> At the [[2014 BRIT Awards|2014 Brit Awards]], it became the third Arctic Monkeys album to win [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]].<ref name="BRIT Awards">{{cite web|first=Ellie|last=Bramley Violet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/19/arctic-monkeys-win-british-album-of-the-year-2014-brits|title=Arctic Monkeys add album prize to group gong at Brits|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 February 2014|access-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302143342/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/19/arctic-monkeys-win-british-album-of-the-year-2014-brits|archive-date=2 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Their sixth album, ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]'' (2018), departed from the band's guitar-heavy work, instead being piano-oriented. Their seventh album, ''[[The Car (album)|The Car]]'' (2022), received nominations for the [[Ivor Novello Awards]] and the [[Mercury Prize]] in 2023. It was their third album nominated for a [[Best Alternative Music Album|Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album]], and their second consecutive nomination after ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino''.

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.<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel|last=Lane|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arctic-monkeys-make-official-albums-chart-history-with-am-2489/|title=Arctic Monkeys make Official Albums Chart history with AM|work=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]|date=15 September 2013|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929175156/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arctic-monkeys-make-official-albums-chart-history-with-am-2489/|archive-date=29 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have won seven [[Brit Awards]], winning [[BRIT Award for British Group|Best British Group]] and [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]] three times, becoming the first band to ever "do the double"—that is, win in both categories—three times; a [[Mercury Prize]] for ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not''; an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] and 20 [[NME Awards]]. They have been nominated for nine [[Grammy Award]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/2024-grammys-arctic-monkeys-lana-del-rey-boygenius-nominated-for-best-alternative-music-album/|title=2024 Grammys: Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, and More Nominated for Best Alternative Music Album|work=Pitchfork.com|date=10 November 2023|access-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110225229/https://pitchfork.com/news/2024-grammys-arctic-monkeys-lana-del-rey-boygenius-nominated-for-best-alternative-music-album/|archive-date=10 November 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> and received Mercury Prize nominations in 2007, 2013, 2018 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/27/mercury-prize-nominations-arctic-monkeys|title=Mercury prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead's record for most nominations|website=[[The Guardian]]|first=Laura|last=Snapes|date=27 July 2023|accessdate=27 July 2023|archive-date=27 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727122458/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/27/mercury-prize-nominations-arctic-monkeys|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' and ''AM'' are included in ''[[NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|NME]]'' and different editions of ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s lists of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".

==History==

===2002–2005: early years and record deal===
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Arctic Monkeys were formed in mid-2002 by friends [[Alex Turner]], [[Matt Helders]], and [[Andy Nicholson]] (who left the band shortly after their debut album, ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'', was released).<ref name="thawed">{{cite web|first=Craig|last=McLean|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/01/popandrock.arcticmonkeys|title=Craig McLean spends three months on the road with the Arctic Monkeys|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 January 2006|access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz">{{cite web|first=Ava|last=Muir|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/arctic_monkeys_career_retrospective_from_rubble_to_the_ritz|title=Arctic Monkeys' Career So Far: From Rubble to the Ritz|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=21 June 2018|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Turner and Helders were neighbours and close friends, and they met Nicholson in secondary school.<ref name="thawed"/><ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> Turner, who had grown up in a musical household as his father was a music teacher, played guitar in the then-instrumental-only band, with Helders on drums, Nicholson on bass and a new band member, Jamie Cook, as a second guitarist.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name=viahillsborough>{{cite news|title=Episode 53: Via Hillsborough, Please (ft Andy Nicholson)|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-722232045/episode-53-via-hillsborough-please-ft-andy-nicholson |access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref> In 2005, Turner said they took their name from a band that Helders' dad played in during the 1970s: "He passed it down from generation to generation, like a recipe."<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast and furious {{!}} Music {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/sep/30/popandrock.arcticmonkeys |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=amp.theguardian.com|date=29 September 2005 }}</ref> Initially, Turner was reluctant when it came to being the lead singer.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> As time passed, Turner became the lead singer and frontman of the band as he had "a thing for words", according to Helders.<ref>{{cite web|first=Krissi|last=Murison|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/arctic-monkeys-alex-turner-on-their-new-album-and-returning-to-the-limelight-zm6f5h5zs|title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner on their new album and returning to the limelight|work=[[The Times]]|date=20 May 2018|access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref>

The band began rehearsing at [[Yellow Arch Studios]] in [[Neepsend]],<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Aizlewood|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/arts/music/monkeys-are-top-of-the-tree-7279157.html|title=Monkeys are top of the tree|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date=27 January 2006|access-date=21 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605100029/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-21552357-monkeys-are-top-of-the-tree.do|archive-date=5 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and played its first gig on 13 June 2003 at The Grapes in Sheffield city centre.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="EMI">{{cite web|url=http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/arctic-monkeys_profile.html|title=Artist Profile – Arctic Monkeys|work=[[EMI]]|access-date=7 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324210918/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/arctic-monkeys_profile.html|archive-date=24 March 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a few performances in 2003, the band began to record [[Demo (music)|demos]] at 2fly studios in Sheffield.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> 18 songs were demoed in all and the collection, now known as ''[[Beneath the Boardwalk]]'', was [[Optical disc authoring|burned]] onto CDs to give away at gigs, which were promptly file-shared amongst fans.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="Prefix1">{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Park|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/arctic-monkeys/arent-fooling-around-part-1-of-2/12565/|title=Arctic Monkeys aren't fooling around (Part I)|work=Prefix Magazine|date=21 November 2005|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221180601/http://www.prefixmag.com/features/arctic-monkeys/arent-fooling-around-part-1-of-2/12565/|archive-date=21 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name ''Beneath the Boardwalk'' originated when the first batch of demos were sent around.<ref name="Prefix1"/> The first sender, wanting to classify the demos, named them after where he received them, the [[Boardwalk (nightclub)|Boardwalk]].<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="Prefix1"/> Slowly, as more demos were spread, they were all classified under this name.<ref name="Prefix1"/> 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 title.<ref name="Prefix1"/> 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."<ref name="Prefix1"/>

The band began to grow in popularity across the north of England,<ref name="M&C">{{cite web|first=Lars|last=Brandle|url=http://music.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1092341.php|title=Fever rises for Arctic Monkeys|work=Monsters and Critics|date=30 January 2006|access-date=8 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114040456/http://music.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1092341.php|archive-date=14 November 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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,<ref name="Prefix1" /> alongside the contents of ''Beneath the Boardwalk'' – a collection of the band's songs which he named after a local music venue. When asked about the popularity of the band's [[MySpace]] site, the band said that they were unaware of what it was and that the site had originally been created by their fans.<ref name="Prefix1" /> In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[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".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Webb|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/6595/reviews/12298-|title=Arctic Monkeys Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|date=30 May 2005|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024618/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6595/reviews/12298-|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This release was limited to 500 CDs and 1,000 7" records, but was also available to download from the [[iTunes Store|iTunes Music Store]].<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> Soon after, the band played at the Carling Stage of the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]], reserved for less known or unsigned bands.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/>

Eventually, they were signed to [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]] in June 2005.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="record-labels">{{cite web|first=Alastair|last=McKay|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/record-labels-the-domino-effect-525404.html|title=Record labels: The Domino effect|work=[[The Independent]]|date=3 February 2006|access-date=5 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204141750/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/record-labels-the-domino-effect-525404.html|archive-date=4 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="record-labels"/> The UK's ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]'' reported that this was followed in October by a £1 million publishing deal with [[EMI]] and a £725,000 contract with [[Epic Records]] for the United States.<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Colothan|url=http://www.gigwise.com/article.php?contentid=9106|title=Arctic Monkeys Sign £1million Publishing Deal|work=[[Gigwise]]|date=7 October 2005|access-date=19 October 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212061939/http://www.gigwise.com/article.php?contentid=9106|archive-date=12 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Arctic Monkeys denied this on their website, dubbing the newspaper "The Daily Stir". However, Domino had licensed the Australian and New Zealand publishing rights to EMI and the Japanese rights to independent label Hostess.<ref name="M&C" /> Their debut single, "[[I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor]]", which was recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, was released on 17 October 2005 and went straight to No.&nbsp;1 on the [[UK singles chart]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Wilkinson|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-years-of-i-bet-you-look-good-on-the-dancefloor-the-full-story-of-arctic-monkeys-breakout-hit-763137|title=The Full Story Of Arctic Monkeys' Breakout Hit 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'|work=[[NME]]|date=17 October 2018|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i-bet-you-look-good-on-the-dancefloor/|title=I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Official Charts|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> Their second single, "[[When the Sun Goes Down (Arctic Monkeys song)|When the Sun Goes Down]]" (previously titled "Scummy"), released on 16 January 2006, also went straight to No.&nbsp;1.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Bassil|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-guide-to-getting-into-arctic-monkeys/|title=The Guide to Getting into Arctic Monkeys|work=[[Vice News|Vice]]|date=10 May 2018|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Colin|last=Roberts|url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/6949/reviews/573715-arctic-monkeys-when-the-sun-goes-down|title=Arctic Monkeys When The Sun Goes Down|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|date=16 January 2006|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617201630/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/6949/reviews/573715-arctic-monkeys-when-the-sun-goes-down|archive-date=17 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/when-the-sun-goes-down/|title=When the Sun Goes Down – Official Charts|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="The Question2"/>

===2006: ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not''===
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[[File:Arctic Monkeys live.jpg|thumb|left|Arctic Monkeys performing in 2006]]
The band finished recording their debut album, ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'', at Chapel Studios in [[Lincolnshire]] in January 2006 with British record producer [[Jim Abbiss]] producing.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>Tingen, Paul. "Producer's Desk: Jim Abbiss." ''Mix'', vol. 31, no. 1, 2007., pp. 44–44, 46, 48, 50.</ref> ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history, selling 363,735 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Kumi|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/30/arts.artsnews|title=Arctic Monkeys make chart history|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 January 2006|access-date=5 June 2006}}</ref> This surpassed the previous record of 306,631 copies held by ''[[Popstars (Hear'Say album)|Popstars]]'' by [[Hear'Say]] and sold more copies on its first day alone – 118,501 – than the rest of the Top 20 albums combined.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4643436.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Arctic Monkeys eye debut record|date=24 January 2006 | access-date=5 June 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060625201900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4643436.stm| archive-date= 25 June 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> The cover sleeve of ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', showing Chris McClure, a friend of the band smoking a cigarette, was criticised by the head of the [[National Health Service|NHS]] in Scotland for "reinforcing the idea that smoking is okay".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="smoking">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4677356.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Arctic Monkeys defend album cover|date=3 February 2006 | access-date=5 June 2006}}</ref> The image on the CD itself is a shot of an ashtray full of cigarettes.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="smoking" /> The band's product manager denied the accusation and suggested the opposite – "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good".<ref name="smoking" />

The record was released a month later in the US on 21 February 2006<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/997415|title=Music: Rock - In U.K., the Fever Rises for Arctic Monkeys |id={{ProQuest|997415}} }}</ref> and entered at No.&nbsp;24 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' album chart after it sold 34,000 units in its first week, making it the second fastest selling debut [[indie rock]] album in America.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22375|work=[[NME]]|title=Arctic Monkeys crack US Top 30|date=2 March 2006 | access-date=16 April 2007}}</ref> However, US sales for the first year did not match those of the first week in the UK for the album. US critics were more reserved about the band than their UK counterparts and appeared unwilling to be drawn into the possibility of "yet another example of the UK's press over-hyping new bands".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4817868.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|title=US reluctant to heed Monkeys hype|date=17 March 2006 | access-date=1 June 2006}}</ref> However, the band's June 2006 tour of North America received critical acclaim at each stop<ref name="AZC">{{cite news|first=Annemarie|last=Moody|url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0605arcticrev.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826161732/http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0605arcticrev.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2006|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Arctic Monkeys: Platinum Primates rule dancefloor|date=5 June 2006|access-date=8 June 2006}}</ref><ref name="FWST">{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Peterson|url=http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/14769078.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701040901/http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/14769078.htm | archive-date=1 July 2006|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|title=Arctic Monkeys fast and furious|date=8 June 2006 | access-date=8 June 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3947511.html|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|title=Arctic Monkeys spark another British invasion|date=8 June 2006| access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref> – the hype surrounding them "proven to exist for good reason".<ref name="Pegasus News">{{cite news|first=Kaitlin|last=Parker|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2006/jun/08/concert-review/|publisher=[[Pegasus News]]|title=More Fun than a Barrel of Arctic Monkeys|date=8 June 2006 | access-date=8 June 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324081513/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2006/jun/08/concert-review/ | archive-date=24 March 2007}}</ref> The album was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in 2017 for selling over 500,000 units in the United States.<ref name="US2">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ARCTIC+MONKEYS&ti=AM|title=American certifications – Arctic Monkeys|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] | access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> Meanwhile, the UK's ''NME'' magazine declared the band's debut album the "5th greatest British album of all time".<ref>{{cite news|title=NME's best British album of all time revealed|date=26 January 2006}}</ref> It also equalled the record of [[the Strokes]] and [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] at the 2006 [[NME Awards]], winning three fan-voted awards for Best British Band, Best New Band and Best Track for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/22322|title=Arctic Monkeys make history at ShockWaves NME Awards|work=NME |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/22040|title=ShockWaves NME Awards 2006: The Shortlist|work=NME |access-date=16 March 2021|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608004707/http://www.nme.com/news/the-strokes/22040 |archive-date=8 June 2007}}</ref>

Arctic Monkeys wasted no time in recording new material and released ''[[Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?]]'', a five-track EP on 24 April 2006.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/who-the-fuck-are-arctic-monkeys-mw0000581251|title=Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Due to its length, the EP was ineligible to chart as a UK single or album.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> Furthermore, the record's graphic language has resulted in significantly less radio airplay than previous records, although this was not a reported concern according to an insider – "since they made their name on the Internet... they don't care if they don't get radio play".<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds30892.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|title=Arctic Monkeys plan foul-mouthed EP|date=25 March 2006 | access-date=25 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215041349/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a30892/arctic-monkeys-plan-foul-mouthed-ep.html|archive-date=15 February 2008}}</ref> The release of the EP ''Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?'' Just three months after their record-breaking debut album has been criticised by some, who have seen it as "money-grabbing" and "cashing in on their success".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22817|work=[[NME]]|title=Arctic Monkeys defend EP release|date=18 April 2006 | access-date=5 June 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060423011054/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22817| archive-date= 23 April 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> The band countered that it regularly releases new music not to make money, but to avoid the "boredom" of "spending three years touring on one album".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=4408|work=[[San Diego CityBeat]]|title=Young Brains|date=31 May 2006| access-date=21 July 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829140303/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/?id=4408| archive-date=29 August 2009}}</ref>

Soon after the release of the EP in the UK, the band announced that Andy Nicholson would not take part in the band's forthcoming North America tour due to fatigue from "an intensive period of touring".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme/23130|work=[[NME]]|title=Arctic Monkeys lose a member|date=26 May 2006 |access-date=5 June 2006}}</ref> On returning to the UK, Nicholson confirmed that he would leave Arctic Monkeys and start his own project.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> He also said that he couldn't deal with the band's fame and success over the previous six months.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> In a statement on their official website, the band said: "We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band", also confirmed that Nick O'Malley – former bassist with the Dodgems who had drafted in as temporary bassist for the tour – would continue as bassist for the rest of their summer tour schedule.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="arcticmonkeys.com">{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Alex|last2=Cook|first2=Jamie|last3=Helders|first3=Matt|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com|title=Andy Nicholson|date=19 June 2006 | access-date=13 July 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060711035601/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/| archive-date= 11 July 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> Shortly after, Nick O'Malley was confirmed as the formal replacement for Nicholson.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="arcticmonkeys.com"/>
[[File:Arctic_Monkeys_heads.jpg|thumb|Headshots of the current line-up; clockwise from top left: Nick O'Malley, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Alex Turner]]
Arctic Monkeys' first release without Nicholson, the single "[[Leave Before the Lights Come On]]", came on 14 August 2006.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ally|last=Brown|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/singles/arctic-monkeys-leave-before-the-lights-come-on|work=The Skinny|title=Arctic Monkeys – Leave Before The Lights Come On|date=14 August 2006|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Turner said that the song was one of the last songs he wrote before their rise to fame and suggested that "it feels very much like it could be on the album".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23164|work=[[NME]]|title=Arctic Monkeys play gig in tiny pub|date=25 May 2006| access-date=10 July 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090205175948/https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23164| archive-date= 5 February 2009}}</ref> Peaking at No.&nbsp;4 in the UK, the single became the band's first single not to reach No.&nbsp;1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20060820/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The band was re-united at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Leeds Festival]] when Nicholson met up with his former bandmates and his replacement bassist, O'Malley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/24111|work=[[NME]]|title=Arctic Monkeys re-unite in Leeds|date=27 August 2006| access-date=1 October 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060902233651/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/24111| archive-date= 2 September 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> Only the original band members, minus Nicholson, were present at the award ceremony when ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' won the 2006 [[Mercury Prize]] two weeks later.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5315452.stm|title=Arctic Monkeys win Mercury Prize|date=6 September 2006|access-date=21 July 2009}}</ref>

===2007: ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''===
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The band's second album, ''[[Favourite Worst Nightmare]]'', was released on 23 April 2007, a week after the release of accompanying single "[[Brianstorm]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=397574|title=Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worse Nightmare – Digipak UK CD album (CDLP) (397574)|website=eil.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2007/04/22/favourite-worst-nightmare|title=Favourite Worst Nightmare|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=22 April 2007 |access-date=10 February 2016|last=Hermes|first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes}}</ref> Like its predecessor, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' quickly reached No.&nbsp;1 in the album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> Turner described the songs as "very different from last time", adding that the sound of some tracks are "a bit full-on – a bit like "From the Ritz to the Rubble", "The View from the Afternoon", that sort of thing".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme/25655|title=Arctic Monkeys say new album is 'very different'|work=[[NME]]|date=5 January 2007| access-date=13 January 2007}}</ref> A secret gig played at Sheffield's [[The Leadmill|Leadmill]] on 10 February 2007, debuted seven new songs (six from ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' and one other).<ref name="NME 20070211">{{cite web|title=Arctic Monkeys make surprise live return|work=[[NME]]|date=11 February 2007|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/26370| access-date =12 February 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070213052415/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/26370| archive-date= 13 February 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Early reviews of the release were positive and described it as "very, very fast and very, very loud".<ref name="M&C2">{{cite news|url=http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1289900.php/Arctic_Monkeys_set_to_unleash_%91Favourite_Worst_Nightmare%92| archive-url=https://archive.today/20070423150428/http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1289900.php/Arctic_Monkeys_set_to_unleash_%91Favourite_Worst_Nightmare%92| url-status=dead| archive-date=23 April 2007|title=Arctic Monkeys set to unleash 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'|publisher=Monsters and Critics|date=11 April 2007| access-date=11 April 2007}}</ref>

Meanwhile, the band continued to pick up awards from around the world, namely the Best New Artist in the United States at the [[PLUG Independent Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plugawards.com/award_nominees_2007.php|title=PLUG: Independent Music Awards|publisher=PLUG Awards |access-date=17 March 2021|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331130518/http://plugawards.com/award_nominees_2007.php |archive-date=31 March 2008}}</ref> the Album of the Year awards in Japan, Ireland and the US, awards for Best Album and Best Music DVD for the short film ''[[Scummy Man]]'' at the 2007 NME Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054313/arctic-monkeys-snatch-two-nme-trophies| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211161449/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054313/arctic-monkeys-snatch-two-nme-trophies| archive-date=11 December 2007|title=Arctic Monkeys Snatch Two NME Trophies|date=1 March 2007|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=21 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended the year by clinching the Best British Band and Best British Album at the [[2008 BRIT Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7187992.stm|title=Brit Awards 2008: The winners|publisher=BBC |access-date=17 March 2021|date=20 February 2008}}</ref> For the second year in a row, the band was nominated for the annual [[Mercury Prize]].<ref name="Mercury 2007">{{cite web|title=Arctic Monkeys break America|publisher=Muse|date=3 May 2007|url=http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-international_news/arctic-monkeys-break-america/spId/51A6B72C-F6BC-3900-DE28EF9314873F1D.html| access-date=17 March 2021| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182650/http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-international_news/arctic-monkeys-break-america/spId/51A6B72C-F6BC-3900-DE28EF9314873F1D.html| archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>

On 29 April 2007, the day ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' charted at No.&nbsp;1 in the [[UK Albums Chart]], all 12 tracks from the album charted in the Top 200 of the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6605991.stm|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=29 April 2007|title=Arctics' album storms to the top| access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> The band later released "[[Fluorescent Adolescent]]" as a single, and it charted at No.&nbsp;5, after debuting the song live on ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]'' dressed as clowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20070715/7501/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-1591-1343028|title=Arctic Monkeys dress up as clowns for TV appearance|website=Nme.com|date=9 July 2007|access-date=5 December 2020}}</ref> The third single from ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'', "[[Teddy Picker]]", was released on 3 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/31543|title=Arctic Monkeys announce new single|publisher=[[NME]]|date=3 October 2007| access-date=17 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013020427/https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-505-1338390|archive-date=13 October 2018}}</ref> It charted at No. 20 and remained only one week in the top 40 staying in this position, making it the lowest charting single for the band so far.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://acharts.co/song/31092|publisher=Acharts.co|title=Teddy Picker Charts Status|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> Prior to this release the band released an extremely limited number of 250 [[gramophone record|vinyls]] under the pseudonym [[Death Ramps]] containing two of the [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] from the "Teddy Picker" single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-470-1352246|title=Arctic Monkeys release new songs secretly|publisher=[[NME]]|date=30 November 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

In its first week of release the album sold 227,993 copies,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Key Releases: 29.08.09|journal=Music Week|date=29 August 2009|page=40}}</ref> emulating ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' in going straight to number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]], albeit selling 130,000 copies fewer than their record-breaking debut. The first two singles from the album "Brianstorm" and "Fluorescent Adolescent" were both UK Top Hits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20070422/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=28 April 2007|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20070715/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=21 July 2007|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''{{'}}s first day sales of 85,000 outsold the rest of the Top 20 combined, while all twelve tracks from the album entered the top 200 of the UK singles chart in their own right.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6605991.stm|work=BBC News|date=29 April 2007|title=Arctics' album storms to the top| access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> By September 2013 the album has sold 821,128 copies in UK<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/day-2007-arctic-monkeys-hit-number-one-second-album-63777|title=On This Day: 2007: Arctic Monkeys hit number one with second album|publisher=Sheffield Telegraph|date=29 April 2016|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> and has since gone [[British Phonographic Industry|3× platinum]] by 2018.<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32956] {{dead link|date=August 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the [[United States|USA]], the album debuted at number seven, selling around 44,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|first=Katie|last=Hasty|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052411/lavigne-remains-no-1-as-joe-debuts-high|title=Lavigne Remains No. 1 As Joe Debuts High|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2 May 2007}}</ref>

Arctic Monkeys headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] on 22 June 2007, the highlights of which were aired on [[BBC2]].<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> During their headline act, the band performed with [[Dizzee Rascal]] and [[Simian Mobile Disco]] and covered [[Shirley Bassey]]'s "[[Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)|Diamonds Are Forever]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arctic-monkeys.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1866|title=View topic – Glastonbury 2007 ~ Arctic Monkeys Forum Fan Site –|publisher=arctic-monkeys.com |access-date=18 July 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716162323/http://www.arctic-monkeys.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1866| archive-date= 16 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The band also played a large gig at [[Dublin]]'s [[Malahide Castle]] on 16 June 2007, with a second date added the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news-150207-malahide-castle-dublin.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220125008/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news-150207-malahide-castle-dublin.html| archive-date=20 February 2007|title=Malahide Castle, Dublin|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com|date=15 February 2007| access-date=17 February 2007}}</ref> On 28–29 July 2007 the band played their biggest concert to date with two sell out shows at the 55,000 capacity [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]] in [[Manchester]].<ref name="NME Live 2007">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/arctic-monkeys-live-2007-1401890|title=Arctic Monkeys Live 2007|publisher=[[NME]]|date=27 July 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="NME Live 2007 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-646-1397688|title=Arctic Monkeys shine at giant Old Trafford shows|publisher=[[NME]]|date=30 July 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> Billed as being the group's own 'mini-festivals' both date saw support sets for [[Supergrass]], [[The Coral]], [[Amy Winehouse]] and Japanese Beatles tribute act The Parrots.<ref name="NME Live 2007"/><ref name="NME Live 2007 2"/> The shows were hailed as 'the gigs of a generation' by ''NME'' and were even compared to [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]' record-breaking shows at [[Knebworth House]] in 1996.<ref name="NME Live 2007 2"/> The LCCG concerts cemented Arctic Monkeys' status as the defining band of their generation, as Oasis had done before them.<ref name="NME Live 2007 2"/> The band was also slated to play the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] in September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|first=Austin|last=Powell|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2007-09-14/535771/|title=ACL Fest Saturday Interviews|publisher=Austin Chronicle|date=14 September 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> Other European festivals include Rock Werchter in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Salmon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jul/06/popandrock2|title=Werchter for the weekend|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 July 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> The band played two shows at [[Cardiff International Arena]] on 19 and 20 June 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-550-13438709|title=Arctic Monkeys announce Cardiff gigs|publisher=[[NME]]|date=27 March 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> They also played two London gigs at [[Alexandra Palace]] on 8 and 9 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-448-1349409|title=Arctic Monkeys return to UK with special guests|publisher=[[NME]]|date=9 December 2007|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> On 1 September 2007 the band performed an intimate show at [[Ibiza Rocks]] show in Bar M (now Ibiza Rocks Bar) along with [[Reverend and the Makers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-456-1349024|title=Arctic Monkeys storm Ibiza Rocks with intimate gig|publisher=[[NME]]|date=2 September 2007|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> The band played their last show of the tour on 17 December 2007 at Manchester Apollo, which was filmed for the live album and video release ''[[At the Apollo (Arctic Monkeys album)|At the Apollo]]'', which was released in cinemas the following year.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1550920}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/arctic_monkeys/reviews/12427|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519225951/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/arctic_monkeys/reviews/12427|url-status=dead|title=Uncut review|archive-date=19 May 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/30177-arctic-monkeys-to-issue-live-dvd/ Arctic Monkeys to Issue Live DVD] [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]. Retrieved 11 November 2011.</ref>

===2008–2010: ''Humbug''===
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[[File:Arctic Monkeys @ Shepherds Bush Empire.jpg|thumb|left|Arctic Monkeys at the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]], London, March 2010]]
After a brief hiatus during which Turner toured and recorded with his side project [[the Last Shadow Puppets]],<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> the band recorded half the album at [[Rancho De La Luna]] recording sessions with [[Josh Homme]] of [[Queens of the Stone Age]] in early autumn, 2008, and half in the New York sessions with [[James Ford (musician)|James Ford]] in spring, 2009, following their January tour of New Zealand and Australia.<ref name="pitchfork 2008">{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Breihan|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35485-arctic-monkeys-announce-new-album/|title=Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album|website=Pitchfork|date=1 June 2009 |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Robinson|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/alex-turner-making-an-arctic-monkeys-album-is-not-an-easy-alchemy-72724/4/|title=Alex Turner: "Making an Arctic Monkeys album is not an easy alchemy"|website=Uncut|date=11 May 2018 |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> During this tour, lead single "[[Crying Lightning]]", along with ''Humbug'' songs "Pretty Visitors", "Dangerous Animals" and "Potion Approaching" (then known as "Go-Kart"), was debuted live.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> It was later revealed by Matt Helders in a video diary that the album would consist of 14 tracks and that Turner would stay in New York to oversee the mixing of the material.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[NME]]|title=In Exactly 24 Hours Time Arctic Monkeys Will Finish Recording Their Third Album|pages=8–10|date=23 May 2009}}<!--|access-date=21 July 2009--></ref> However, the final track listing, revealed on 1 June 2009, listed only 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=298|title=Arctic Monkeys Announce Album Release Date & Tracklisting|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com |access-date=1 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604082534/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=298 |archive-date=4 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a preview article on ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', writer Simon Harper claimed that the band had "completely defied any expectations or presumptions to explore the depths they can reach when stepping foot outside their accepted styles," and that "Turner is his usual eloquent self, but has definitely graduated into an incomparable writer whose themes twist and turn through stories and allegories so potent and profound it actually leaves one breathless".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/arctic-monkeys-album-first-impression|title=Arctic Monkeys Album – First Impression|last=Harper|first=Simon|date=2 June 2009|work=[[Clash Magazine|Clash]]|access-date=21 July 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090605145940/http://www.clashmusic.com/news/arctic-monkeys-album-first-impression| archive-date= 5 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> On the same site, Turner revealed that the band had listened to [[Nick Cave]], [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Cream (band)|Cream]] while writing the new album, the title of which would be ''[[Humbug (album)|Humbug]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/45196|title=Arctic Monkeys announce new album title|work=[[NME]]|date=9 June 2009|access-date=1 June 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090612021719/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/45196| archive-date= 12 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> ''Humbug'' was released on 19 August 2009, and, like both of its predecessors, the album went straight to No.&nbsp;1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=300|title=International Album Release Dates|publisher=Arctic Monkeys Official Website|date=3 June 2009| access-date=3 June 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607075027/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=300| archive-date=7 June 2009| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

As announced on Arctic Monkeys' website, the first single from ''Humbug'' was "Crying Lightning", released on 6 July.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> It also received its first radio premiere on the same day.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> On 12 July 2009, the single "Crying Lightning" debuted at number 12 in the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/45397|title=Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning – Music Charts|publisher=Acharts.us|date=|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> The second single, "[[Cornerstone (song)|Cornerstone]]", was released on 16 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=385&page=|title=New Single Announcement|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com|date=16 November 2009|access-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160716/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=385&page=|archive-date=7 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was announced in February 2010 that the third and final single to be taken from ''Humbug'' would be "[[My Propeller]]", released on 22 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=424|title=New Single Announced|access-date=3 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120193659/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=424|archive-date=20 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="My Propeller">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/49515|title=Arctic Monkeys to release 'My Propeller' single and play Teenage Cancer Trust gig|website=[[NME]] |access-date=17 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030421/https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/49515|archive-date=5 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly before the release of the new single, the band did a one-off UK show at the Royal Albert Hall in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust on 27 March.<ref name="My Propeller"/>

Arctic Monkeys embarked on the first leg of the worldwide [[Humbug Tour]] in January 2009 and went on to headline 2009's [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]].<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/30/arctic-monkeys-headline-reading-leeds|title=Arctic Monkeys to headline Reading and Leeds festival 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 March 2009|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Reading and Leeds">{{cite web|first=Leonie|last=Cooper|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/arctic-monkeys-an-nme-history-of-their-reading-and-leeds-festival-appearances-772881|title=Arctic Monkeys: An NME History Of Their Reading And Leeds Festival Appearances|publisher=[[NME]]|date=3 February 2014|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> During this performance, they played a number of songs from ''Humbug'', plus older tracks such as "Brianstorm" and a cover of [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]]' "[[Red Right Hand]]".<ref name="Reading and Leeds"/> They were also the headline act on the first night of 2009's [[Exit festival]] in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/exit/2009|title=Exit Festival 2009|publisher=efestivals.co.uk|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> In North America, where they had less of a following, they played abridged sets at Montreal's [[Osheaga Festival]], as well as New Jersey's [[All Points West Music and Arts Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2009/03/osheaga-09-brings-coldplay-beastie-boys-and-others-to-montreal/|title=Osheaga '09 brings Coldplay, Beastie Boys, and others to Montreal|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=31 March 2009|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> The tour finished in early 2010 in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/arctic-monkeys-to-tour-europe-in-january-2010-5511743.html|title=Arctic Monkeys to tour Europe in January 2010|work=[[The Independent]]|date=9 December 2009|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

===2011–2012: ''Suck It and See''===
{{Main|Suck It and See}}
[[File:Alex Turner with Arctic Monkeys at Lollapalooza 2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Lead vocalist Alex Turner at [[Lollapalooza]] in Chicago, August 2011]]

''NME'' reported in May 2011 that the band were teaming up with producer [[James Ford (musician)|James Ford]] once again and would be releasing their fourth studio album in late spring at the earliest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/54514|title=Arctic Monkeys releasing Jimmy Ford-produced album this year|work=[[NME]]|date=11 January 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114070957/https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/54514|archive-date=14 January 2011}}</ref> ''Q'' magazine reported that the fourth Arctic Monkeys album would be of a "more accessible vintage" than ''Humbug''.<ref>Q Magazine issue 296 – 'Alex Turner Pens New Songs'</ref> ''Q'' printed edition 299 states "It's the sound of a band drawing back the curtains and letting the sunshine in".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/3121/Arctic-Monkeys-Suck-It--See.aspx|title=Reviews of Suck It & See by Arctic Monkeys, collected by Any Decent Music|publisher=anydecentmusic.com |access-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> The album was recorded in [[Sound City Studios]] in Los Angeles in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/james-ford-producing-arctic-monkeys|title=James Ford: Producing Arctic Monkeys|first=Tom|last=Doyle|publisher=Sound on Sound|access-date=23 August 2013}}</ref> On 4 March 2011, the band premièred on its website a new track called "[[Brick by Brick (Arctic Monkeys song)|Brick by Brick]]" with lead vocals by Matt Helders.<ref name="ClashMusic Brick by Brick">{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/arctic-monkeys-brick-by-brick|title=Arctic Monkeys – "Brick by Brick" Surprise new song|date=8 March 2011 |access-date=17 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091734/http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/arctic-monkeys-brick-by-brick|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="weallwantsomeone">{{cite web|url=http://www.weallwantsomeone.org/2011/03/04/new-arctic-monkeys-brick-by-brick/|title=[new] Arctic Monkeys – Brick By Brick {{!}} We All Want Someone To Shout For |first=Will|last=Oliver|publisher=weallwantsomeone.org |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=23 August 2013}}</ref> Helders explained that this is not a single, just a tease of what is coming and that is it is going to be on the fourth album.<ref name="ClashMusic Brick by Brick"/><ref name="weallwantsomeone"/> On 10 March 2011 the band revealed the album to be called ''[[Suck It and See]]'' and was released on 6 June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/arctic-monkeys-name-new-album-suck-it-and-see-43305/|title=Arctic Monkeys name new album 'Suck It And See'|publisher=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=10 March 2011|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/suck-it-and-see-mw0002122893|title=Suck It and See – Arctic Monkeys|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Record Store Day">{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Fullerton|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-292-1299885|title=Arctic Monkeys release 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' online|publisher=[[NME]]|date=11 April 2011|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>

Their fourth album's first single, titled "[[Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair]]" was released as a digital download on 12 April and on vinyl with "Brick by Brick" on 16 April for [[Record Store Day]].<ref name="Record Store Day"/> On 17 April, it went to No.&nbsp;28 in the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20110417/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> A version of the single with 2 B-sides was released on 7 and 10&nbsp;inch vinyl on 30 May.<ref name="Record Store Day"/> The band allowed fans to listen to the entire album on their website before deciding about whether to purchase it or not.<ref name="Clash SIAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/artists/arctic-monkeys|title=Arctic Monkeys – Intelligent indie-rock from Sheffield|work=[[Clash Magazine|Clash]]|date=5 January 2007 |access-date=17 March 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120105052215/http://www.clashmusic.com/artists/arctic-monkeys|archive-date=5 January 2012}}</ref> ''Suck It and See'' was then released on 6 June 2011,<ref name="Record Store Day"/> and went straight to No.&nbsp;1 in the album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> In doing so, Arctic Monkeys became only the second band in history to debut four albums in a row at the top of the charts.<ref name="Clash SIAS"/>

The band announced "[[The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala]]" as the second single to be taken from ''Suck It and See''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lewis|last=Corner|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a329000/arctic-monkeys-premiere-the-hellcat-spangled-shalalala-video/|title=Arctic Monkeys premiere 'The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala' video|website=[[Digital Spy]]|date=7 August 2011|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> Most of the stock was burned because of the [[2011 London riots|London riots]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Gregory|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/65750/|title=Arctic Monkeys Single Affected By Sony Warehouse London Riots Fire|website=[[Gigwise]]|date=9 August 2011|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-3592-1273570|title=London riots – Domino Records respond to Sony DADC warehouse fire|first=Owen|last=Nicholls|date=9 August 2011|website=[[NME]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> A limited edition 7" Vinyl of the single was then released over the band's website on 14 August.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> The song reached No.&nbsp;15. in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/cdd90/Arctic-Monkeys-The-Hellcat-Spangled-Shalalala|title=Arctic Monkeys The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala|website=ultratop|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> In September 2011 the band released a music video for the song "[[Suck It and See (song)|Suck It and See]]" featuring drummer Matt Helders, and announced they would be releasing it as a single on 31 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/09/video-arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see/|title=Video: Arctic Monkeys – "Suck It and See"|first=Dale W.|last=Eisinger|date=16 September 2011|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2011/10/video-arctic-monkeys-unveil-evil-twin-live-from-st-louis/|title=Video: Arctic Monkeys unveil "Evil Twin" live from St. Louis|first=Chris|last=Coplan|date=5 October 2011|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> In July 2011, the band released a live EP over [[iTunes]] with 6 live recordings from the [[iTunes Festival]] in London.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/>

The album has also been successful commercially. In its first week of release, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, selling over 82,000 units.<ref name="theofficialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20110612/7502/|title=Archive Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=18 June 2011 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> Overall, the album sold 333,000 units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arctic-monkeys-official-biggest-songs-and-albums__22872/|title=Arctic Monkeys' Official biggest songs and albums|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=11 May 2018|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' named the album cover, an artwork-free cream monochrome after the styling of the Beatles' [[The Beatles (album)|White Album]], as one of the worst in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-50-worst-album-covers-ever/214592/1/1|title=Pictures of The 50 worst album covers ever – Photos|work=[[NME]]|date=20 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701011351/http://www.nme.com:80/photos/the-50-worst-album-covers-ever/214592/1/1|archive-date=1 July 2013}}</ref> In July, the album won Mojo award for the Best Album of 2011. ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' placed the album at number 39 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/894362/mojos-top-50-albums-of-2011/list/|title=MOJO's Top 50 Albums of 2011|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|date=2 December 2011 | access-date=16 December 2011}}</ref> On 30 May, a week before official release, [[Domino Recording Company|Domino Records]] streamed the entire album on [[SoundCloud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/56965|title=Arctic Monkeys stream new album 'Suck It And See' online|date=30 May 2011|access-date=15 July 2013|work=[[NME]]}}</ref> Within a few hours of being made public, the first two tracks had reached over 10,000 listens each, and by the end of the week, each had accrued over 100,000 plays.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/>

Arctic Monkeys embarked in May 2011 on their Suck It and See Tour.<ref>{{cite web|first=Melena|last=Ryzik|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/arts/music/alex-turner-on-arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see.html|title=Rock Star Tunes in to the Elders of the Tribe|date=13 May 2011|access-date=17 March 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> They headlined the [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim|Benicàssim Festival 2011]] alongside [[the Strokes]], [[Arcade Fire]] and [[Primal Scream]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Anderson|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/benicassim-2011-in-pictures-1410949|title=Benicassim 2011 in pictures|date=18 July 2011|access-date=17 March 2021|work=[[NME]]}}</ref> They also headlined [[Oxegen 2011]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxegen.ie/5037/news/blink-182-join-foo-fighters-and-arctic-monkeys/|title=Blink-182 Join Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys|publisher=[[Oxegen]]|date=14 July 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125741/http://www.oxegen.ie/5037/news/blink-182-join-foo-fighters-and-arctic-monkeys/ |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Super Bock Super Rock]] 2011, [[V Festival#V2011|V Festival 2011]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhamra|first=Satvir|url=http://amplified.tv/2011/02/28/v-festival-2011-line-up-announced/|title=V Festival 2011 line up announced|publisher=amplified.tv|date=28 February 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306011157/http://amplified.tv/2011/02/28/v-festival-2011-line-up-announced/ |archive-date=6 March 2011}}</ref> [[Rock Werchter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/lineup/index.aspx|title=Rock Werchter :: Line up|publisher=rockwerchter.be |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032230/http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/lineup/index.aspx |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and T in The Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-25010475|title=Arctic Monkeys to headline T in Park|date=19 November 2013|website=BBC News|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> They confirmed on 7 February that they were playing two "massive homecoming shows"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/57224|title=Don Valley|work=[[NME]]}}</ref> at the [[Don Valley Stadium#Music|Don Valley Bowl]] in Sheffield on 10 and 11 June, support included [[Miles Kane]], [[Anna Calvi]], [[the Vaccines]] and Dead Sons and Mabel Love, clips from the show were also used in the music video for "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> They played at [[Lollapalooza]] 5–7 August 2011. On 21 August, they also played at Lowlands, the Netherlands. The tour continued until March 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/artists/520117-arctic-monkeys|title=Arctic Monkeys Tour Dates 2011/2012 – Arctic Monkeys Concert Dates and Tickets|publisher=[[Songkick]]|access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref>

On 27 October they released a music video for "Evil Twin" on YouTube, the B-side to their new single "Suck It and See".<ref name="Evil Twin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/10/arctic-monkeys-stay-nsfw-evil-twin-video/|title=Arctic Monkeys Stay NSFW in 'Evil Twin' Video|date=27 October 2011|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> They performed the song on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'' on 28 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016nc8l|title=The Graham Norton Show, Series 10, Episode 2|date=28 October 2011|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> The fourth single from ''Suck It and See'', "[[Black Treacle]]" was released on 23 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/61594|title=Watch Arctic Monkeys' video for new track 'You and I'|date=23 January 2012|work=[[NME]]|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> This video for the single continued the theme from the previous single, "Suck It and See" and "Evil Twin".<ref name="Evil Twin"/> In March, the band embarked on a North American stadium tour supporting [[the Black Keys]].<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/>

===2013–2016: ''AM''===
{{Main|AM (Arctic Monkeys album)}}
[[File:Arctic Monkeys @INmusic.jpg|thumb|left|Arctic Monkeys performing at the [[InMusic Festival]] in [[Zagreb]] on 25 June 2013. The concert was a part of the [[AM Tour]].]]

On 26 February 2012, the band released a new song titled "[[R U Mine?]]" on their YouTube channel.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/><ref name="youtube1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQH8ZTgna3Q|title=Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?|date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/VQH8ZTgna3Q|archive-date=15 November 2021|url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=25 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 4 March, it went to No.&nbsp;23 on the UK singles chart on downloads alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120304/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 March 2012}}</ref> On 21 April, the song was released as a single, with the track "Electricity" as a B-side, released additionally for Record Store Day.<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> On 27 July, Arctic Monkeys played in the [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|London Summer Olympics opening ceremony]], performing "[[I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor]]" and a cover of [[the Beatles]] song "[[Come Together]]".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/>

On 22 May 2013 the band started the [[AM Tour]] at the [[Ventura Theatre]] in [[Ventura, California]], where they debuted a new song titled "[[Do I Wanna Know?]]".<ref name="MFrom Rubble to the Ritz"/> On 1 June 2013, the band performed at [[Free Press Summer Fest]] in Houston, TX.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/02/free-press-summer-fest-2013-lineup-revealed/|title=Free Press Summer Fest 2013 lineup revealed|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=27 February 2013|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> On 14 June, the band debuted another song titled "Mad Sounds" at [[Hultsfred Festival]] in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|first=Helen Meriel |last=Thomas|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-10-1203396|title=Arctic Monkeys debut new track 'Mad Sounds' – listen|work=[[NME]]|date=17 June 2013|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> Four days later, on 18 June 2013, the band released the official video to "Do I Wanna Know?".<ref>{{cite news|first=Lake|last=Schatz|title=Free Press Summer Fest 2013 lineup revealed|url=https://consequence.net/2020/06/arctic-monkeys-do-i-wanna-know-one-billion-views-video/|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=17 June 2020|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="Do I Wanna Know? COS">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|title=Listen to Arctic Monkeys' new single, Do I Wanna Know?|url=https://consequence.net/2013/06/listen-to-arctic-monkeys-new-single-do-i-wanna-know/|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=19 June 2013|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> The studio version of the song, along with accompanying visuals, was also made available to purchase via iTunes and entered the UK singles chart at number 11.<ref name="Do I Wanna Know? COS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/do-i-wanna-know/|title=Do I Wanna Know Full Official Chart History|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> On 23 June 2013 Arctic Monkeys headlined [[Southside Festival]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2018/03/12/arctic-monkeys-north-american-headline-shows-2018|title=Arctic Monkeys announce North American headline shows|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|date=12 March 2018|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>

The band's fifth studio album, ''[[AM (Arctic Monkeys album)|AM]]'', was released on 9 September 2013.<ref name="AM Release">{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=586|title=AM|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com|date=24 June 2013|access-date=8 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628233613/http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=586|archive-date=28 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was recorded in [[Rancho de la Luna]] in [[Joshua Tree, California]] and features guest appearances from [[Josh Homme]] of [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Elvis Costello]]'s drummer [[Pete Thomas (drummer)|Pete Thomas]] and [[Bill Ryder-Jones]] of [[the Coral]].<ref name="AM Release"/> Further, on 27 June, the band announced an eight date UK arena tour culminating with a homecoming gig at the [[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=600|title=Roundhouse Support|publisher=arcticmonkeys.com|date=7 August 2013|access-date=8 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725001510/http://arcticmonkeys.com/news.php?id=600|archive-date=25 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band played at the [[2013 Glastonbury Festival]] on 28 June as headliners at the Pyramid stage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beaumont|first1=Mark|title=Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury 2013 – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/29/arctic-monkeys-2013-glastonbury-review|date=28 June 2013|access-date=17 March 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Arctic Monkeys also headlined the 2013 [[Open'er Festival]] in [[Gdynia]], Poland and played on the main stage on 4 July.<ref name="Open'er 2013">{{cite web|url=http://opener.pl/pl/Artysci/ARCTIC-MONKEYS|title=Open'er Festival Line-up: Arctic Monkeys |access-date= 10 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130723051714/http://opener.pl/pl/Artysci/ARCTIC-MONKEYS |archive-date= 23 July 2013 |url-status= dead}}</ref> On 20 July, the band performed at [[Benicàssim festival|Benicàssim 2013]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fiberfib.com/index.php/en/programacion/cartel|title=Line-up|publisher=[[Fiberfib]]|language=es|date=12 September 2012|access-date=8 August 2013|archive-date=12 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412111605/http://www.fiberfib.com/index.php/en/programacion/cartel|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 11 August 2013, the third single from the album, "[[Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?]]", was released, with the B-side "Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/whyd-you-only-call-me-when/id674161548|title=Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? – Single by Arctic Monkeys|work=[[iTunes Store]] (GB)|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054205/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/whyd-you-only-call-me-when/id674161548 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcticmonkeys-store.co.uk/am/singles/07-08-13/whyd-you-only-call-me-when-youre-high|title=Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?|publisher=Arctic Monkeys Store |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053306/http://www.arcticmonkeys-store.co.uk/am/singles/07-08-13/whyd-you-only-call-me-when-youre-high |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/arctic-monkeys-share-sensual-new-b-side-20130830|title=Arctic Monkeys Share Sensual New B-Side|first=Ryan|last=Reed|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=30 August 2013 |access-date=3 September 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904234154/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/arctic-monkeys-share-sensual-new-b-side-20130830 |url-status=live}}</ref> It debuted at no. 8 on the UK singles chart on 18 August 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130818/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> making it the band's first UK Top 10 single since 2007's "Fluorescent Adolescent". The band streamed the album in its entirety four days ahead of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/72440|title=Arctic Monkeys streaming 'AM' ahead of official release|work=NME|date=3 September 2013 |access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>

''AM'' has received critical acclaim from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 36 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|last=Monkeys|first=Arctic|title=AM by Arctic Monkeys|website=Metacritic|date=10 September 2013|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/am/arctic-monkeys | access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> Simon Harper of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' magazine states: "Welding inspiration from hip-hop greats with rock's titans, ''AM'' is built upon portentous beats that are dark and intimidating, yet wickedly thrilling."<ref name="clash">{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-am|title=Arctic Monkeys – AM|first=Simon|last=Harper|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=27 August 2013 |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402080858/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-am |archive-date=2 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ray Rahman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it an 'A−' and opined that "''AM'' mixes [[Velvet Underground]] melodies, [[Black Sabbath]] riffs, and playful grooves, and has fun doing it."<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/06/am-review/|title=AM Review|last=Rahman|first=Ray|date=6 September 2013|website=EW.com|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' said of the album: "One of Britain's greatest bands just got greater in an unexpected but hugely welcome way. Single men, I urge you: put down ''[[FHM]]'' and pick up ''AM''."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/arctic-monkeys-am-album-review|title=Arctic Monkeys – 'AM' album review|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|first=Oliver|last=Keens|date=4 September 2013|access-date=11 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031135829/http://www.timeout.com/london/music/arctic-monkeys-am-album-review|archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> In their 10/10 review, ''[[NME]]'' wrote that ''AM'' is "absolutely and unarguably the greatest record of their career".<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys/14752|title=Arctic Monkeys – AM|first=Mike|last=Williams|work=[[NME]]|date=5 September 2013 |access-date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329044524/http://www.nme.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys/14752 |archive-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In his 8/10 review, J.C. Maçek III of ''[[PopMatters]]'' praised Turner for being "at his most poetic to date" and called the album "a wonderfully cohesive and diverse album that fits together incredibly well".<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/arctic-monkeysam/|title=Arctic Monkeys: AM|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=10 September 2013 | access-date=15 September 2013|author=Macek III, J.C.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102014147/http://www.popmatters.com/review/arctic-monkeysam/ | archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> Tim Jonze of ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that the album "manages to connect those different directions – the muscular riffs of ''[[Humbug (album)|Humbug]]'' and the wistful pop of ''Suck It and See'' – with the bristling energy and sense of fun that propelled their initial recordings".<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/05/arctic-monkeys-am-review|title=Arctic Monkeys: AM – review|first=Tim|last=Jonze|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 September 2013 |access-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190729/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/05/arctic-monkeys-am-review |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Ryan Dombal called ''AM'' "paranoid and haunted".<ref name="Pitchfork Media">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18386-arctic-monkeys-am/|title=Arctic Monkeys: AM|first=Ryan|last=Dombal|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=11 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502231755/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18386-arctic-monkeys-am/ |archive-date=2 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Upon the release of ''AM'' on 9 September 2013, the album debuted at number 1 in the UK album charts, selling over 157,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums|title=Radio 1 – Charts – The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=BBC|date=1 January 1970 |access-date=30 December 2013 |archive-date=21 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121003217/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums |url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result, Arctic Monkeys made history as the first independent label band with five consecutive number 1 albums in the UK.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nick|last=Clark|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/arctic-monkeys-make-history-as-fifth-album-am-enters-chart-at-number-one-8818013.html|title=Arctic Monkeys make history as fifth album AM enters chart at number one – News – Music|work=The Independent|date=15 September 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> The album received widespread critical acclaim and brought Arctic Monkeys their third nomination for the [[Mercury Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/news.php|title=News – Barclaycard Mercury Prize|publisher=Mercuryprize.com |access-date=30 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301150931/http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/news.php |archive-date=1 March 2012}}</ref> The album also won the Brit award for Best British Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/21/disclosure-arctic-monkeys-album-sales-double-brits-2014|title=Arctic Monkeys and Disclosure's album sales double following Brits success|work=The Guardian|date=21 February 2014}}</ref> In the United States, the album sold 42,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the United States.<ref name="US sales">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/72760|title=Arctic Monkeys return to US top ten for first time since 2007|work=[[NME]]|date=19 September 2013 |access-date=20 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201231804/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/72760 |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> In August 2017, ''AM'' was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for combined sales and [[album-equivalent unit]]s over of a million units in the United States.<ref name="US2"/> Turner described ''AM'' as the band's "most original [album] yet," merging hip-hop drum beats with 1970s heavy rock. The frontman has said that the song "[[Arabella (song)|Arabella]]" expresses the two styles of the album most effectively in one track. On ''AM'', Turner continued to experiment with unusual lyrics, and the album includes the words from poem "I Wanna Be Yours" by John Cooper Clarke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/artists/arctic-monkeys|title=Arctic Monkeys – news, lyrics, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates|work=NME |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> Turner has stated that Homme's appearance on the song "Knee Socks" marks his favourite moment of the whole album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/71025|title=Arctic Monkeys announce new album|work=NME|date=24 June 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

On 23 and 24 May 2014, Arctic Monkeys held one of their biggest shows to date, playing to approximately 80,000 across two days shows at Finsbury Park with the support act by [[Tame Impala]], [[Miles Kane]] and [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]]. Arctic Monkeys also headlined the [[Reading and Leeds Festival]] in August 2014. The band had a handful of shows in late 2014, which closed the AM Tour. In December 2014, "Do I Wanna Know?" was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6363565/grammys-2015-nominations-57th-annual|title=Grammys 2015: And the Nominees Are…|magazine=Billboard|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> On 24 August 2014, the band announced a hiatus following their AM Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/arctic-monkeys/news/arctic-monkeys-headling-reading-festival-before-hiatus_4336923|title=Arctic Monkeys Play Storming Reading Headlining Set Before Hiatus|date=24 August 2014}}</ref> Turner and Helders have both pursued other projects during this time. In 2016, Turner announced his second album with the Last Shadow Puppets, ''[[Everything You've Come to Expect]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-last-shadow-puppets/90905|title=The Last Shadow Puppets pay tribute to David Bowie|work=[[NME]]|first=Luke Morgan|last=Britton|date=21 January 2016 |access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/62426-the-last-shadow-puppets-announce-new-album-everything-youve-come-to-expect/|title=The Last Shadow Puppets Announce New Album Everything You've Come to Expect|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|first=Jeremy|last=Gordon|date=20 January 2016 |access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> Helders played the drums on Iggy Pop's album ''[[Post Pop Depression]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/post-pop-depression-mw0002911693|title=Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop|publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=18 March 2021|last=Deming |first= Mark}}</ref> In July 2016, the band revealed an elephant sculpture designed in the style of their ''AM'' album cover for charity.<ref name="Luke Morgan Britton">{{cite web|first=Luke Morgan |last=Britton|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-5-1190563|title=Arctic Monkeys reveal 'AM'-themed elephant sculpture for charity|publisher=[[NME]]|date=12 July 2016|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> The project raised money for the [[Sheffield Children's Hospital]] arts trail.<ref name="Luke Morgan Britton"/>

=== 2017–2021: ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' ===
{{Main|Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino}}
[[File:ArcticMonkeysRAH070618 (19) (28799629968).jpg|thumb|right|The band's 2018 performance at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], which was later released as ''[[Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Arctic Monkeys album)|Live at the Royal Albert Hall]]'' in 2020]]
In December 2016, Turner confirmed to [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] that the band's hiatus had ended and work had begun on their sixth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-reunite-sheffield-sparking-new-album-speculation-1921328|title=Arctic Monkeys confirm they're back in Sheffield to work on new album|work=[[NME]]|date=23 December 2016|access-date=28 October 2017}}</ref> The album had begun recording in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/arctic-monkeys-recording-new-album-secret-location/|title=Arctic Monkeys Begin Recording New Album in Secret Location|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=28 September 2017|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/27/arctic-monkeys-sixth-album-set-for-2018-release|title=Arctic Monkeys' sixth album set for 2018 release|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 September 2017|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref> The album, ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]'' was released on 11 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|first=Anna|last=Gaca|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-hotel-base-and-casino-everything-we-know/|title=Everything We Know About Arctic Monkey's New Album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=4 May 2018|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-announce-new-album-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-2283051|title=Arctic Monkeys announce new album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'|work=[[NME]]|date=5 April 2018|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> The band headlined a handful of festivals in summer 2018, included [[Firefly Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2018/01/firefly-music-festival-reveals-2018-lineup-arctic-monkeys-kendrick-lamar-eminem-to-headline/|title=Firefly Music Festival reveals 2018 lineup: Arctic Monkeys, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem to headline|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=11 January 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[TRNSMT]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Colette|last=Crampsey|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/trnsmt-2018-whats-lineup-how-12259222|title=TRNSMT 2018: When it is, the lineup and how to get tickets|work=dailyrecord|date=28 March 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Rock Werchter]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Young|url=https://consequence.net/2018/03/rock-werchter-reveals-2018-lineup-and-its-a-whopper/|title=Rock Werchter reveals 2018 lineup, and it's a whopper|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=9 March 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Lollapalooza]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Moore|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lollapalooza-2018-line-up-arctic-monkeys-jack-white-the-weeknd-bruno-mars-tickets-2270801|title=Arctic Monkeys and Jack White head huge Lollapalooza 2018 line-up|work=[[NME]]|date=21 March 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Sodomsky|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/austin-city-limits-2018-lineup-paul-mccartney-childish-gambino-arctic-monkeys-more/|title=Austin City Limits 2018 Lineup: Paul McCartney, Childish Gambino, Arctic Monkeys, More|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=1 May 2018|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> and the [[Voodoo Experience]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Moore|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/voodoo-experience-2018-line-up-headliners-arctic-monkeys-childish-gambino-tickets-information-2333004|title=Arctic Monkeys and Childish Gambino head Voodoo Experience 2018 line-up|work=[[NME]]|date=5 June 2018|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> Despite its stylistic deviation polarising listeners, ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' was released to generally positive reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/tranquility-base-hotel-+-casino/arctic-monkeys|title=Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys Reviews and Tracks|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217062709/https://www.metacritic.com/music/tranquility-base-hotel-+-casino/arctic-monkeys|archive-date=17 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It became the band's sixth consecutive number-one debut in the UK and the country's fastest-selling vinyl record in 25 years. Following its release, the album was promoted by the singles "[[Four Out of Five]]" and "[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (song)|Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]", multiple television appearances.<ref>{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=Wicks|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/arctic-monkeys-share-surreal-new-four-out-of-five-video-watch/|title=Arctic Monkeys Share Surreal New "Four Out of Five" Video: Watch|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=14 May 2018|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Skinner|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-speaking-arctic-monkeys-appear-teasing-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-video-2357856|title="Mark speaking…" – Arctic Monkeys unveil video for 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'|work=[[NME]]|date=23 July 2018|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Yoo|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/arctic-monkeys-share-new-tranquility-base-hotel-and-casino-video-watch|title=Arctic Monkeys Share New "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino" Video: Watch|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=23 July 2018|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Noah|last=Yoo|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-arctic-monkeys-debut-new-songs-live/|title=Watch Arctic Monkeys Debut New Songs Live|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=3 May 2018|access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

Reflektor Magazine had the following to say about the album in a review, "After five years of silence, the Arctic Monkeys make their much-awaited return with surprising and hypnotic ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino''. Perfectly managing to avoid self-parody or stylistic repetitions, this new album appears as a startling reinvention, a meandering and puzzling journey beyond known territories. Just like mankind first set foot on the moon on the 'Tranquility base' site, the Arctic Monkeys disembark in an unknown universe in which they reveal a new, unexpected aspect of themselves.".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reflektormag.com/post/174279710679/three-point-perspective-arctic-monkeys|title=Reflektor – Three Point Perspective: Arctic Monkeys...|work=Reflektor|access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>

''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' was nominated for the 2018 [[Mercury Prize]], an annual prize awarded to the year's best British or Irish album.<ref name="Irish album">{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Savage|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44964740|title=Mercury Prize: Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and Jorja Smith on shortlist|work=[[BBC News]]|date=26 July 2018|access-date=26 July 2018}}</ref> This became the band's fourth nomination for the award: the second most nominations received by any act.<ref name="Irish album"/> The album was nominated for [[Best Alternative Music Album]] at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]], with single "Four Out of Five" nominated for [[Best Rock Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Arcand|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/02/grammys-2019-winners-list/|title=Grammys 2019 Winners: The Complete List (Updating Live)|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=10 February 2019|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/02/10/693166443/2019-grammy-awards-the-full-list-of-winners|title=2019 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners|work=[[NPR]]|date=10 February 2019|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> The album also appeared on numerous year-end lists. With ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|title=50 Albums of the Year 2018|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|location=United Kingdom|issue=393|date=February 2019|page=75}}</ref> and [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Kitty|last=Empire|author-link=Kitty Empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/30/kitty-empire-best-pop-rock-2018|title=Kitty Empire's best pop and rock of 2018|work=[[The Observer]]|date=30 December 2018|access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref> naming it the best album of 2018. Publications including ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Beaumont|author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/best-greatest-albums-of-the-year-2018-2419656|title=NME's Albums Of The Year 2018|work=[[NME]]|date=18 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/albums-of-the-year-2018-arctic-monkeys-christine-queens-the-1975-janelle-monae-a8661091.html|title=The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae|work=[[The Independent]]|date=5 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 75 Best Albums of 2018|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|location=United Kingdom|issue=302|date=January 2019|page=52}}</ref> also listed ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' as the year's second best album. ''[[Uproxx]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-albums-of-2018-ranked/|title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2018|work=[[Uproxx]]|date=3 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> [[BBC Radio 6 Music]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5b2YkzSbF7wfvDxL0SR9fdS/6-music-recommends-albums-of-the-year-2018|title=6 Music Recommends Albums Of The Year 2018|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|url=https://ew.com/music/2018/12/06/the-20-best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 20 best albums of 2018|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=6 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> included the album in the top five of their year-end lists, with ''[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Jenkins|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/best-albums-2018.html|title=The 15 Best Albums of 2018|work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|date=3 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Kitty|last=Empire|author-link=Kitty Empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/10/best-albums-2018-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino|title=The 50 best albums of 2018, No 10: Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> including the album in their top ten. Publications that listed the album in their top twenty include ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Ellen|last=Johnson|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/11/the-50-best-albums-of-2018.html|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2018|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=26 November 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Cartledge|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/listomania/best-albums-of-2018|title=The Best Albums of 2018|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=3 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> Numerous publications included ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' in their top fifty albums of the year, including ''[[Crack Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Gabriel|last=Szatan|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/the-top-50-albums-of-2018/#number21|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2018|work=[[Crack Magazine]]|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[Esquire (UK Edition)|Esquire]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Olivia|last=Ovenden|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a15892874/best-albums-2018/|title=The 50 Best Albums Of 2018|work=[[Esquire (UK Edition)|Esquire]]|date=8 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[musicOMH]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Hubbard|url=https://www.musicomh.com/features/lists/musicomhs-top-50-albums-of-2018|title=musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2018|work=[[musicOMH]]|date=5 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Jamieson|last=Cox|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2018|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=11 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Review of 2018|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|location=London|date=January 2018|page=63}}</ref> and ''[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Ged|last=Babey|url=https://louderthanwar.com/albums-of-the-year-2018-numbers-26-to-50/|title=Albums of the Year 2018 – Numbers 26 to 50|work=[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]|date=8 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> while ''[[Vice News|Vice]]''  listed the album in their top hundred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-100-best-albums-of-2018/|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2018|work=[[Vice News|Vice]]|date=5 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>

A live album from their 2018 ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour'' concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] entitled<ref name="Royal Albert Hall">{{cite web|first=Will|last=Richards|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-announce-new-live-album-recorded-at-londons-royal-albert-hall-2801998|title=Arctic Monkeys announce new live album recorded at London's Royal Albert Hall|work=[[NME]]|date=28 October 2020|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Royal Albert Hall2">{{cite web|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/arctic-monkeys-releasing-live-album-for-charity/|title=Arctic Monkeys Releasing Live Album for Charity|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=28 October 2020|access-date=17 January 2023}}</ref> ''[[Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Arctic Monkeys album)|Live at the Royal Albert Hall]]'' was released on 4 December 2020.<ref name="Royal Albert Hall"/><ref name="Royal Albert Hall2"/> All proceeds from the album, as with the concert, went to the charity [[War Child (charity)|War Child]].<ref name="Royal Albert Hall"/><ref name="Royal Albert Hall2"/>

=== 2022–present: ''The Car'' ===
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[[File:Glasto2023 (124 of 468) (53008947021).jpg|thumb|left|Turner on stage at [[Glastonbury Festival 2023|Glastonbury Festival]] in England, June 2023]]
On 8 December 2021, the band was announced as the Saturday co-headliner of the 2022 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds Festival]], alongside [[Bring Me the Horizon]], [[Megan Thee Stallion]], [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2021/12/08/arctic-monkeys-megan-thee-stallion-dave-reading-leeds-festival-2022|title=Arctic Monkeys, Megan Thee Stallion, Dave and more to play Reading and Leeds Festival|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|date=8 December 2021|access-date=16 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208102321/https://diymag.com/2021/12/08/arctic-monkeys-megan-thee-stallion-dave-reading-leeds-festival-2022|archive-date=8 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/reading-leeds-2022-line-up-headliners-announced-tickets-3113223|title=Reading & Leeds 2022 line-up revealed with six massive headliners|work=[[NME]]|date=8 December 2021|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/08/reading-and-leeds-festival-2022-announce-lineup-with-arctic-monkeys-dave-and-more|title=Reading and Leeds festival 2022 announce lineup with Arctic Monkeys, Dave and more|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> On 23 August 2022 at the Zurich Openair festival, they debuted new song "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am".<ref>{{cite web|first=Will|last=Richards|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-arctic-monkeys-debut-a-new-song-i-aint-quite-where-i-think-i-am-live-at-zurich-gig-3296214|title=Watch Arctic Monkeys debut new song 'I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am' live at Zurich gig|work=[[NME]]|date=23 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2197270/watch-arctic-monkeys-debut-new-song-i-aint-quite-where-i-think-i-am/news/|title=Watch Arctic Monkeys Debut New Song "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am"|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=23 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref> The following day they announced their seventh studio album, ''[[The Car (album)|The Car]]'', which was released on 21 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/arctic-monkeys-announce-new-album-the-car/|title=Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album The Car|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=24 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Skinner|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-announce-new-seventh-album-the-car-tracklist-artwork-preorder-3296756|title=Arctic Monkeys announce their seventh studio album, 'The Car'|work=[[NME]]|date=24 August 2022|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref> On 30 August 2022, they released the first single from the album, "[[There'd Better Be a Mirrorball]]", accompanied by a video directed by Turner.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Renshaw|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/08/30/arctic-monkeys-thered-better-be-a-mirrorball|title=Arctic Monkeys share new song "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball"|work=[[The Fader]]|date=30 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ellie|last=Robinson|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-arctic-monkeys-first-single-in-four-years-thered-better-be-a-mirrorball-3300149|title=Listen to Arctic Monkeys' first single in four years, 'There'd Better be a Mirrorball'|work=[[NME]]|date=29 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> On 29 September 2022, the second single "[[Body Paint (song)|Body Paint]]" was released.<ref>{{cite web|first=James|last=Rettig|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2201227/arctic-monkeys-body-paint/music/|title=Arctic Monkeys Release New Single "Body Paint": Listen|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=29 September 2022|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Wren|last=Graves|url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/arctic-monkeys-body-paint-stream/|title=Arctic Monkeys Share Lovely New Song "Body Paint": Stream|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=29 September 2022|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am" was released as the third single on 18 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web|first=Damian|last=Jones|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-share-funky-new-song-i-aint-quite-where-i-think-i-am-3331174|title=Arctic Monkeys share funky new song 'I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am'|work=[[NME]]|date=18 October 2022|access-date=21 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jazz|last=Monroe|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-arctic-monkeys-video-for-new-song-i-aint-quite-where-i-think-i-am/|title=Watch Arctic Monkeys' Video for New Song "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am"|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=18 October 2022|access-date=21 October 2022}}</ref> ''The Car'' peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, behind [[Taylor Swift]]'s ''[[Midnights]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Glynn|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63423816|title=Taylor Swift breaks Arctic Monkeys chart-topping streak|work=BBC News|date=28 October 2022|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20221028/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|work=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> In the US, the album landed at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-youngboy-arctic-monkeys-billboard-200-debuts-1235161345/|title=The Contenders: Taylor Swift Leads Billboard 200 Race by a Midnight Mile, Trailed by Arctic Monkeys & YoungBoy Never Broke Again|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=26 October 2022|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref>

''The Car'' like its predecessor, was nominated for the 2023 [[Mercury Prize]]. This was their fifth nomination, the most nominations of any artist, held jointly with [[Radiohead]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=27 July 2023 |title=Mercury prize 2023: Arctic Monkeys tie Radiohead's record for most nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/27/mercury-prize-nominations-arctic-monkeys |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The album was also nominated for "[[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]]" at the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards]], the songs "[[Body Paint (song)|Body Paint]]" and "[[Sculptures of Anything Goes]]" were nominated in the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance|Best Alternative Music Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance|Best Rock Performance]] categories respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> ''The Car'' received praise from critics, being called the best album of the year by ''[[NME]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=NME |date=9 December 2022 |title=The 50 best albums of 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/the-50-best-albums-of-2022-3363070 |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=NME }}</ref> as well as being in the top five of several publications, including ''[[Far Out (website)|Far Out]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=11 December 2022 |title=The 50 best albums of 2022 |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-50-best-albums-of-2022/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk }}</ref> ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=12 December 2022 |title=DIY's Albums of 2022 |url=https://diymag.com/feature/diy-best-albums-2022 |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=DIY }}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Dean |first=Dan Cairns and Jonathan |date=6 May 2024 |title=Ranked: 25 best albums of 2022 — from Taylor Swift to Arctic Monkeys |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/article/ranked-25-best-albums-of-2022-from-taylor-swift-to-arctic-monkeys-zhbxbjdbb |access-date=6 May 2024 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bugel |first1=Safi |last2=D'Souza |first2=Shaad |last3=Snapes |first3=Laura |date=23 December 2022 |title=The 50 best albums of 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/06/the-50-best-albums-of-2022 |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In June 2023, it was confirmed that the band would headline for Friday night on the Pyramid Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2023|Glastonbury Festival]], despite Turner having contracted [[laryngitis]]. The band had cancelled a gig in [[Dublin]] earlier in the week.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Savage|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65918806|title=Arctic Monkeys will play Glastonbury, Emily Eavis confirms|publisher=BBC News|date=23 June 2023|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>

==Musical style and influences==

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Arctic Monkeys' musical style has been mainly described as [[indie rock]],<ref name="Clash SIAS"/><ref>{{cite web|first=August|last=Brown|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-arctic-monkeys-review-20181017-story.html|title=Review: Arctic Monkeys display a new and dreamy despair at the Hollywood Bowl|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=17 October 2018|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="AllMusic Bio">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/arctic-monkeys-mn0000325357/biography|title=Arctic Monkeys AllMusic Bio|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ryan|last=Reed|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/josh-homme-arctic-monkeys-album-is-a-sexy-after-midnight-record-111296/|title=Review: Arctic Monkeys rock the Bowl despite sedated crowd|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=11 July 2013|access-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410032447/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/josh-homme-arctic-monkeys-album-is-a-sexy-after-midnight-record-111296/|archive-date=10 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[garage rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/arctic-monkeys-win-3-nme-awards-for-third-year-running-1.735463|title=Arctic Monkeys win 3 NME Awards for third year running|work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|date=29 February 2008|access-date=24 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hawkins|first=Erica|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/let-arctic-monkeys-discography-inspire-your-perfect-post-punk-capsule-wardrobe|title=Let Arctic Monkeys' Discography Inspire Your Perfect Post-Punk Capsule Wardrobe|work=Grammy.com|date=5 February 2019|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="brooklynvegan genres">{{cite web|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/arctic-monkeys-humbug-turns-10-a-look-back-on-the-bands-most-pivotal-album/|title=Arctic Monkeys' 'Humbug' turns 10: a look back on the band's most pivotal album|work=[[BrooklynVegan]]|date=19 August 2019|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> [[post-punk revival]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Jackson|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-post-punk-albums/|title=The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=13 July 2016|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="village voice genres">{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Madges|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/09/04/arctic-monkeys-3/|title=Arctic Monkeys|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=4 September 2013|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref> [[psychedelic rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Trendell|url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/83953/track-by-track-review-arctic-monkeys---am|title=Track by track review: Arctic Monkeys – AM|work=[[Gigwise]]|date=3 September 2013|access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=J.C.|last=Macek|url=https://www.popmatters.com/175181-arctic-monkeysam-2495726260.html|title=Arctic Monkeys AM|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=10 September 2013|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Danielle|last=Chelosky|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9525388/tumblr-alternative-rock-tik-tok-arctic-monkeys-neighbourhood/|title=How Grown-Up Tumblr Teens Are Bringing Early-'10s Alternative Back to the Charts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=12 February 2021|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406230656/https://www.billboard.com/pro/tumblr-alternative-rock-tik-tok-arctic-monkeys-neighbourhood/|archive-date=6 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lounge music|lounge pop]],<ref name="RSReview">{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Dolan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-bass-hotel-w520154|title=Review: Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel' Is a Space-Lounge Odyssey|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=11 May 2018|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=11 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214621/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-bass-hotel-w520154|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Paolo|last=Ragusa|url=https://consequence.net/2022/10/the-car-album-review-arctic-monkeys/|title=Arctic Monkeys Return with Melancholy and Showbiz Meditations on The Car|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=17 October 2022|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> [[post-Britpop]],<ref name="pitchfork 2008"/><ref name=Collinson2010>I. Collinson, "Devopop: pop Englishness and post-Britpop guitar bands", in A. Bennett and J. Stratton, eds, ''Britpop and the English Music Tradition'' (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2010), {{ISBN|0-7546-6805-3}}, pp. 163–178.</ref> [[stoner rock]],<ref name="The Guardian Suck It and See">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Petridis|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/02/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-review|title=Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See – review|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 June 2011|access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork Media AM">{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Dombal|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18386-arctic-monkeys-am/|title=Arctic Monkeys: AM|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=11 September 2013|access-date=11 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502231755/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18386-arctic-monkeys-am/|archive-date=2 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[guitar pop]],<ref name="The Guardian Suck It and See"/><ref name="Pitchfork Media AM"/> [[post-punk]],<ref name="The A.V. Club Suck It And See">{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Rytlewski|url=https://www.avclub.com/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-1798168445|title=Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=7 June 2011|access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> [[punk rock]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoard|first=Christian|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219613|title=Arctic Monkeys: Anarchy from the U.K.|work=[[NPR]]|date=16 February 2006|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref name="The A.V. Club Suck It And See"/> A key part of their sound, and one that translates across their whole discography, is 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.<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not-mw0000703071|title=''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' – Arctic Monkeys|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2006/02/20/whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not|title=Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=20 February 2006|access-date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118120740/http://ew.com/article/2006/02/20/whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not/|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The punk poet [[John Cooper Clarke]] was a formative influence on Turner; his poem "I Wanna Be Yours" was adapted into a track on the band's fifth album ''AM''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Anthony|last=Barnes|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/arctic-monkeys-perform-john-cooper-clarke-poem-i-wanna-be-yours-glastonbury-8673021.html|title=Arctic Monkeys to perform John Cooper Clarke poem 'I Wanna Be Yours' at Glastonbury|work=[[The Independent]]|date=25 June 2013 |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> Their first album, ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', has been described as indie rock,<ref name="chaospin genres">{{cite web|first=Linda|last=Giantino|url=https://chaospin.com/arctic-monkeys-albums/|title=Ranking All the Arctic Monkeys Albums|work=Chao Spin|date=3 November 2021 |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/section/music/all-things-reconsidered-arctic-monkeys-fwn|title=All Things Reconsidered: 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' ten years later|last=Williams|first=Megan|date=10 January 2017|work=[[The Michigan Daily]]|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> [[garage rock revival]],<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref>{{cite magazine|date=22 April 2006|title=Coolest Garage Songs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8hUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15|page=15|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=United States|publisher=Lynne Segall|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> post-punk revival,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> [[punk rock]],<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys/7837|title=Arctic Monkeys – 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' review|work=[[NME]]|date=12 January 2006 |access-date=15 May 2016|first=Tim|last=Jonze}}</ref> alternative rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref name="Slant Whatever People Say I Am">{{cite web|first=Preston|last=Jones|title=Review: Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/arctic-monkeys-whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not/|access-date=19 March 2021|website=Slant Magazine|date=21 February 2006|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020144426/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/arctic-monkeys-whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not/|url-status=live}}</ref> and post-Britpop.<ref name="pitchfork 2008"/> ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' has been described as post-punk revival,<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/11820/Arctic-Monkeys-Favourite-Worst-Nightmare/|title=Review Summary|last=Sylvia|first=Dave De|date=21 April 2007|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=11 June 2016|quote=blending seamlessly with the group's rough-edged post-punk sound.}}</ref><ref name=Guestlist>{{cite web|url=http://guestlist.net/article/9669/whatever-people-say-i-am-an-humbug-your-favourite-worst-nightmare-and-am-from-sheffield-so-suck-it-and-see|title=Whatever People Say, I Am An Humbug, Your Favourite Worst Nightmare And Am From Sheffield. So, Suck It and See!|last=Fert|first=Baris|date=16 August 2013|website=Guestlist|access-date=11 June 2016|quote=I think these two albums are the good illustrations of Indie-Rock and garage rock integrated with the genre of post-punk revival.}}</ref> indie rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref name=Guestlist/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/103475/best-second-albums-of-all-time---muse-radiohead-amy-winehouse|title=The 50 Greatest Second Albums Of All Time|date=27 October 2015|website=[[Gigwise]]|access-date=11 June 2016|quote=Well rise they did with this slab of fast and furious indie rock genius.}}</ref> garage rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref name=Guestlist/> alternative rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> psychedelic rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> and post-Britpop,<ref name="pitchfork 2008"/> with Turner's sharp lyrics the focal point. On the first album, Turner examined human behaviour in [[nightclubs]] and in the culture of the band's hometown, [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jan/13/popandrock.shopping6|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|date=13 January 2006|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Arctic Monkeys, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not|access-date=21 July 2009|location=London}}</ref> Turner describes "Dancing Shoes" as being about "people always looking to [[wikt:pull|pull]] when they go out however much they mask it".<ref name="Own">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/arcticmonkeys/ownwords|title=Arctic Monkeys' debut album in their own words|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071016081127/https://www.nme.com/arcticmonkeys/ownwords|archive-date=16 October 2007|work=[[NME]]|access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref>

These themes continued on the following album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' with the band still progressing as musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/favourite-worst-nightmare-mw0000479441|title=Favourite Worst Nightmare – Arctic Monkeys|publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=19 March 2021|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> Songs such as "[[Fluorescent Adolescent]]" and "Do Me a Favour" explored failed relationships, nostalgia and growing old, while musically the band took up a more up-tempo and aggressive sound.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1289900.php/Arctic_Monkeys_set_to_unleash_%91Favourite_Worst_Nightmare%92|title=Arctic Monkeys set to unleash "Favourite Worst Nightmare"|publisher=Monsters and Critics|date=11 April 2007| access-date=19 March 2021| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.today/20070423150428/http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1289900.php/Arctic_Monkeys_set_to_unleash_%91Favourite_Worst_Nightmare%92| archive-date=23 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mulvey|first=John|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.php?blog=6&p=60&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#more60|title=Favourite Worst Nightmare|publisher=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=22 February 2007| access-date=19 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205172127/http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.php?blog=6&p=60&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1|archive-date=5 December 2010}}</ref>

Their third album ''Humbug'' marked a change in sound and was described as psychedelic rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/6412/arctic-monkeys-am|title=Arctic Monkeys – AM|last=Cameron|first=Keith|date=9 September 2013|website=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|access-date= 27 July 2018|quote=Superficially, Do I Wanna Know? harks back to the spectral psych-rock the Monkeys essayed so successfully on Humbug}}</ref> hard rock,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-1798168445|title=Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See|last=Rytlewski|first=Evan|date=7 June 2011|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=27 July 2018|quote=On 2009's Josh Homme-produced Humbug, Arctic Monkeys swapped the post-punk frenzies of their first records for '70s hard-rock clamor and psychedelic digressions|archive-date=27 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727212209/https://music.avclub.com/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-1798168445|url-status=live}}</ref> stoner rock,<ref name="The Guardian Suck It and See"/> alternative rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> post-punk revival,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> indie rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> garage rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> and [[Palm Desert Scene|desert rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-arctic-monkeys-10775|title=Arctic Monkeys – 'Humbug' review|last=Haynes|first=Gavin|date=25 August 2009|website=[[NME]]|access-date= 16 April 2018|quote=a grinding peyote-trip of desert rock}}</ref> due to the influence of the album's producer and [[Queens of the Stone Age]] frontman, [[Josh Homme]].<ref name="Josh Homme">{{cite magazine|title=Profile: Arctic Monkeys' Desert Journey|last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|date=3 September 2009|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> For ''Humbug'', the band actively sought a new sound. Homme was quoted saying, "They came to me: 'Will you take us to the weird and the strange?'"<ref name="Josh Homme"/> According to ''Brooklyn Vegan'', "they were no longer pulling mostly from rowdy garage rock, but from tripped-out [[psychedelia]], lumbering [[doom metal]], hypnotic stoner rock, and darker songwriters like [[Nick Cave]]."<ref name="brooklynvegan genres"/>

Their fourth album ''Suck It and See'' sees the band exploring styles, mixing them with newfound maturity. Turner said: "I think the new album is a balance between our first three. There's nothing about taxi ranks or anything like that, but there's a bit of the standpoint I had on those early songs and the sense of humour, but also there's a bit of the 'Humbug' stuff which is kind of off in the corners."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/56975|title=Arctic Monkeys: ''Suck It And See'' is a balance between our first three albums|work=[[NME]]|date=31 May 2011 |access-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> The album was described as guitar pop,<ref name="The Guardian Suck It and See"/> indie rock,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/05/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-see-review|title=Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See – review|work=[[The Observer]]|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|last=Empire|first=Kitty|access-date=6 June 2011|location=London|date=5 June 2011|archive-date=8 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608002011/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/05/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-see-review|url-status=live}}</ref> [[indie pop]],<ref name="Evening Standard">{{cite web|first=Harry|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/arctic-monkeys-ranking-the-band-s-six-albums-from-worst-to-best-a3836831.html|title=Arctic Monkeys: Ranking the band's six albums from worst to best|website=[[Evening Standard]]|date=11 May 2018|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719022452/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/arctic-monkeys-ranking-the-band-s-six-albums-from-worst-to-best-a3836831.html|archive-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> [[psychedelic pop]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/arctic-monkeys-and-the-best-return-to-form-albums-ever-774770|title=Arctic Monkeys And The Best 'Return To Form' Albums Ever|last=Williams|first=Mike|date=6 April 2011|website=NME|access-date= 7 May 2018|quote=eschewed in favour of quick-rattle British psych-pop, the next step on their seemingly endless evolution.|archive-date= 8 May 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180508054417/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/arctic-monkeys-and-the-best-return-to-form-albums-ever-774770|url-status= live}}</ref> alternative rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> [[pop rock]],<ref name="chaospin genres"/> garage rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> psychedelic rock<ref name="chaospin genres"/> and [[Pop music|pop]].<ref name="chaospin genres"/> Critics noted an influence from British rock bands from the 1960s, as well as [[the Smiths]], and slower, love-themed ballads featured more heavily on the album than the fast-paced, rockier songs that typify the band's sound. Turner wrote much of the album in his apartment on an acoustic guitar, further influencing the ballad-style prevalent on the album.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rocktails.tv/2011/06/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see.html|title=Suck it and See – Arctic Monkeys {{!}} Rocktails Musica Online|date=8 June 2011|work=Rocktails|access-date=4 October 2017|language=es-ES|archive-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005003418/https://www.rocktails.tv/2011/06/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a 2012 interview with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Turner recalled that he and his friends were fans of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2012/05/arctic-monkeys-alex-turner-praises-oasis-inspiration/|title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner praises Oasis inspiration {{!}} Live4ever Media|date=14 May 2012|work=Live4ever Media|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/arctic-monkeys-ape-oasis-with-nme-triumph-789336.html|title=Arctic Monkeys ape Oasis with NME triumph|work=The Independent|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> and that his mother "would always play the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] too, so I'm word-perfect on shitloads of Eagles tunes".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/8832-alex-turner/|title=Alex Turner|website=Pitchfork|first=Ryan|last=Dombal|date=10 May 2012 | access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> He also listened to [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] acts such as [[Outkast]], [[Eminem]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]] and [[Roots Manuva]], amongst others.<ref name="Pitchfork" /> He cited [[John Lennon]], [[Ray Davies]], [[Nick Cave]] and [[Method Man]] as major influences lyrically.<ref name="Pitchfork" /> When speaking about Lennon in an interview with ''NME'', Turner said; "I remember when I first started writing songs, and writing lyrics, I really wanted to be able to write an "[[I Am the Walrus]]" type song, and I found it very difficult. You listen to that and it sounds like it's all nonsense, but it's difficult to write that sort of thing and make it compelling. Lennon definitely had a knack for that".<ref name="lennon">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/66216|title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner hails John Lennon's lyrics|work=[[NME]]|date=20 September 2012 |access-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>

According to the band, their fifth album ''AM'' has been described as psychedelic rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> blues rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> indie rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> and hard rock,<ref name="chaospin genres"/> with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] influences.<ref name="nme AM dre">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/71734|title=Alex Turner on new Arctic Monkeys album: 'It sounds like Dr Dre'|date=30 July 2013 | access-date= 31 July 2013|work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref name="nme photo11">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/40-things-we-ve-learned-about-arctic-monkeys-am/314816/1/1#11|title=40 Things We've Learned About Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' – Photo 11|date=31 July 2013 | access-date= 31 July 2013|work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref name="nme photo12">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/40-things-we-ve-learned-about-arctic-monkeys-am/314816/1/1#12|title=40 Things We've Learned About Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' – Photo 12|date=31 July 2013 | access-date= 31 July 2013|work=[[NME]]}}</ref> As Turner stated in an interview with ''NME'', it's "like a [[Dr. Dre]] beat, but we've given it an [[Ike Turner]] bowl-cut and sent it galloping across the desert on a Stratocaster". He also cited Outkast, [[Aaliyah]] and [[Black Sabbath]] as influences for the album on the song "[[Arabella (song)|Arabella]]".<ref name="nme AM dre"/><ref name="nme photo11"/>

Their sixth album ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'' took on a different direction, substituting the guitar-heavy sound from their previous albums for a more complex, piano-based style of composition.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arctic-monkeys-new-album-tranquility-base-hotel-interview-w519741|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|title=Arctic Monkeys Start Over|date=3 May 2018|access-date=6 May 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104411/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arctic-monkeys-new-album-tranquility-base-hotel-interview-w519741|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was described as psychedelic pop,<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/an-immersive-listen/article23892028.ece|title=Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino album: An immersive listen|last=Tagat|first=Anurag|date=15 May 2018|website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="independent.ie">{{cite web|last=Hunt|first=Julia|date=17 December 2018|title=Arctic Monkeys top Q magazine's album of the year list|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/arctic-monkeys-top-q-magazines-album-of-the-year-list-37636115.html |access-date=4 December 2020|website=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> [[Lounge music|lounge pop]],<ref name="RSReview"/> [[Space age pop|space pop]],<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-review|title=Arctic Monkeys' Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Is Their Strangest and Most Alluring Album|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|date=11 May 2018|access-date=12 May 2018|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512011908/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[glam rock]].<ref name="chaospin genres"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Midkiff|url=https://consequence.net/2018/05/ranking-every-arctic-monkeys-album-from-worst-to-best/2/|title=Ranking: Every Arctic Monkeys Album from Worst to Best|work=Consequence|date=14 May 2018|access-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132916/https://consequence.net/2018/05/ranking-every-arctic-monkeys-album-from-worst-to-best/2/|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2018 interview with BBC Radio 1, Turner explained that he wrote the songs for the album on a piano instead of the guitar as "the guitar had lost its ability to give me ideas. Every time I sat with a guitar I was suspicious of where it was gonna go. I had a pretty good idea of what I might be which is completely contrary to what I felt when I sat at the piano."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/alex-turner-explains-swap-guitar-to-piano-arctic-monkeys-new-album-2311877|title=Alex Turner explains why he swapped guitar for piano for Arctic Monkeys' new album|last=Britton|first=Luke Morgan|date=11 May 2018|website=NME|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> Alex also stated that he received inspiration from three [[Jean-Pierre Melville]] films—''[[Un flic]]'', ''[[Le Cercle Rouge]]'' and ''[[Le Samouraï]]'', as well as the film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories named ''[[Spirits of the Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/song-by-song/arctic-monkeys-alex-turner-decodes-every-song-on-tranquility-base-hotel-and-casino/|title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Decodes Every Song on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino|website=Pitchfork|date=11 May 2018 |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>

With there being a great distinction between the rock sound of ''AM'' and slower sound of ''Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'', their seventh album ''The Car'' has been described a comfortable middle ground.<ref>{{cite web |last=Swhear |first=Alex |date=21 October 2022 |title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Tells How 'The Car' Brings Together Historic and Current Sounds of One of Rock's Most Important Bands |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/arctic-monkeys-alex-turner-the-car-new-album-interview-1235411208/ |website=Variety |accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref> The album covers many genres including, [[art rock]], [[orchestral rock]], [[lounge pop]], [[baroque pop]], and [[funk]], as well as elements of [[jazz]]. In a 2022 interview with ABC, Turner states, "Every time I've sort of thought about attempting to go in a direction that you've been before, it sort of feels – quite quickly – sounds like a spoof or something. I think we've always just been following the same instincts we were in the beginning. That hasn't really changed."<ref>{{cite web |last=Newstead |first=Al |date=24 October 2022 |title=Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner talks Lego, videogames, and new album The Car |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/arctic-monkeys-alex-turner-the-car-interview-lego-videogame-am/101571140 |website=ABC|accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref>

== Legacy and influence ==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys}}
According to ''[[Vice Media|Vice]]'', "in Britain at least, Arctic Monkeys have reached a point where they are too enormous, too beloved a force to truly fail" and are probably the UK's biggest, most culturally important band. ''Vice'' further states that they are "the band that your friends whose music taste can otherwise be described as "''[[Match of the Day]]''-wave" are desperate to see perform live; the band dads and little brothers have in common—simply because throughout their career, they have remained consistent, while their peers in both sound and age have failed to keep similar longevity."<ref name=":2">{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=O'Neill|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-did-arctic-monkeys-become-the-biggest-band-in-britain/|title=How Did Arctic Monkeys Become the Biggest Band in Britain?|website=Vice.com|date=9 May 2018|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref>  English poet [[John Cooper Clarke]] praised the band as "the nearest thing" to [[the Beatles]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|last=Emmett|first=Simon|date=1 April 2014|title=How The Arctic Monkeys Saved Rock 'N' Roll|url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/music/6017/arctic-monkeys-exclusive-photos-interview/|access-date=24 July 2021|website=Esquire|archive-date=4 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204180143/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/music/6017/arctic-monkeys-exclusive-photos-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]] has also named Arctic Monkeys as one of the best bands of all time.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Best Bands Of All Time|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/x-lists/best-bands-of-all-time/|access-date=21 July 2021|website=Radio X}}</ref>

Following the success of ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', some critics cited the Arctic Monkeys as revolutionising the way people find music as they built a fanbase on the basis of a few demos shared by fans through the internet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barton|first=Laura|date=25 October 2005|title=The question: Have the Arctic Monkeys changed the music business?|work=The Guardian|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/25/popandrock.arcticmonkeys|url-status=live|access-date=18 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308150400/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/25/popandrock.arcticmonkeys|archive-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> The album was highly praised by critics for its depiction of youth [[British culture]] and for resurging [[Indie music scene#United Kingdom|British indie music]] that had waned after the 1990s,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Spotlight Special: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/spotlight-special-arctic-monkeys-whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not|access-date=15 April 2021|website=Clash Magazine|date=23 January 2021 }}</ref> with ''NME'' declaring the Arctic Monkeys "Our Generation's Most Important Band."<ref name=":2" />

According to ''NME'', the band's 2013 album ''AM'' "became the soundtrack for countless nights out, hook-ups and comedowns in every town and city of this country" by the end of the 2010s.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|date=5 January 2015|title=Why Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' Is The Album Of The Decade So Far|work=[[NME]]|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/why-arctic-monkeys-am-is-the-album-of-the-decade-so-far-770408|access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> Johnny Davis of [[Esquire (magazine)|''Esquire'']] wrote, "Every so often, a band emerges to define the times not just for a generation of music fans but for a whole era – [[the Clash]], [[the Smiths]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[the Strokes]]. Where Arctic Monkeys may be unique is that they have now managed that role twice [with both ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' and ''AM'']" The co-founder of the band's label [[Domino Recording Company|Domino Records]], Laurence Bell, said "They're the toast of the playground again, every 13-year-old loves them. But so do grandads who were into [[Led Zeppelin]]. It's very rare for a band to come out of the traps so big [with ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not''] and then have another massive moment [with ''AM'']. It reminds me of [[The Who]] and [[The Rolling Stones|The Stones]], where they did some pop singles early on and then moved into an imperial phase."<ref name=":3" /> Other musicians have praised the band including Led Zeppelin guitarist [[Jimmy Page]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Page hails Arctic Monkeys ahead of Finsbury Park shows|url=https://gigwise.com/news/91234/|access-date=4 January 2023|website=Gigwise|date=23 May 2014|archive-date=4 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104004519/https://gigwise.com/news/91234/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Foo Fighters]] frontman [[Dave Grohl]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Grohl on Arctic Monkeys: 'Please don't let them self-destruct'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-138-1218815|access-date=4 August 2021|website=NME|date=21 November 2014 }}</ref> [[Metallica]] drummer [[Lars Ulrich]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica's Ulrich, Hammett Name Their Favorite Albums, Songs Of Past Decade|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-s-ulrich-hammett-name-their-favorite-albums-songs-of-past-decade/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=BlabberMouth|date=10 December 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Why Metallica's Lars Ulrich Is Obsessed with Rage Against the Machine Right Now|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/metallica-lars-ulrich-social-distancing-interview-991546/|access-date=4 August 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lars Ulrich On Making Whiskey, Collecting Art and His Favorite Metallica Imagery|url=https://www.maxim.com/food-drink/lars-urlich-talks-whiskey-and-art-2018-12|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Maxim|date=27 December 2018 }}</ref> and rapper [[RZA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=5 Albums I Can't Live Without: RZA|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/rza-wu-tang-clan-5-albums-i-cant-live-without/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Spin|date=11 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandre Desplat : L'Entretien cinéma ("Pinocchio" de Guillermo del Toro)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOMRazm4Bs|access-date=31 January 2023|website=SensCritique|date=17 December 2022}}</ref> [[Bob Dylan]] says he has made "special efforts" to see the band live,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Dylan Q&A about "The Philosophy of Modern Song"|url=https://www.bobdylan.com/news/bob-dylan-interviewed-by-wall-street-journals-jeff-slate/|access-date=20 December 2022|website=bobdylan.com|date=19 December 2022}}</ref> while [[David Bowie]], said they were "a nice solid Brit band."<ref>{{cite web|title=The David Bowie Nyc Gig Guide|url=https://www.davidbowie.com/2005/2005/11/17/the-david-bowie-nyc-gig-guide|access-date=22 March 2023|website=davidbowie.com|date=16 November 2005}}</ref> [[Damon Albarn]] called them "the last great guitar band [...] I don't really know if there's anything as good as that since."<ref>{{cite web|title=Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) – Broken Record|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V68xRQ1qG40|quote=I feel like there's a bit more excitement about guitar music again, that can't be a bad thing because it got so sterile. For me, the last great guitar band would have been Arctic Monkeys and I don't really know if there's anything as good as that since. But now there are bands with a lot of potential. It's like guitar music has dismantled itself and put back together in a different form. A lot of great language is being used again, is not generic rock shit. I hate that. I like poets in guitar.|access-date=15 July 2023|website=Youtube|date=11 July 2023}}</ref>

The band was an object of discussion for cultural theorist [[Mark Fisher]] in regard to the concept of [[Hauntology (music)|hauntology]] and what he described as "the lost futures" of [[modernity]].<ref>{{cite news|date=28 August 2013|title=An Extract From Mark Fisher's Ghosts Of My Life|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/13004-mark-fisher-ghosts-of-my-life-extract|access-date=26 August 2021|website=The Quietus}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Crack Magazine]]'' Fisher said: "[...] something like the Arctic Monkeys, there is no relation to historicity. They're clearly a retro group, but the category of retro doesn't make any sense anymore because it's retro compared to what?" and "Arctic Monkeys airbrush cultural time out and appeal to this endless return and timelessness of rock."<ref>{{cite web|date=14 September 2014|title=Do you miss the future? Mark Fisher interviewed|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/mark-fisher-interviewed/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Crack Magazine}}</ref>

The band have influenced artists including [[Black Midi]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Get to Know black midi, a New Type of British Guitar Band|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/get-to-know-black-midi-a-new-type-of-british-guitar-band/|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Pitchfork|date=15 May 2019 }}</ref> [[Blossoms (band)|Blossoms]],<ref>{{cite web|date=25 April 2018|title=Blossoms say Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner is 'like an alien'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blossoms-alex-turner-is-an-alien-2302834-2302834|access-date=7 February 2021|website=NME}}</ref> [[Fontaines D.C.]],<ref>{{cite web|date=21 December 2022|first=Arusa|last=Qureshi|title=Fontaines D.C. were told by Beck that Alex Turner was a fan|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fontaines-dc-told-by-beck-alex-turner-fan-3370107|website=NME}}</ref> [[Wallows]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Wallows Grew Up Going To Coachella — Now They're Playing It|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3121059/wallows-interview-coachella-nothing-happens/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419004203/http://www.mtv.com/news/3121059/wallows-interview-coachella-nothing-happens/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2019|access-date=7 February 2021|website=MTV}}</ref> [[the 1975]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=5 December 2018|title=The 1975's Matty Healy: 'Arctic Monkeys were the band of the '00s, we're the band of this decade'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/1975s-matty-healy-arctic-monkeys-band-00s-band-decade-2416868|access-date=11 February 2021|work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 February 2019|title=The 1975's thank "inspiring" Arctic Monkeys BRITs speech|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-1975-thank-inspiring-arctic-monkeys-brits-speech/|access-date=11 February 2021|work=Far Out Magazine}}</ref> [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Morris|first=Alex|date=24 June 2019|title=Halsey A Rebel At Peace|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/halsey-rebel-peace-cover-story-849084/|access-date=21 August 2020|work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harman|first=Justine|date=27 May 2015|title=Halsey Opens Up About Being a Reluctant Role Model|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/q-and-a/a28577/halsey-music-bipolar/|access-date=21 August 2020|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> [[Yungblud]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ehrlich|first=Brenna|date=10 November 2017|title=Yungblud: 5 Albums That Changed My Life|url=https://tidal.com/magazine/article/yungblud-5-albums-that-changed-my-life/1-46014|access-date=21 August 2020|website=Tidal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=17 October 2019|title=Yungblud: A mouthpiece for the underrated youth|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50067199|access-date=21 August 2020|website=BBC News}}</ref> [[Lewis Capaldi]],<ref>{{cite web|date=10 September 2019|title=Lewis Capaldi's top 10 albums that inspired him most from Bob Dylan to Beatles|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/lewis-capaldi-chosen-10-albums-19913547|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Daily Record}}</ref> [[Louis Tomlinson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=From Oasis to Arctic Monkeys: Louis Tomlinson reveals 5 musicians to influence his new album|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/gabber-eleganza-interview-rave-culture/|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Far Out Magazine|date=2 November 2019 }}</ref> [[Mahalia (singer)|Mahalia]],<ref>{{cite web|title=How Arctic Monkeys became the first band to inspire Mahalia| website=[[YouTube]] | date=27 January 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o7h2SvvMGU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/2o7h2SvvMGU| archive-date=15 November 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=7 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Arlo Parks]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Arlo Parks: "I feel like I'm 10 and 100 at once"|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/arlo-parks-cover-interview-2020-black-dog-eugene-2714222|access-date=1 September 2021|website=NME|date=24 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arlo Parks will cry when she gigs again|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/140496/Arlo-Parks-will-cry-when-she-gigs-again|access-date=1 September 2021|website=Music News}}</ref> [[Sam Fender]],<ref>{{cite web|date=November 2019|title=Sam Fender talks Boris Johnson, 'White Privilege' and his idol Bruce Springsteen|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/celebrity/sam-fender-talks-boris-johnson-white-privilege-and-his-idol-bruce-springsteen-a4274791.html|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> [[Bring Me the Horizon]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=21 August 2018|title=Oli Sykes says Arctic Monkeys 'have always inspired' Bring Me The Horizon and recalls meeting Alex Turner|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/oli-sykes-says-arctic-monkeys-have-always-inspired-bring-me-the-horizon-and-recalls-meeting-alex-turner-2369454|access-date=9 May 2021|work=NME}}</ref> [[Måneskin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/maneskin-eurovision-italy-song-b1851592.html|title=Maneskin: Meet the Eurovision 2021 favourites representing Italy|date=22 May 2021 |access-date = 1 June 2021|website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> [[Hozier]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hozier Talks Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys And His Cover Of Do I Wanna Know? – MTV News|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/video/qo8dzt/hozier-talks-arctic-monkeys-with-becca-dudley-mtv-news|access-date=7 February 2021|website=MTV}}</ref> [[Slowthai]], [[JID]] and [[Earthgang]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=J.I.D. Talks About Atlanta, Kendrick, DiCaprio|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/5504-j-i-d-talks-about-atlanta-kendrick-dicaprio|access-date=7 February 2021|website=Inverse|date=26 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Shoetown's Hero: Slowthai on How Community and Contradictions Shaped 'Tyron'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slowthai-interview-tyron-new-album-1116486/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/49548/1/slowthai-2020-interview-lockdown-nme-awards-second-album|title=slowthai on lockdown, the NME Awards, and his second album|last=Dawson|first=Brit|date=19 June 2020|work=[[Dazed]]|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/qa-atlanta-duo-earthgang-jet-off-on-west-coast|title=Q&A: Atlanta Duo EARTHGANG Jet Off on West Coast Tour|date=9 February 2018|work=Ones to Watch|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/in-conversation-earthgang|title=In Conversation: Earthgang|date=16 October 2019|work=Clash|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6SaQoWcSBI|title=Mikill Pane Talks Arctic Monkeys: On The Record (Interview)|date=11 August 2014|work=Napster|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>

==Band members==
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'''Current members'''
* [[Alex Turner]] – lead vocals, guitars (2002–present), keyboards (2006–2009, 2017–present), percussion (2005–2006)
* [[Matt Helders]] – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals (2002–present), keyboards (2017–present)
* Jamie Cook – guitars (2002–present), keyboards (2018–present), backing vocals (2002–2007)
* Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)

'''Former members'''
* [[Andy Nicholson]] – bass guitar, backing vocals (2002–2006)
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'''Current touring musicians'''
* Scott Gillies – guitar (2013–present), keyboards (2012–2014, 2022–present), lap steel guitar (2018–2019)
* Tom Rowley – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2013–present), lap steel guitar (2018–present), percussion (2013–2014)
* Davey Latter – percussion (2013–present)
* [[Tyler Parkford]] – keyboards, backing vocals (2018–present)

'''Former touring musicians'''
* John Ashton – keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2011), guitar, percussion (2009–2010)
* Ben Partons – keyboards (2011–2012)
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==Discography==
{{Main|Arctic Monkeys discography|List of songs recorded by Arctic Monkeys}}

'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Favourite Worst Nightmare]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Humbug (album)|Humbug]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Suck It and See]]'' (2011)
* ''[[AM (Arctic Monkeys album)|AM]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Car (album)|The Car]]'' (2022)

==Concert tours==
{{Main|Arctic Monkeys tour history}}
* Whatever People Say I Am Tour (2005–2006)
* [[Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour]] (2007–2008)
* [[Humbug Tour]] (2009–2010)
* Suck It and See Tour (2011–2012)
* [[AM Tour]] (2013–2014)
* [[Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour]] (2018–2019)
* [[The Car Tour]] (2022–2023)

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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