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This fourth effort from Sheffield’s indie darlings was somewhat overlooked this year, despite it being right up there as one of their most consistent and interesting albums to date. Perhaps it’s because they’ve been around so long and delivered great albums so consistently that a new, great Arctic Monkeys album has now just become an […]
You’d be hard pushed to find a better song from the past few years than Tame Impala’s Lonerism stand-out ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards‘. It’s so good that everyone from Say Lou Lou to Kendrick Lamar have had a pop at covering it recently. They’ve now been joined by Arctic Monkeys, who recorded an […]
Arctic Monkeys have today been announced as the latest headliner on this years Reading and Leeds Festival line-up.
The Sheffield band will join the previously announced Blink 182 at the top of the bill for this years festival, and are joined by fellow new announcements Warpaint, The 1972, The Courteeners, You Me At Six, Pusha T and Royal Blood amongst others. Read more about Arctic Monkeys are headlining Reading & Leeds 2014 …
I don’t know why I’m surprised, especially after last years very drab Brit Awards. Some part of me had hoped for a bit of excitement and drama this time round, but today’s Brit Awards nomination announcement has well and truly killed that hope. Why, I hear you ask? Because Bastille have the most nominations. During […]
Doctor and Poet John Cooper Clarke has spoken about the great job the Arctic Monkeys did with their homage to his poem ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ which features on the bands latest album AM. Talking in a video on the Arctic Monkeys’ Youtube Channel, the poet spoke about his pride in seeing his “semi comedic […]
Over the past twelve months I have reviewed 752 singles and EPs on my weekly All-Noise single reviews column so hopefully that puts me in a good position to create a best of list for 2013, comprised not necessarily of songs that have sold the most or charted the best, but have been the most […]
Arctic Monkeys look like they’re planning on taking over the summer again in 2014. The Sheffield band seemed to dominate the music scene this year, thanks mainly to their ‘coming-of-age’ set at Glastonbury, and have today been confirmed as headliner for their third 2014 festival. As well as headlining next years T In The Park […]
My round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. Amber Run – ‘Heaven’ Avicii meets Mumford and Sons meets Autotune in this cross pollination of genres. A slow burner, taking half of its running time to even touch on its chorus, fans of Coldplay and similar indie bands will seek refuge […]
If any band can stake a claim for having a stellar year, it’s Arctic Monkeys. They stole the show at Glastonbury and released an album that is featuring towards the top of most peoples ‘albums of the year’ lists. The Sheffield band are planning on rounding off the year with the release of AM track […]
BRIT Awards organisers have today revealed the first clutch of information regarding next years glitzy ceremony, which is to be held at London’s O2 Arena on 19 February. Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys and US superstar Katy Perry are the first acts to be confirmed as performers at the ceremony – which will be hosted by […]