Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band's northern roots are a key element of their music, while their sound and lyrics - often social commentaries - have been compared to The Jam, Pulp and The Streets. Each of the band's first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, with a sixth Teddy Picker going Top 20. Their debut single, I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, and the follow up When the Sun Goes Down, went straight to number one in the UK Top 40 Singles Chart.

The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Alex Turner, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Jamie Cook, bassist Nick O'Malley (a replacement for original bassist Andy Nicholson who left in May 2006) and drummer/backing vocalist Matt Helders.

The band's rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed...