Arctic Monkeys

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nglish rock band Arctic Monkeys were formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals/guitar/keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar/keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar/backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums/backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar/backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released.

Arctic Monkeys has the distinction of being one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet, with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history, and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. It won Best British Album at the 2007 Brit Awards. The band's second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), was also acclaimed by critics and won Best British Album at the 2008 Brit Awards. Humbug (2009) and Suck It and See (2011) followed.

International fame came with their critically acclaimed fifth album AM (2013), supported single Do I Wanna Know? topping four Billboard charts and was certified platinum in the US. At the 2014 Brit Awards, the album became their third to win British Album of the Year. Their sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018), was a major departure from the band's previous guitar-heavy work, instead being piano-oriented. It received a Best Alternative Music Album nomination at the 2019 Grammy Awards, their second to do so (Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not was the other). Their seventh album, The Car (2022) followed.

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