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The Sheffield group have recalibrated their sound, hiring Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme as producer
When Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not became the fastest selling debut album in chart history in 2006, the Sheffield group looked set to dominate the UK music scene for years. Their achievement has been to do so while simultaneously reinventing themselves into a different band entirely.
Eight years, four number one albums, seven Brit awards and two Glastonbury headline slots down the line, the Monkeys bear scant resemblance to the brittle, droll post-Libertines indie rockers they initially were. This is understandable: it would be duplicitous to go on writing about late-night taxi ranks and kebab vans when they are residing in Brooklyn, squiring supermodels and sprinkling stardust on Olympics opening ceremonies.
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