List of songs recorded by Arctic Monkeys explained
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band who have recorded over 100 songs during their career. Formed in Sheffield in 2002, the group gained popularity in England before releasing their debut EP Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys in 2005 on their own Bang Bang Recordings label, featuring the songs "Fake Tales of San Francisco" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble".[1] [2] After signing with Domino the same year,[3] the group released their debut studio album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in 2006. It features songs influenced by indie rock,[4] garage rock revival,[5] post-punk revival,[6] punk rock,[7] and alternative rock,[8] Lyrically, it analyses "the lives of young Northern England clubbers".[9] Soon after recording the EP Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? (2006), the group released their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare in 2007.[10] The album is noted as containing a harder and more aggressive sound than their debut, with lyrics exploring failed relationships, nostalgia and growing old.[11] [12]
The group's third album, Humbug, was released in 2009. Due to the influence of the album's producer, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, Humbug marked a change in sound for the band,[13] showing influences of psychedelic rock,[14] hard rock,[15] stoner rock, and desert rock.[16] The lyrics are also more visually abstract compared to their previous releases.[17] For the band's fourth album Suck It and See (2011), the band explored different musical styles, including guitar pop,[18] indie rock,[19] and psychedelic pop.[20] It further features slower, love-themed ballads than the fast-paced, rockier songs that typify the band's earlier sound.[21]
After releasing the single "R U Mine?" in 2012, the group released their fifth album AM the following year. It features a wide array of influences, from blues rock to hip hop.[22] [23] Thematically, the album concerns frustration surrounding tainted romance, sex and loneliness.[24] Their sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018), took on a different direction, substituting the guitar-heavy sound from their previous albums for a more complex, piano-based style of composition,[25] psychedelic pop,[26] [27] lounge pop,[28] space pop,[29] and glam rock influences.[30] A concept album depicting a luxury hotel at Tranquility Base, the location of the 1969 Moon landing,[31] it is heavily influenced by works of science fiction, consumerism, fam, religion and technology, and features the perspectives of multiple unreliable narrator.[32] [33] [34] Their seventh album, The Car (2022), builds upon the sound developed on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, albeit more accessible,[35] featuring art rock,[36] baroque pop,[37] and funk.[38] Lyrically, the album refers frequently to show business, specifically the music and film industries.[39]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Muir. Ava. Arctic Monkeys' Career So Far: From Rubble to the Ritz. Exclaim!. 21 June 2018. 16 March 2021. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023225/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/arctic_monkeys_career_retrospective_from_rubble_to_the_ritz. live.
- Web site: Webb. Rob. Arctic Monkeys Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys. Prefix Magazine. 30 May 2005. 16 March 2021. 19 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024618/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6595/reviews/12298-. live.
- News: Alastair . McKay . Record labels: The Domino effect . . 3 February 2006 . 5 June 2006 . London . 16 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916101051/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/record-labels-the-domino-effect-525404.html . live .
- Web site: All Things Reconsidered: 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' ten years later. Williams. Megan. 10 January 2017. The Michigan Daily. 14 February 2017. 14 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214181221/https://www.michigandaily.com/section/music/all-things-reconsidered-arctic-monkeys-fwn. live.
- 22 April 2006. Coolest Garage Songs. 15. Billboard. United States. Lynne Segall. 19 July 2016. 15 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215005239/https://books.google.com/books?id=8hUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. 14 February 2017. Sputnikmusic. 21 February 2012. 12 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210612012038/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/48215/Arctic-Monkeys-Whatever-People-Say-I-Am-Thats-What-Im-Not/. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys – 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' review . . 12 January 2006 . 15 May 2016 . Tim . Jonze . 6 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160606011138/http://www.nme.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys/7837 . live .
- Web site: Preston. Jones. Review: Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. 19 March 2021. Slant Magazine. 21 February 2006. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020144426/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/arctic-monkeys-whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not/. live.
- Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not . Walters, Barry . . 21 February 2006 . 14 February 2017 . 6 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106072708/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not-20060221 . live .
- Web site: Leahey . Andrew . Arctic Monkeys – Biography & History . . 12 June 2021 . 7 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607111139/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/arctic-monkeys-mn0000325357/biography . live .
- News: Arctic Monkeys set to unleash "Favourite Worst Nightmare". Monsters and Critics. 11 April 2007. 19 March 2021. dead. https://archive.today/20070423150428/http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1289900.php/Arctic_Monkeys_set_to_unleash_%91Favourite_Worst_Nightmare%92. 23 April 2007. dmy-all.
- News: Mulvey. John. Favourite Worst Nightmare. Uncut. 22 February 2007. 19 March 2021. 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. 5 December 2010.
- Profile: Arctic Monkeys' Desert Journey. Eliscu. Jenny. 3 September 2009. Rolling Stone.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys – AM. Cameron. Keith. 9 September 2013. Mojo. 27 July 2018. Superficially, Do I Wanna Know? harks back to the spectral psych-rock the Monkeys essayed so successfully on Humbug. 27 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181022/https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/6412/arctic-monkeys-am. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See. Rytlewski. Evan. 7 June 2011. The A.V. Club. 27 July 2018. 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. 27 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727212209/https://music.avclub.com/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-1798168445. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys – 'Humbug' review. Haynes. Gavin. 25 August 2009. NME. 16 April 2018. a grinding peyote-trip of desert rock. 22 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522122125/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-arctic-monkeys-10775. live.
- Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Humbug – Arctic Monkeys. AllMusic. 22 February 2012. 12 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912005727/http://www.allmusic.com/album/humbug-mw0000826774. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See – review . . 2 June 2011 . 15 March 2021 . Petridis . Alex . 23 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723034724/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/02/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see-review . live .
- News: Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See – review. The Observer. The Guardian. Empire. Kitty. 6 June 2011. London. 5 June 2011. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608002011/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/05/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-see-review. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys And The Best 'Return To Form' Albums Ever. Williams. Mike. 6 April 2011. NME. 7 May 2018. eschewed in favour of quick-rattle British psych-pop, the next step on their seemingly endless evolution.. 8 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180508054417/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/arctic-monkeys-and-the-best-return-to-form-albums-ever-774770. live.
- News: Suck it and See – Arctic Monkeys Rocktails Musica Online . 8 June 2011 . Rocktails . 4 October 2017 . es-ES . 5 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171005003418/https://www.rocktails.tv/2011/06/arctic-monkeys-suck-it-and-see.html . live .
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: AM . Caleb . Caldwell . . 10 September 2013 . 10 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014051437/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/arctic-monkeys-am . 14 October 2013 . live.
- Web site: Alex Turner on new Arctic Monkeys album: 'It sounds like Dr Dre' . 30 July 2013 . 31 July 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101145049/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/71734 . 1 November 2013 .
- Web site: Macek III. J. C.. Arctic Monkeys: AM. PopMatters. 10 September 2013. 2 May 2021. 2 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502082946/https://www.popmatters.com/175181-arctic-monkeysam-2495726260.html. live.
- Arctic Monkeys Start Over. Weiner. Jonah. 3 May 2018. 6 May 2018. Rolling Stone. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506104411/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/arctic-monkeys-new-album-tranquility-base-hotel-interview-w519741. live.
- Web site: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino album: An immersive listen . Tagat . Anurag . 15 May 2018 . . 26 June 2018 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612011932/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/an-immersive-listen/article23892028.ece . live .
- Web site: Hunt . Julia . 17 December 2018 . Arctic Monkeys top Q magazine's album of the year list . 4 December 2020 . . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612012044/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/arctic-monkeys-top-q-magazines-album-of-the-year-list-37636115.html . live .
- Review: Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel' Is a Space-Lounge Odyssey. Rolling Stone. Dolan. Jon. 11 May 2018. 11 May 2018. 11 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214621/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-bass-hotel-w520154. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys' Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Is Their Strangest and Most Alluring Album. Fitzmaurice. Larry. 11 May 2018. 12 May 2018. Spin. 12 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512011908/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-review/. live.
- Web site: Ranking: Every Arctic Monkeys Album from Worst to Best. Midkiff. Sarah. Consequence of Sound. 14 May 2018. 24 May 2018. 25 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132916/https://consequence.net/2018/05/ranking-every-arctic-monkeys-album-from-worst-to-best/2/. live.
- Web site: Premature Evaluation: Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Breihan. Tom. Stereogum. 10 May 2018. 12 May 2018. 13 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513011252/https://www.stereogum.com/1995502/premature-evaluation-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino/franchises/premature-evaluation/. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Album Review. Pitchfork. Monroe. Jazz. 14 May 2018. 14 May 2018. 14 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514213907/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-and-casino/. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino review – one giant leap for Alex Turner. Empire. Kitty. Kitty Empire. 13 May 2018. The Observer. Guardian News & Media. 26 July 2018. 3 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050711/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/13/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-obsever-review. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys – 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' Review. NME. Smith. Thomas. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503144001/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/arctic-monkeys-tranquility-base-hotel-casino-review. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys – 'The Car' review: a swashbuckling, strings-fuelled epic. NME. Smith. Thomas. 18 October 2022. 18 October 2022. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018104133/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/arctic-monkeys-the-car-review-3330197. live.
- Web site: The 100 Best Songs Of 2022. December 5, 2022. Pitchfork. December 6, 2022. 9 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209163959/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2022/. live.
- Web site: Arctic Monkeys - The Car. The Quietus. Fergal. Kinney. 19 October 2022.
- Web site: Album of the Week: Arctic Monkeys deliver shimmering paradox of parody and originality with 'The Car'. Far Out. Taylor. Tom. 20 October 2022. 20 October 2022. 20 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221020165629/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/arctic-monkeys-the-car-album-of-the-week/. live.
- From the Rubble to the Ritz. Mojo. December 2022. Cameron. Keith. 15 October 2022. 79. en.
- Web site: Schatz. Lake. 2018-09-12. Arctic Monkeys cover Stephen Fretwell for Spotify Singles: Stream. 2021-10-13. Consequence. en-US.
- "Do I Wanna Know?". Arctic Monkeys. 2013. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG542.
- Favourite Worst Nightmare. Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGCD188.
- "When the Sun Goes Down". Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. US. 12" single liner notes. DNO 080.
- "My Propeller". Arctic Monkeys. 2010. Domino. UK & Europe. 10" single liner notes. RUG359T.
- Suck It and See. Arctic Monkeys. 2011. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGCD258.
- Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Arctic Monkeys. 2018. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGCD339.
- "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino". The Martini Police. 2018. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG970.
- AM. Arctic Monkeys. 2013. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGCD317.
- "Teddy Picker". Richard Hawley & Death Ramps. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG279.
- "Fluorescent Adolescent". Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG261.
- The Car. Arctic Monkeys. 2022. Domino. US & Europe. CD booklet. WIGCD455.
- "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". Arctic Monkeys. 2004. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG212.
- "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair". Arctic Monkeys. 2011. Domino. UK & Europe. 10" single liner notes. RUG406T.
- "Cornerstone". Arctic Monkeys. 2009. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG349.
- "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". Arctic Monkeys. 2005. Domino. UK & Europe. CD single liner notes. RUG212CD.
- Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?. Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. RUG226.
- Humbug. Arctic Monkeys. 2009. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGLP220.
- "Matador/Da Frame 2R". Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG258.
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. UK & Europe. liner notes. WIGLP162.
- "The Death Ramps / Nettles". Death Ramps. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG279X.
- "R U Mine?". Arctic Monkeys. 2012. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG468.
- "Suck It and See". Arctic Monkeys. 2011. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG438.
- Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys. Arctic Monkeys. 2005. Bang Bang Recordings. UK & Europe. liner notes. BANGB71.
- "Cornerstone". Arctic Monkeys. 2009. Domino. UK & Europe. 12" single liner notes. RUG349T.
- "Crying Lighting". Arctic Monkeys. 2009. Domino. UK & Europe. 10" single liner notes. RUG338T.
- "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair". Arctic Monkeys. 2011. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG406S.
- "Brainstorm". Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. CD single liner notes. RUG254CD.
- "My Propeller". Arctic Monkeys. 2010. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG359.
- "Leave Before the Lights Come On". Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG236.
- "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala". Miles Kane & the Death Ramps. 2011. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG422.
- "Fluorescent Adolescent". Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. CD single liner notes. RUG261CD.
- "Leave Before the Lights Come On". Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. UK & Europe. CD single liner notes. RUG236CD.
- "Crying Lighting". Arctic Monkeys. 2009. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG338.
- "When the Sun Goes Down". Arctic Monkeys. 2006. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG216.
- "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?". Arctic Monkeys. 2013. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG547.
- "Brainstorm". Arctic Monkeys. 2007. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG254.
- "Black Treacle". Richard Hawley & Death Ramps. 2012. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG449.
- "One for the Road". Arctic Monkeys. 2013. Domino. UK & Europe. Single liner notes. RUG561.