Sheffield (England) band, featuring Alex Turner, Jamie Cook,
Andy Nicholson and Matt Helders. Universally loved for their conversational, colloquialism-heavy lyrics (bordering on the pretentious); solid rock sound and accented vocals. The band was formed around 2002, and released two UK No. 1'
s in 2005. Their album, 'Whatever
People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not', was released on 23
January, 2006, and criticised by some for displaying a man smoking on the cover (to which I say: as if kids want to look like that guy!)
Me: Hey, have you heard that new Arctic
Monkeys song?
Friend: Yeah, I love Arctic
Monkeys! Are you going to their Sydney
gig?