As part of our June Gig Special, Edwin McFee looks at why we’re still going bananas for the Marlay Park-bound Arctic Monkeys. Plus – we take a look at th.
Every Arctic Monkeys song ranked in order of greatness
From High Green to LA, via New York and London, the ve slipped on various guises – and each has fit like a leather jacket. But what s their best song
ever?
17th December 2020
When Arctic Monkeys came good on an endless whirl of feverish underground hype in the early ’00s, it was evident that the course of indie rock had changed forever. Here was a band that was plain-speaking, feisty, exciting and seemingly without ego, that proved their mettle by shunning publicity, and had sold out the legendary London Astoria (now sadly closed, 2000-capacity in its prime) before they had even signed a record deal.