Modern Music Masters - Arctic Monkeys

From the Ritz to The Car, Arctic Monkeys have been sitting at rock’s top table for nearly two decades, perpetually subverting expectations. Never content to sit still, after soaring to the top of the charts with a classic debut album in 2006, these four teenagers from High Green, Sheffield took a trip to the desert and came back as men, delivering a second generation-defining record in 2013. After conquering the world, they looked to space for inspiration and their latest album sits comfortably inside one of the most fearsome discographies ever assembled. The last British rock band to impact the charts, this book is a chronological journey through their extraordinary career and attempts to make sense of Alex Turner’s lyrical ideas. In partnership with the Official Chart Company, ‘Modern Music Masters’ is a series of books about the artists you know and love or are discovering for the first time. With a strong focus on the UK charts, MMM do not claim to be exhaustive, but offer an accessible route into the music and the history. Richard Bowes is the author of ‘Some Might Say – The Definitive Story Of Oasis’ and ‘MMM5 – The Verve’.