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Arctic Monkeys

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARCTIC MONKEYS

THE BEST BAND EVER
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ORIGINS

  • The Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield.

BAND MEMBERS

  • Alex Turner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar)
  • Matt Helders (drums, vocals)
  • Jamie Cook (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano)
  • Nick O'Malley (bass, backing vocals)

BAND GENRES

  • Indie rock
  • Post-punk revival
  • Garage rock revival

ALBUMS

  • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
  • Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007),
  • At the Apollo (2008) a live album
  • Humbug (2009)
  • Suck it and see (2011)
  • AM (2013)

Their debut album is the fastest-selling debut album by a band in British chart history, and in 2013, Rolling Stone ranked it the 30th-greatest debut album of all time.

AWARDS

  • The band has won seven Brit Awards—winning both Best British Group and Best British Album three times.
  • They also won the Mercury Prize in 2006 for their debut album, in addition to receiving nominations in 2007 and 2013.
  • The band have headlined at the Glastonbury Festival twice, in 2007 and again in 2013.
  • Nominated for 3 Grammy Awards.

MY FAVORITE SONGS

  • Arabella (AM)
  • Do I wanna know? (AM)
  • Snap out of it (AM)
  • Mardy Bum (Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not)
  • Fake tales of San Francisco (Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not)
  • Teddy Picker (Favourite worst nightmare)

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