Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has said that the band are often reluctant to play their older material because"it feels like we’re doing karaoke of our own songs”, NME reports. Helders says their older material feels "like a caricature. It doesn’t feel as genuine playing it anymore. I'd rather they [the fans] just have the memory of a version where we really meant it, rather than we’ll do this for you”.

Arctic Monkeys' new album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' sold 24,500 vinyl copies in its first week, which makes it the fastest-selling vinyl LP of the past 25 years. The record was previously held by Liam Gallagher’s 'As You Were', which sold 16,000 in its first week. Like their previous five records, it has now reached No. […]

One fan called the new Arctic Monkeys album 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino’ “perfection” on Twitter, describing it as a “calm, sexy, red wine with a cigarette kind of album”.   Pointless‘ Richard Osman tweeted that ‘Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino’ was “a very pleasant surprise” and that it was “great that they’re not just treading […]