Brian

Top Marks for not trying!

I've never really listened to the Artic Monkeys.. i may give them a go? Not usually my music taste but i'll give them a go :)

And Xtina listen to still take you home!!!

Suprisingly... it's actually quite good :laugh:

Also the album art is quite funky i like it.. and the tune kind of reminds me of the programme Skins.

Yeah I thought that aswell.

Well i better stop whoring this thread out. :sad:

Best band of the last ten years for me anyway

The live versions are great and it seems like the 3rd album will be class

There's a lot going on in today's midweeks, so let's get straight down to business.

The top three still runs 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' - 'Bulletproof' - 'Man In The Mirror'.


Lady GaGa's 'Paparazzi' has neither climbed nor slipped since Sunday.


It's onwards and upwards for Chipmunk's 'Diamond Rings', which is now a kitten's whisker outside the top five.


Jordin Sparks's 'Battlefield' is holding on inside the top ten, while Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' is now just a couple of places outside.


Arctic Monkeys' 'Crying Lightning' - review to come by the way - is already inside the top 20.


The Saturdays' 'Work' has slipped out of the top 30, while VV Brown's 'Shark In The Water' remains between the 35 and 40 posts.


Over on the albums chart, Michael Jackson's The Essential has toppled Florence's Lungs. Cascada's Evacuate The Dancefloor is a couple of places inside the top ten.

So, where do we think the Monkeys will end up by Sunday? And can VV Brown climb any higher? Just use the usual space to make your predictions.

Looking good considering it's only on downloads.

Arctic Monkeys: 'Crying Lightning'
Released on Monday, July 6 2009

By Alex Fletcher, Senior Entertainment Reporter


Have the Arctic Monkeys changed? They recorded the majority of their new album in California rather than their hometown of Sheffield, they previewed the new material at festivals in New Zealand rather than the usual sweaty UK toilet venues, and, weirdest of all, they've become bosom buddies with bling-loving hip-hop bragger P Diddy. Surely this can't be the same band who sang about Rotherham, tracky bottoms and Frank Spencer on their iconic 2006 debut. Might fame and critical adulation have gone to their heads?

It takes approximately 45 seconds of this comeback track to allay such fears. Alex Turner manages to drop the words "pick 'n' mix", "strawberry lace" and "gobstopper" into the lyrics, while the band have clearly taken tips off producer Josh Homme, juicing up their formerly jaunty indie into something just as atmospheric as The Last Shadow Puppets. The swirling guitar outro and melodramatic non-chorus are the icing on this indie-rock cake. Strange but alluring, sinister but incredibly moreish, the Arctics have struck gold again.

5 stars.

Digital spy review!


Well happy with that review!!:banana:

great review lets hoping Mojo,Q,Uncut and NMe follow suit

Just outside the top 10 now!:cheer:

thats good for i tunes sales only:thumbs:

Can't believe it didnt chart in Ireland:mad::mad::mad:

They never seem to have caught on that big in Ireland:shrug:

The first album did, the second didn't fair too well, im going to campaign for the third to go to numero uno!:joker:

US Tour Announcement
Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce that they will be touring the USA/Canada in September/October 2009.

The band will play the following dates:

SEPTEMBER

14th September - Soma, San Diego

15th September - Hollywood Palladium, LA

16th September - Fox Theater, Oakland

18th September - Wonder Ballroom, Portland **FREE SHOW**

19th September - The Showbox @ The Market, Seattle

20th September - Malkin Bowl, Vancouver

22nd September -In The Venue, Salt Lake City - w/Airborne Toxic Event

23rd September - Ogden Theatre, Denver - w/Airborne Toxic Event

25th September - First Avenue, Minneapolis

26th September - Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee

28th September - Newport Music Hall, Columbus

29th September - Kool Haus, Toronto

30th September - Electric Factory, Philadelphia

OCTOBER

2nd October - House of Blues, New Orleans

3rd October - House of Blues, Houston

4th October - Austin City Limits Festival, Austin

5th October - The Palladium Ballroom

Pre-sale tickets will only be available to Arctic Monkeys registered members. Sign-up or sign-in if already a member here and you will be sent an email with the activation password, pre-sale ticketlinks, and pre-sale announcement dates and times for the US/Canada dates.

General Onsale information shall be announced shortly.


Loads for the US, none for Ireland yet.......:sad::sad:

According to Eil.com, the Japanese version of Humbug will include bonus tracks, just like the Japanese version of Favourite Worst Nightmare. As of the 7th of July, the album appears for preorder in the iTunes store with an eleventh track; 'Sketchead'.

New song!:thumbs2::thumbs2:

Crying Lightning Debuts at number 12 in the UK Charts :dance2::dance2::dance2:

Lots of news today.:dance2:

i loves the new song
i NEED to go and see them

What a difference the physical single makes, it's now dropped out of the top 20, barely in the top 30, I find it stupid that they don't release them on download and as a single at the same time.:sad:

Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce the video for new single 'Crying Lightning' shall be screened in a TV exclusive on Channel 4 on Friday 24th July 2009 at 11.35pm.

i hope its a class video
i'm liking what i heared so far from the new album hopefully it will sell:thumbs:

There videos are all quite weird, I'd like a flourescent adolescent type video but I doubt that will happen. I bet it will be completely random.