Arctic Monkeys

It’s a british indie rock band formed in 2002. They’ve grown big thanks to demos, which they were uploading on the internet in the early years of their musical journey.

All of their studio albums were met with great success, both on music charts, popularity in terms of sold albums and positive respond from music critics.  

From the left: Jamie Cook (guitar), Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Nick O’Malley (guitar bass), Matt Helders (drums)

Interesting fact: Jamie was the one who came up with the name Arctic Monkeys. He didn’t confess though what inspired him, it is said that it’s a nonsense he scribbled in his notebook in high school. Alex later on said that it’s a bad name for a band which plays for so many years. Too bizarre?

My very first song of theirs was Cornerstone and I simply fell in love.
It was in junior high school and since them I witness them growing as artists, it's amazing. What draws me to them the most is the exceptional sound of their songs and the lyrics – which are mainly written by Alex. I think they make them really stand out compared to other bands. Alex indeed has a knack for writing lyrics, they’re very descriptive, original and figurative. I truly admire that about him.

He also wrote a soundtrack for a movie Submarine in 2010, which I highly recommend.

One of the songs from the soundtrack – Piledriver waltz – was also remade by them and put in the album Suck It and See, in 2011.