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Arctic Monkeys | Pop review

Sheffield ArenaIt's a now familiar homecoming: a local band become famous, see the world, acquire model girlfriends and "classic rock" long hair and return home to venues 60 times the size of the ones they started in. However, more problematically, Arctic Monkeys' South Yorkshire return coincides with their difficult third album. Humbug's less immediate, twangier sound derived from spells in the American desert â€“ rather than Rotherham flats â€“ hasn't gone down as well with fans as i...

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22:00 on November 16 2009

Arctic Monkeys | Pop review

Guardian Music — Sheffield ArenaIt's a now familiar homecoming: a local band become famous, see the world, acquire model girlfriends and "classic rock" long hair and return home to venues... more info

Arctic Monkeys

03:00 on November 17 2009

New Arctic Monkeys - “Catapult”

Hypeful — Oh, those cheeky Arctic Monkeys! Both darker and deeper, the group's third album Humbug is a slowburner that rewards with repeat listens and proves that a young buzz band... more info

Arctic Monkeys