The hotly anticipated third album from the Arctic Monkeys finally has a confirmed title of Humbug.
Writing songs for the new album began towards the end of Summer in 2008 and lead singer Alex Turner revealed that inspiration was taken from the band’s visit to the Latitude Festival.
Alex Turner also said that the songs on the new album were “full on” in line with the sound of Black Sabbath, but that the band also listened to Jimi Hendrix and Cream during the writing process.
When asked if the album’s different sound signified the Arctic Monkeys going towards a new musical direction, band member Matt Helders claimed that this was not necessarily the case.
Matt Helders said that the recording was just what was going on at the time and that the next album after this one could also feature a different sound.
Humbug was recorded in the USA and produced by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, and James Ford who also worked on the Arctic Monkeys’ last album titled Favourite Worst Nightmare.
The follow up to the 2007 release of Favourite Worst Nightmare, Humbug is due for release on August 24 before the Arctic Monkeys are set to perform at the Reading & Leeds Festival on August 28-29, taking place at Reading Richfield Avenue and Leeds Braham Park.
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