-JUST A WARNING, THIS IS TURNING INTO AN ARCTIC MONKEYS MEGA POST-
I am a very happy bunny (or should that be monkey...?). Very happy indeed. Because after almost nine months of weekly googling 'Arctic Monkeys new album 2013' and 'Arctic Monkeys new song 2013' we finally have something. The Monkeys have temporarily satisfied our insatiable and ever growing appetite for new music with the debut of new tune 'Do I Wanna Know', at the first of a long run of festival dates starting in Ventura, California, on May 22nd.
I am a very happy bunny (or should that be monkey...?). Very happy indeed. Because after almost nine months of weekly googling 'Arctic Monkeys new album 2013' and 'Arctic Monkeys new song 2013' we finally have something. The Monkeys have temporarily satisfied our insatiable and ever growing appetite for new music with the debut of new tune 'Do I Wanna Know', at the first of a long run of festival dates starting in Ventura, California, on May 22nd.
Of course you can appreciate my frustration when I first found out the date of this gig, as it was the day before my birthday, and regardless of the fact that I don't live anywhere near the mighty U S of A (make that a whole ocean apart), let alone California, I still wanted to go.
And of course that wasn't going to happen.
However the upside of this is that the new music, which here at the Tee Pot we rightly (hallelujah) predicted to leak at the end of May (this concert in particular), flooded the world wide web on the day of my birthday.
And that was good enough for me.
Because as an Arctic Monkeys fan, it really doesn't get much better than having a track out on your birthday.
So yesterday footage poured on to You Tube from the lucky little mite's who had the privilege of attending this concert and the luck of living in Ventura, CA. It wasn't long before newspapers and magazines got wind of the new material and soon footage of Wednesday's gig was reaching an even larger audience.
And from what I can see, the release of a new Arctic Monkeys track is most definitely newsworthy and correctly appears to be something worth creating hype over.
It just goes to show the pride and love the UK has for the Monkeys, as well as the scope of the audience they have managed to accumulate over the last ten years.
When the Monkeys release a song, everyone wants to know.
Now so far, 'Do I Wanna Know' is the only new material we've heard and appears to be the selected opener of all upcoming Arctic Monkeys shows. Before Ventura we didn't know just what the Monkeys would be playing on this long string of festival dates, because with Suck It And See having been released way back in spring 2011, and no sign of any new material, they couldn't really get away with playing just their greatest hits, no matter how good they may be.
As far as we know, the set list is beginning with 'Do I Wanna Know', followed by the next most recent hit 'R U Mine', before launching into a mixture of all the most known and well loved hits from all four albums, including 'Fluorescent Adolescent', 'Crying Lightning', 'Fake Tales of San Francisco' and '505',
just to name a few.
Meanwhile Alex is said to have donned a silver tuxedo for the appearance, similar to the Louis Vuitton he wore for his appearance in 'Another Man' magazine. Now while Mr Turner's clothing preference may have changed, we can all rest easy because the quiff, however, still remains.
( JUST TO CONFIRM- IT WAS THE LOUIS VUITTON)
( JUST TO CONFIRM- IT WAS THE LOUIS VUITTON)
So now we can breathe a sigh of relief because after almost a year and a half of nothing, the domino effect has begun. It starts with a song, just one little preview of what is to come, and slowly more songs are released, the artists emerge from the little cave they've been hiding in and tentatively step back in to the limelight, the media interest grows and finally it cumulates with the release of a much anticipated and eagerly awaited album.
Here at the Tee Pot we've devised a time line of what we think the Monkeys will do over the next few months in terms of new material, appearances and album releases...
So from now until Glasto, we're thinking the Monkeys will stick to this current set list, with the only new material being 'Do I Wanna Know'. At Glasto, we think they'll add a couple more new songs to the mix to test the crowd's reaction.
'Do I Wanna Know' will probably get it's official release in the middle of June to coincide with the Monkeys highly anticipated Glasto appearance, because what better launching platform than Glasto?
Around the time of Glasto you should also expect more press and media appearances, NME for sure and maybe Radio One.
The rest of the summer will see the new releases become a fixture in the set list with probably another official single release in August, followed by a run up of press in preparation for a late September/ early October album release date.
Exciting stuff eh?
Exciting stuff eh?
So yes, that's all your Arctic Monkeys news for now.
Oh and if that wasn't enough, there's a biography out too.
Boom.
And that's how it's done.
UPDATE NUMBER ONE:
As of today (19th June) 'Do I Wanna Know' has been officially released on iTunes and an accompanying You Tube video has been made, as well as new graphics appearing on the Monkeys Facebook page which seem to indicate the artwork we should be expecting to see on the new album later this year.
UPDATE NUMBER TWO:
Today (24th June), as sneakily as always, The Monkeys have posted all the details about album number five
on Facebook and I can tell you now it looks AWESOME.
Whereas album number four kept it minimal with the artwork, album number five is keeping it
minimal with the title 'AM' and the complementary photo is just stunning.
The Monkeys are suited and booted and looking mighty fine, as our friends across the pond might say.
'AM' is to be released on Monday 9th September and the tracklist is as follows:
1. Do I Wanna Know?
2. R U Mine?
3. One For The Road
4. Arabella
5. I Want It All
6. No. 1 Party Anthem
7. Mad Sounds
8. Fireside
9. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
10. Snap Out Of It
11. Knee Socks
12. I Wanna Be Yours
TOUR DATES:
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (October 22)
Manchester Arena (23)
London Earls Court Arena (25)
Liverpool Echo Arena (28)
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena (29)
Birmingham LG Arena (31)
Glasgow Hydro Arena (November 1)
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (2)
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY 5TH JUNE.
PRE-SALE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
It's looking like it's going to be a stunner/corker/banger of an album and
I'll leave you now as I'm off to pre-order yaaaaaaaayy! ^_^
UPDATE NUMBER THREE:
So.... who managed to bag tickets? Right now I'm on knees praising God for the wonder that is pre-sale, because I swear that if it weren't for that, I would not have gotten tickets, so THANK YOU.
I'm still in a state of disbelief; I swear I had a miracle happen to me on Wednesday because it looked so unlikely I'd get any tickets until some magically appeared and I acted faster than Usain Bolt to bag 'em.
I'm going to be at Sheffield on November 2nd dying of happiness and screaming elatedly.
Who's joining me?
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM
As of today (19th June) 'Do I Wanna Know' has been officially released on iTunes and an accompanying You Tube video has been made, as well as new graphics appearing on the Monkeys Facebook page which seem to indicate the artwork we should be expecting to see on the new album later this year.
UPDATE NUMBER TWO:
Today (24th June), as sneakily as always, The Monkeys have posted all the details about album number five
on Facebook and I can tell you now it looks AWESOME.
Whereas album number four kept it minimal with the artwork, album number five is keeping it
minimal with the title 'AM' and the complementary photo is just stunning.
The Monkeys are suited and booted and looking mighty fine, as our friends across the pond might say.
'AM' is to be released on Monday 9th September and the tracklist is as follows:
1. Do I Wanna Know?
2. R U Mine?
3. One For The Road
4. Arabella
5. I Want It All
6. No. 1 Party Anthem
7. Mad Sounds
8. Fireside
9. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
10. Snap Out Of It
11. Knee Socks
12. I Wanna Be Yours
TOUR DATES:
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (October 22)
Manchester Arena (23)
London Earls Court Arena (25)
Liverpool Echo Arena (28)
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena (29)
Birmingham LG Arena (31)
Glasgow Hydro Arena (November 1)
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (2)
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY 5TH JUNE.
PRE-SALE EXPECTED TO BE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
It's looking like it's going to be a stunner/corker/banger of an album and
I'll leave you now as I'm off to pre-order yaaaaaaaayy! ^_^
UPDATE NUMBER THREE:
So.... who managed to bag tickets? Right now I'm on knees praising God for the wonder that is pre-sale, because I swear that if it weren't for that, I would not have gotten tickets, so THANK YOU.
I'm still in a state of disbelief; I swear I had a miracle happen to me on Wednesday because it looked so unlikely I'd get any tickets until some magically appeared and I acted faster than Usain Bolt to bag 'em.
I'm going to be at Sheffield on November 2nd dying of happiness and screaming elatedly.
Who's joining me?
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM
BUY THE SINGLE: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/do-i-wanna-know-single/id660331528?affId=1930871
MORE INFO:
http://teepotmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/mad-sounds-from-arctic-monkeys.html
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'DO I WANNA KNOW'
NME LINK
BIOGRAPHY
