Episode 185 - Humbug by Arctic Monkeys (Side A)

<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">The cat is truly among the pigeons this week, as Chris puts the Arctic Monkeys’ third album Humbug forth for our consideration. Is this the biggest band we’ve <em>ever</em> covered?!</p> <p class="">Probably not, no - we did cover Metallica after all - but they are the first band we’ve ever covered with a song on Spotify that is has over 1 billion plays (It’s <em>Do I Wanna Know?</em> incidentally) so I suppose you could argue that they are the biggest band we’ve yet covered.</p> <p class="">On this episode we talk about the band’s history, as well as how they came about in this weird post-Napster pre-Facebook era, coming completely out of nowhere at a time when MySpace was the places where all the kids hung out online.</p> <p class="">The band have made a number of interesting stylistic choices over the years, which is impressive for a band with their profile. What’s more impressive though is how their fans seem to come on the journey with them, which is rare for just about any band, let alone a huge act like these guys.</p> <p class="">Next week we’ll talk about <em>Humbug</em> itself and of course the Josh Homme factor.</p>