Sheffield indie-rockers, Arctic Monkeys, have announced the eagerly awaited details of their sixth album.
Arctic Monkey’s front man Alex Turner said: “Seems like the perfect place to leave things for a while,” after the quartet’s headlining slot at Leeds Festival in 2014, but it has not stopped the anticipation around the band’s sixth collection.
After five years, the band have kept their fans guessing by drip-feeding information with what’s to come next.
We’re all now impatiently waiting for the follow up of “AM” to drop on May, 11.
The new album, ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ will be the band’s sixth studio album and has been recorded in Los Angeles, Paris and London.
It could find the band continuing to explore new musical terrain and showcase a reflection of Turner’s comprehensive vision.
Album artwork, the track list, a revamped website and a brand-new logo have been released to accompany the album.
“Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino” could feature some very special guests such as Tame Impala’s bassist Cam Avery, Last Shadow Puppets’ Miles Kane and Queens of the Stone Age musician, Josh Homme.
Frontman, Alex Turner, revealed the album will feature lots of piano after he was gifted a Steinway Vertegrand for his 30th birthday. Turner is quoted saying “It’s got more chords. And space sh*t.”
The band’s style has developed over the years, from a snappy yap into a smooth croon.
A sleek teaser trailer was recently released featuring a guitar-riff and creating retro and futuristic vibes which could be a taster for what fans should expect from their new tracks.
The track list features wacky and peculiar names such as “The Ultracheese”, “The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip” and “Batphone”.
A UK arena tour has been announced and the four-piece will hit the road this summer kicking off on May, 6 and finishing up on September, 27.
Check out the full tour list here:
May 5 – Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles
May 22 – Columbia-Halle, Berlin
May 26 – Cavea, Rome
May 29 – Zenith, Paris
June 2 – Primavera Sound, Spain
June 4 – Mediolanum Forum, Milan
June 8 – Best Kept Secret, Netherlands
June 14-17 – Firefly Festival, Delaware, US
June 16 – Red Hat Amphitheatre, Raleigh, North Carolina
June 19 – Coca Cola Roxy Theatre, Atlanta
June 22-24 – Southside Festival, Germany
June 22-24 – Hurricane Festival, Germany
June 26 – Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf
June 27 – Royal Arena, Copenhagen
July 1 – TRSNMT, Scotland
July 4 – Open’er, Poland
July 6 – Rockwave Festival, Greece
July 8 – Rock Werchter, Belgium
July 12 – NOS Alive, Portugal
July 13 – Madcool Festival, Spain
July 24 – Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, New York
July 27 – TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
July 28 – Anthem, Washington, DC
July 31 – Petersen Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
August 1, Masonic Temple Theatre, Detroit
August 5 – Air Canada Centre, Toronto
August 8 – OYA Festival, Norway
August 9-11 – Way Out Festuval, Finland
August 11 – Flow Festival, Finland
August 14 – Sziget Festival, Hungary
September 6 – Manchester Arena
September 7 – Manchester Arena
September 9 – The O2 Arena, London
September 10 – The O2 Arena, London
September 15 – Birmingham Arena
September 18 – FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
September 19 – FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
September 24 – 3Arena, Dublin
September 27 – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
You can preorder Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino here.
By Katie Addy