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Arctic Monkeys
plural noun
- TurnerAlex1986M CookJamie1985M HeldersMatt1986M O'MalleyNick1985M British rock group (formed 2002): comprising Alex Turner (born 1986; vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (born 1985, guitar), Matt Helders (born 1986, drums, vocals) and Nick O'Malley (born 1985, bass guitar); the first major band to achieve widespread success through internet exposure
Example Sentences
Today, Young’s debut sounds a little too polished; “This Wasn’t Made for You Anyway,” much of which she cut in L.A., has a punky, appealingly ragged quality — think Arctic Monkeys meets Mary J. Blige — that better suits her raspy voice.
Although not strictly a musician, Clarke is closely associated with the music scene - from punk to the Arctic Monkeys, who turned his 1982 poem I Wanna Be Yours into a song that was the closing track on their 2013 album AM.
Fellow poets, comedians and musicians lined up to hail his influence in a 2012 BBC documentary, with Steve Coogan speaking about his "spirit of dissent", and Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner, calling him "my hero".
Turner turned him into Britain's most listened-to poet by using his words in the Arctic Monkeys' 2013 song I Wanna Be Yours.
The Leadmill Ltd owns the trademark for the venue's name, meaning the site on Leadmill Road, which opened in 1980 and has played host to the likes of Oasis, Coldplay and the Arctic Monkeys, will likely be renamed under the Electric Group.
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