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This week marks five years since Arctic Monkeys released 'AM', the iconic album that caught the rest of the world up to something Brits had known for a while – that the Sheffield four-piece are a once-in-a-generation band. Via archive interviews and conversations with key players, Thomas Smith looks back at an album that cemented a legend. R U Ready? Then we'll begin...On September 9 2013, Arctic Monkeys released ‘AM’, an album that catapulted them into headlining prospects at virtually every festival in the planet. It went to Number One in the UK and 10 other countries, charted in the Top 10 in 15 more (including the US), and as of May 2018 is reported to have sold […]The post ‘AM’, five years on – how Arctic Monkeys’ fifth album made them immortal appeared first on NME.
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