Arctic Monkeys

Released: August 15, 2011

Featuring: Miles Kane

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Ross Orton

[Verse 1: Miles Kane]
Swinging room to room
Planting something new
I've ridden the riddle, I'll do it again
Back to the Wirral where it all began
Wirral riddler

[Chorus: Miles Kane]
Send a letter to me, baby
I'm on the edge of my seat
Send a letter to me, baby
Little illusion machine

[Verse 2: Alex Turner & Miles Kane]
Riding through the gloom
Something beautiful
He's ridden the riddle, he'll do it again
He's going back to the Wirral where it all began
Wirral riddler

[Chorus: Miles Kane]
Send a letter to me, baby
I'm on the edge of my seat
Send a letter to me, baby
Little illusion machine
I tried it and I liked it
But it just never gets close enough
Send a letter to me, baby

[Outro: Miles Kane]
(Wirral) So tell me where have you been?
(Wirral) Little illusion machine
(Wirral) Hoping tonight is gonna send me back to you
Wow!

Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, rhythm/lead guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (lead/rhythm guitar) and Nick O'Malley (bass, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released. Their sound has changed extensively from album to album, gradually evolving from raw, youthful post-punk revival music to R ‘n’ B and jazz-inspired experiments.

All four original members of the band were devoted fans of hip-hop when they were younger, a genre that would have an immense influence on their later work, but it was the sound of The Strokes and The Libertines that would help shape their early style. The Arctic Monkeys became one of the first bands to find fame and recognition purely through internet publicity and social media; the Arctics used to sell their demos CDs at a bar where Alex Turner used to work, but due to the limited number of CDs, their fans started to upload them on the internet.

Initially, they refused to sign a record contract with any label through fear that they would want the band to change their songs, going as far as to refuse scouts guaranteed entry into their gigs. However, they eventually signed with Domino because of the “do it yourself” attitude of founder, Lawrence Bell, who ran the label from his own house.

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