Arctic Monkeys are back. Their new album is called The Car and it arrives October 21. The follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was written by Alex Turner and, once again, produced by James Ford. Below, check out the cover art, shot by drummer Matt Helders, and the tracklist. It includes a song titled “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball,” another called “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am,” which the band premiered yesterday in Zurich, and eight more tracks.
The new LP was recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, RAK Studios in London, and La Frette in Paris. Since Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Arctic Monkeys have shared the B-side “Anyways,” performed for Austin City Limits, and released a live album for charity, recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Arctic Monkeys are playing a host of previously announced festival dates around the world, which you can find below.
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The Car:
01 There’d Better Be a Mirrorball
02 I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
03 Sculptures of Anything Goes
04 Jet Skis on the Moat
05 Body Paint
06 The Car
07 Big Ideas
08 Hello You
09 Mr Schwartz
10 Perfect Sense
Photo by Matt Helders
Arctic Monkeys:
08-25 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-27 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-01 Málaga, Spain - Cala Mijas Festival
09-02 Lisbon, Portugal - Kalorama
09-04 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-16 Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival
09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Primavera Sound
11-04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Jeunesse Arena
11-05 São Paulo, Brazil - Primavera Sound
11-08 Curitiba, Brazil - Pedreira Paulo Leminsk
11-10 Asunción, Paraguay - Kilk Fest
11-12 Santiago de Chile, Chile - Primavera Sound
11-13 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Primavera Sound
11-15 Lima, Peru - Arena 1
11-17 Bogotá, Colombia - Coliseo Live
11-19 Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Festival
12-29 Sydney, Australia - Lost Paradise
12-31 Victoria, Australia - Falls Festival VIC
01-02 Yelgun, Australia - Falls Festival NSW
01-04 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl
01-05 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl
01-06 Adelaide, Australia - Heaps Good Festival
01-08 Perth, Australia - Falls Festival WA
01-11 Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage
01-14 Sydney, Australia - The Domain