The Big Mates discuss The 1975, My Chemical Romance, Klaxons, and Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? by Arctic Monkeys.
Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their deep-dive into the career of Arctic Monkeys by exploring what happened in the immediate aftermath of their hugrly successful debut album.
They discuss the EP Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?, exploring each track in turn and offering analysis, opinion, and various tengential thoughts. They then turn their attention to the band's 2006 standalone single, Leave Before the Lights Come On.
They also find time to talk about the NME Awards tour, the departure of bassist Andy Nicholson, and his replacement, Nick O'Malley.
What is in Red Bull? What is at arcticmonkeys.com? Is 5 more than 4? Find out on this episode of What Is Music?
Our next episode is out next week, Monday July 7th, and will feature commentary for Arctic Monkeys' performance at Reading Festival 2006.
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