Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders revealed in a new interview with comedian James Veitch that the British band has started to work on music for its seventh studio album.
Helders said he was currently in London “to write with Alex (Turner, frontman),” adding, “We’re all going to go (to the studio) together this time and see if there’s anything worth recording.”
Helders also admitted that Arctic Monkeys are often reluctant to play their older material live these days, explaining, “Some of it feels fine to still play, some of it feels like we’re doing karaoke of our own songs — like a bit of a caricature. It doesn’t feel as genuine playing it anymore, I’d rather they just have the memory of a version where we really meant it, rather than we’ll do this for you.”
Arctic Monkeys' latest album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, came out in May 2018. It followed up 2013's AM, their biggest U.S. release to date, which featured the Modern Rock hit “Do I Wanna Know?”
