Arctic Monkeys announce new album release for October

Arctic Monkeys announced, on the morning of this Wednesday (24), the release of a new studio album.

“The Car”, which will be the group’s seventh album, will hit streaming platforms and physical stores on October 21.

The album is already on pre-order on CD, vinyl and cassette tape through Arctic Monkeys official store websitebut, probably due to high demand, the address has unstable access.

The band has also made available “The Car” merchandising, with t-shirts, caps and keychains for sale.

The band’s official announcement comes just one day after the first snack for the upcoming release is presented.

On a European tour playing their first shows in three years, this Tuesday (23) at the Zurich Openair festival in Switzerland, Arctic Monkeys played the unreleased “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am”. Watch a fan-recorded music video below.

Despite not being fully audible, the track seems to demonstrate that Alex Turner is not ready to abandon the 70s sound aesthetic of his latest album, “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino”.

Including, in interview given in maythe band’s drummer Matt Helders said the new record will “pick up musically where the last one left off”.

“I mean, it will never be like “RU Mine?” and all that stuff, you know, the heavy riffs and everything,” Helders said.

Concerts in Brazil in November

Arctic Monkeys will land in Brazil in the coming months.

The band created in the English city of Sheffield will be one of the headliners of the unprecedented Primavera Sound festival, in São Paulo.

They perform on November 5th, the same day as artists like Björk, Beach House, Gal Costa, Interpol and Mitski.

Tickets are on sale on the Eventim platform from BRL 490.

In addition to Primavera Sound, the group has concerts scheduled in Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro.

In Rio, the presentation will take place on November 4, at the Jeunesse Arena. In Curitiba, the show will be at Pedreira Paulo Leminski, on November 8th.

The tour’s solo shows in Brazil will feature an opening show by Interpol.

Ticket prices in Rio de Janeiro range from R$230 to R$760, and in Curitiba they range from R$225 to R$850. They can also be purchased at Eventim website.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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