Despite having one of the worst band names since Deep Blue Something, this year’s Arcade Fire Award for Blog-Created Musical Superstars is definitely going to four UK indie rockers who call themselves Arctic Monkeys.
After being breathlessly blogged about everywhere from Stereogum to some dude’s MySpace page, the Monkeys meteoric rise to the top of the British charts managed to give them the fastest-selling debut record from any U.K. act, ever. Take a listen for yourself, and see if they live up to the hype (or ‘type’, as it were):
- Arctic Monkeys – When the Sun Goes Down (rick click, save as)
