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Features

Best Albums of 2006

By PopMatters Staff

At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006. Stay tuned tomorrow for the best re-issues, as well as ongoing genre top 10s the rest of this week, culminating in the year's best musical events on Friday. [23 December 2006]

Reviews

Arctic Monkeys: 3 August 2009 - New York

By Kirby Fields

There’s a difference between being “fan friendly” and “for the fans”, and this was definitely a show that was for the fans. [4 September 2009]

Arctic Monkeys: Humbug

By Emily Tartanella

Humbug is a dark, ambitious album that sounds as comfortable in the coffee lounge as in the mosh pit. [24 August 2009]

Arctic Monkeys: Live at the Apollo

By Joshua O'Neill

Despite all the hyperbolic reviews and opinion pieces using the band as an exemplar of how The Internet Will Change Everything Forever, there's not much that's particularly fringey or independent about the Arctic Monkeys' sound. [12 August 2009]

Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare

By Michael Keefe

Although lacking the pop of their debut, these UK indie rockers continue to evolve, turning out a strong batch of thorny songs on their sophomore album. [23 April 2007]

Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

By Stefan Braidwood

Chosen by the people, a young quartet with a frontman touched by greatness deliver a sometimes fine, sometimes fantastic, always fun debut with feeling. Pass it on... [13 January 2006]