Arctic Monkeys announce new album The Car for October release

The Arctic Monkeys have announced the release of their seventh album The Car, on Friday the 21st of October on Domino, the followup to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino.

The album features ten new songs written by Alex Turner, produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory, Suffolk, RAK Studios, London and La Frette, Paris.

The announcement comes ahead of the band’s performance at Electric Picnic next week, and the band debuted one of the songs ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’ in Zurich this past week, which has loose psych funk vibes.

Arctic Monkeys – The Car tracklist

1. There’d Better Be A Mirrorball
2. I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am
3. Sculptures Of Anything Goes
4. Jet Skis On The Moat
5. Body Paint
6. The Car
7. Big Ideas
8. Hello You
9. Mr Schwartz
10. Perfect Sense

The Car artwork, photo: Matt Helders

The album will be available in deluxe LP with grey vinyl with a tip on sleeve and mounted gloss cover image via the AM Official Store. An exclusive, custard coloured LP will be available at independent record shops and HMV stores. ‘The Car’ will also be available on standard LP, CD, cassette and digitally.

Pre-order the album.

Arctic Monkeys tour dates

August

25 Rock En Seine, Paris, France

27 Reading Festival, UK

28 Leeds Festival, UK

September

1 Cala Mijas Festival, Malaga, Spain

2 Kalorama, Lisbon, Portugal

4 Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Ireland

16 Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, US

18 Primavera Sound, Los Angeles, California, US

November

4 Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5 Primavera Sound, São Paulo, Brazil

8 Pedreira Paulo Leminsk, Curitiba, Brazil

10 Kilk Fest, Asunción, Paraguay

12 Primavera Sound, Santiago de Chile, Chile

13 Primavera Sound, Buenos Aires, Argentina

15 Arena 1, Lima, Peru

17 Coliseo Live, Bogota, Colombia

19 Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City, Mexico

December

29 Lost Paradise, Sydney, Australia

31 Falls Festival VIC, Murron (Victoria), Australia

January

2 Falls Festival NSW, Yelgun, Australia

4 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia

5 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia

6 Heaps Good Festival, Adelaide, Australia

8 Falls Festival WA, Perth, Australia

11 Riverstage, Brisbane, Australia

14 The Domain, Sydney, Australia

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