Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album The Car

Arctic Monkeys are back. Their new album is called The Car and it arrives October 21. The follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino was written by Alex Turner and, once again, produced by James Ford. Below, check out the cover art, shot by drummer Matt Helders, and the tracklist. It includes a song titled “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball,” another called “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am,” which the band premiered yesterday in Zurich, and eight more tracks.

The new LP was recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, RAK Studios in London, and La Frette in Paris. Since Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Arctic Monkeys have shared the B-side “Anyways,” performed for Austin City Limits, and released a live album for charity, recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Arctic Monkeys are playing a host of previously announced festival dates around the world, which you can find below.

Read “Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner Decodes Every Song on Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.”

Arctic Monkeys: The Car

The Car:

01 There’d Better Be a Mirrorball02 I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am03 Sculptures of Anything Goes04 Jet Skis on the Moat05 Body Paint06 The Car07 Big Ideas08 Hello You09 Mr Schwartz10 Perfect Sense

Photo by Matt Helders

Arctic Monkeys:

08-25 Paris, France - Rock en Seine08-27 Reading, England - Reading Festival08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival09-01 Málaga, Spain - Cala Mijas Festival09-02 Lisbon, Portugal - Kalorama09-04 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic09-16 Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival09-18 Los Angeles, CA - Primavera Sound11-04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Jeunesse Arena11-05 São Paulo, Brazil - Primavera Sound11-08 Curitiba, Brazil - Pedreira Paulo Leminsk11-10 Asunción, Paraguay - Kilk Fest11-12 Santiago de Chile, Chile - Primavera Sound11-13 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Primavera Sound11-15 Lima, Peru - Arena 111-17 Bogotá, Colombia - Coliseo Live11-19 Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Festival12-29 Sydney, Australia - Lost Paradise12-31 Victoria, Australia - Falls Festival VIC01-02 Yelgun, Australia - Falls Festival NSW01-04 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl01-05 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl01-06 Adelaide, Australia - Heaps Good Festival01-08 Perth, Australia - Falls Festival WA01-11 Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage01-14 Sydney, Australia - The Domain