The Arctic Monkeys have said they will not be making an appearance at Glastonbury any time soon until they have completed a new album.
The band’s latest offering met much criticism within the music community for not being as good as their first two records.
It is thought that the band do not want to appear at Glastonbury, an event they have previously sold out, until they have some new material, which is worthy of the event and the occasion.
The Arctics have shaped the face of modern indie and have become one of the highest selling bands in the modern era. They were praised for bring a raw edge to commercial music.
However, this has always been the band’s problem. As they were so good, it is expected of them all the time. Their next record has to be an absolute belter to stop them from being confined to the dustbin of music history.
The problem with so many indie bands of the age is how to maintain their success and carry it on over an extended period of time. Glastonbury badly needs them back after the flop of Jay-Z headlining in recent years.
Humbug is exactly is it is titled. It is nothing compared to Whatever You Say I Am That’s What I’m Not. Until the band can get back to genius sounds, rifts and rhythms of that first album, many people will not be going to Glasto.
The band needs to go back and do the simple things, which made them massively popular in the first place. Hopefully this will not take too long and hopefully they will not flop to the same degree as other supposed indie sensations.
Buy your tickets for Glasto but do not expect it to be Arctic cold any time soon.
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