Arctic Monkeys announce name of new album
Record scheduled for August release
Arctic Monkeys have announced that their new album will be entitled Humbug. The 10-track record will be released on 24 August and has been produced by James Ford and Queen Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme.
This is the third studio album from the Sheffield four-piece. Humbug will be released shortly before the band's performances at the Reading and Leeds festivals, which they will co-headline with Radiohead and Kings Of Leon.
The album's tracklisting is as follows:
1. My Propeller
2. Crying Lightning
3. Dangerous Animals
4. Secret Door
5. Potion Approaching
6. Fire And The Thud
7. Cornerstone
8. Dance Little Liar
9. Pretty Visitors
10. The Jeweller's Hands
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