Helders later said that the band were in the “early stages” of writing the album, which had been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. In January, the Sheffield group’s manager confirmed to Music Week that they had been “working on music” and had initially planned to record in the summer of 2020.

There has been some talk about the band’s next album in recent months. Listen to 5 Live Breakfast via the app 🎙 /ng7issbCNF To celebrate #Drumathon, got a lesson from Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders ✨ 🥁 5 Live Breakfast presenter turned drummer? We don’t think so… The new album will follow Arctic Monkeys‘ sixth, 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino.

Hopefully we can get out and tour next summer,” he said. “I think by the time we get everything together it’ll be next year. He added that he think the album will be released in 2022.

It was a bit disjointed how we had to do it, and there are bits to finish off, but yeah, it’s all in the works” (via NME). 12, by Radio 5 Live Breakfast if the new album was “ready to go”, Helders said: “Yeah, pretty much, yeah. That’s according to drummer Matt Helders, who said in a new interview that the record is “pretty much” ready and the band are eyeing a 2022 release. Arctic Monkeys will most likely release their new album next year ahead of a summer tour.

Pretty ricky new album release date