Arctic Monkeys Plot Fourth Album

Sheffield indie giants Arctic Monkeys have revealed that they have discussed recording a new album - though they may take a break first.

Alex Turner is one of the hardest working men in British music. Having stormed the charts with Arctic Monkeys' opening two albums, effortlessly mixing melody with kitchen sink realism, the songwriter then took time off.

What did he do? Form a new Mercury nominated outfit, that's what. With Last Shadow Puppets now a memory Arctic Monkeys returned earlier this year with their much vaunted third album 'Humbug'.

Spawning the hit singles 'Crying Lightning' and 'Cornerstone' the band have recently undertaken a massive UK tour. Playing two nights at Wembley Stadium in London Arctic Monkeys bowled over the crowd with stunning sets drawing on the full power of their career to date.

With performances due in Glasgow and beyond over the next few days, it seems that Arctic Monkeys have got plenty of surprises up their sleeves.

Now drummer Matt Helders has revealed that that have begun talks to record their fourth album. Speaking to BBC 6Music, the musician claimed that Arctic Monkeys have already got songs in the can for their new record.

"We're already talking about when we can record again, but I still enjoy being on tour as well," he said.

He added: "It's good to have time to work stuff out, then at least you can start doing the quality control before and actually record what you think is decent, rather than recording hundreds of songs to then find out you only like 10 of them."

Arctic Monkeys new single 'Cornerstone' is out now.