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Jul 23, 2018 Arctic Monkeys By Christopher Roberts

Arctic Monkeys released a new album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, back in May via Domino. Now they have shared a video for its title track, “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.” Ben Chappell and Aaron Brown directed the video, which was filmed in and around Reno, Nevada. It features lots of shots of frontman Alex Turner wandering around hotels and casinos looking cool, including driving in a Batmobile from the 1960s TV show. Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. Also, the band will be performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight.

The band didn’t share any advance music ahead of the album, so fans got to discover the whole album for the first time upon its release. But then “Four Out of Five” emerged as the album’s first single (it was one of our Songs of the Week). The band performed it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and shared a video for the song also directed by Ben Chappell and Aaron Brown. It had a kind of 1970s/early 1980s Stanley Kubrick vibe to it. They also performed “She Looks Like Fun” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Previously they also shared a trailer for the album.

It’s been five years since their last album, 2013’s AM. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is the British band’s sixth album, was recorded in Los Angeles, Paris, and London, and was produced by James Ford and Turner.

Read our 2013 print magazine interview with Arctic Monkeys on AM.

Read our 2013 digital magazine Q&A interview with Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner on AM.

Arctic Monkeys North American Tour Dates:

7/24/18 - Forest Hills Stadium - Queens, NY SOLD OUT
7/25/18 - CMAC - Canandigua, NY
7/27/18 - TD Garden - Boston, MA
7/28/18 - Anthem - Washington, DC
7/29/18 - Anthem - Washington, DC
7/31/18. - Petersen Centre - Pittsburgh, PA
8/1/18 - Masonic Temple Theatre - Detroit, MI SOLD OUT
8/2/18 - Lollapalooza Festival - Chicago, IL
8/4/18 - Osheaga Festival - Montreal, Canada
8/5/18 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON

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