The band’s fifth studio album, AM , was released on 9 September 2013. The album was recorded in Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California and features guest appearances from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age , Elvis Costello ‘s drummer Pete Thomas and Bill Ryder-Jones of…
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Upon the release of AM on 9 September 2013, the album debuted at number 1 in the UK album charts, selling over 157,000 copies in its first week. As a result, Arctic Monkeys made history as the first independent label band with five consecutive number 1 albums in the UK.…
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In September 2013, Arcade Fire released a version of the 1980 hit single ” Games Without Frontiers ” for the Peter Gabriel tribute album And I’ll Scratch Yours .
They played a hometown concert at the First Direct Arena in September 2013, being one of the first artists to perform at the new venue.
In its first week of release the album sold 227,993 copies, emulating Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in going straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart , albeit selling 130,000 copies fewer than their record-breaking debut. The first two singles from the album “Brianstorm”…
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Arcade Fire confirmed their connection to the campaign with a billboard put up in New York City on August 26, 2013.
On August 24, 2013, the band performed Melophobia in its entirety live at Soundcheck Nashville in front of an intimate audience of friends and family.
It was released on iTunes for purchase on August 13.
and for release on 12 August via Frenchkiss Records.
and premiered in full on August 8, 2013.