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: While the band had enjoyed a cult following in the United States, AM broke them into the American mainstream. It reached number six on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
By 2012, Arctic Monkeys were in a peculiar position. They had already conquered the world with their lightning-fast debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) and matured through the pastoral psychedelia of Suck It and See (2011). But frontman Alex Turner, now living in Los Angeles, was absorbing new influences: Dr. Dre, Black Sabbath, and the smooth crooning of crooners like Frank Sinatra. am - arctic monkeys
