It’s been a successful summer for British indie rock icons Arctic Monkeys: last month, they headlined the UK’s prestigious Glastonbury Festival. Now, they’ve been hailed by Blur’s Damon Albarn as “the last great guitar band.”
The Blur frontman made the observation during a conversation with the Broken Record podcast, which also saw him reflect on the “sterile” nature of guitar bands that emerged in the wake of Arctic Monkeys’ success, and his renewed sense of optimism for the genre in the present day.
