Arctic Monkeys: Whatever They Say They Are, That's What They Are
Caroline Sullivan, Guardian, The, 27 January 2006
EARLIER THIS week, the Times dealt the Arctic Monkeys the backhanded compliment of labelling them "spotty poets". It's the "poets" that concerns us here.
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