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  • The Arctic Monkeys have begun recording their fifth album, and it has been confirmed by none other than drummer Matt Helders' mum!
  • The Arctic Monkeys have begun recording their fifth album, and it has been confirmed by none other than drummer Matt Helders' mum! "I don't know if it helps to clear things up but lads are in the desert!" She tweeted, revealing that the band were in the studio in America.

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Wednesday 19th September 2012 by Gigwise | Photos by WENN.com

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It's official - Arctic Monkeys have begun recording the follow-up to their 2011 album, Suck It And See. How do we know? Drummer Matt Helders' mum tweeted about it!

Posting online, Jill Helders tweeted: "I don't know if it helps to clear things up but lads are in the desert!"

She later added: "And now we start on 5th album titles!".

The Sheffield band are rumoured to be moving in a heavier direction on their new songs and could team up with QOTSA man Josh Homme, whom they have worked with before and regularly records in the area. Breaking the news online this week (Sept 17), The Arctic Monkey's US fansite wrote on Twitter that: "Joshua Tree is the place. the wheels are in motion for AM5."

Arctic Monkeys were last seen in the UK when they performed at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.

Ahead of any concrete news about the album's release and details of the tracks that will be included, find out everything there is to know about Arctic Monkey's new album...

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