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Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner has opened up about the bands' future direction, stating that he 'won't rule out' the band using synthesizers.
The band have trodden a very staunch rock path since their debut, wandering from the quickfire garage indie of their first two records towards more psychedelic stoner-rock sounds on Humbug and Suck It And See, while AM sees them sit comfortably in a harder rock n' roll sound.
In a new interview with American paper the St Catherine Standard, Turner was asked how the band avoided 'the synth fever' of years past, that saw the rise of synth-pop bands such as The Killers, The Bravery, La Roux, Hurts, Little Boots and more.
"Oh, synth-epidemic," he replied. "I didn't know it was going on actually. We just keep taking the tablets, I suppose, drink plenty of water... It seems like when a guitar band get the synths, it's like it's not enough. That's not something that was ever on our agenda."
He continued: "But I'm not going to rule it out, I've got nothing against."
Watch a compilation of Alex Turner's best bits below
Recently Arctic Monkeys' AM topped Gigwise readers' favourite albums of 2013. The top five in our readers' poll were:
1. Arctic Monkeys - AM
2. Queens Of The Stone Age - Like Clockwork
3. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
4. CHVRCHES - The Bones Of What You Believe
5. David Bowie - The Next Day
The band plus special guests Tame Impala, Miles Kane and Royal Blood will play London's Finsbury Park on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 May, 2014.
Tickets are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise gig tickets.
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