Tuesday 27th March 2012 by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com

Have you seen Alex Turner recently? Long gone is the spotty teen who burst onto the music scene in 2006 with indie hit 'I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor', in his place is a toned, quiffed rock frontman who shows no signs of stopping as he ascends to take his place at the top of the rock hierarchy.

But it wasn't an overnight transformation. It takes a long time to throw off the uncomfortable chains of puberty and embrace rock and roll manhood. We're sure dating, and splitting from, Alexa Chung, helped his evolution.

Ahead of the band's release of new track 'Electricity' for Record Store Day 2012, check out Alex as he was - and Alex as he is today. Our boy is all grown up...