When the Sun Goes Down [EP] by Arctic Monkeys

Recording information: Olympic Studios, London, England; The Motor Museum, Liverpool, England (2005). Hailing from Sheffield, England, the Arctic Monkeys gained a devoted live following soon after their formation in 2003, well before any major record labels had a clue about their existence. Released in advance of their eagerly awaited debut album, WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN is an EP featuring a trio of the band's U.K. B-sides. It displays a Ray Davies-style songwriting sensibility, which, combined with the Monkeys' improbable youth, conjures memories of 1970s teen punk prodigies the Undertones, if the Undertones had been into U.K. and U.S. hip-hop, Oasis, System Of A Down, and Queens Of The Stone Age.