Alex Turner "We're moving on and thinking about different things." The band turned down many promotional opportunities and quickly released new material - a five-track EP "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" in April, and a stand-alone single, "Leave Before the Lights Come On", in August. That summer, the band made the decision to permanently replace Nicholson, who had taken a touring break due to "fatigue", with Nick O'Malley, another childhood friend. As of 2015, Turner and Nicholson remain "close friends". Arctic Monkeys' second album, "Favourite Worst Nightmare", was released in April 2007. It was produced by James Ford in London. Lyrically,
Andy Nicholson recovered. However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band, with Alex Turner later stating ""we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward"". The band asked Nicholson to leave. Helders later remarked: "It’s not for everyone, the traveling, I suppose ... He didn’t get specific. We didn’t want to drag all of that out of him ... We took [Nick] out to America and we just couldn't see going back to the way things were for whatever reason." Initially, Nicholson began making a name for himself in