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,
Jamie Cook numerous successive records by stating, "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay, it’d just be fucking boring. You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night after night. It must really be depressing. Some people might enjoy doing that, but we couldn't." Following the release of their debut album, Cook said: "Now, I'd like us to be able to grow like The Clash. When they started, it was a very basic, punky record. Then they started to take off and move in lots of directions. That's what we want." Despite leaving home, Cook has maintained