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,
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino father at the age of eight, commenting that he "never thought [his father's influence] would find its way into [his] compositions as much as it has on this record". Many of the vocal takes included on the finished album originate from Turner's home demos on a TASCAM 388 8-track recording machine. Guitarist Jamie Cook commented that he "was blown away by the direction Alex had gone in" when Turner played him the demos in February 2017. Initially unsure how they would record the songs, Cook suggested Turner release it as a solo album, but Turner was uninterested. Cook began recording