Recording/ production
The Arctic Monkey's last album ,AM, was recorded live in a rehearsal room, with some instruments dubbed over later. James Ford, the Arctic Monkey's producer explains here, that the befit of recording this way was that they could record something a soon as they thought of  it. Recording this way can also make the artist play with energy that they would live and can make for a more exciting album.

James Ford describes the way in which he produces the Arctic Monkeys as 'back yo basics'. They record their tracks on tape, meaning not of post editing can be done, for example auto-tune wouldn't be possible.

In an interview with sound on sound, James Ford explains that he prefers a natural sound, and this is the reason for recording in Sound City studios, L.A. In this interview, he also explains that recording an producing with the band is a collaborative processes in terms deciding on the texture of the song, and also the structure of the songs and where they are placed on the albums. The amount of input he has into the songs has labeled him the 5th Arctic Monkey, showing exactly how important he is in creating the end product.