the  artic monkeys signed to domino, an independant label in July 2005. http://dominorecordco.com/artists/arctic-monkeys/. they have recorded 5 albums, all of whick were UK no1's. As well as selling well, all the albums were well recieved by critics:
http://www.metacritic.com/music/whatever-people-say-i-am-thats-what-im-not/arctic-monkeys
http://www.metacritic.com/music/favourite-worst-nightmare/arctic-monkeys
http://www.metacritic.com/music/humbug/arctic-monkeys
http://www.metacritic.com/music/suck-it-and-see/arctic-monkeys
http://www.metacritic.com/music/am/arctic-monkeys

Response to the Arctic Monkeys has been consistently good from both the general public and critics, especially in the UK. While the UK is the country where they are biggest, the Arctic Monkeys also have an impressive international record, especially with their last album 'AM' which went no1 in 7 countries.

Critics have also been kind to the Arctic Monkeys, with Metacritic  giving AM a combined score of 81/100, including NME and No Ripcord giving 100/100.