Brits and Yanks alike went nuts over Favourite Worst Nightmare, the 2007 sophomore album by Sheffield, England, lads the Arctic Monkeys. In fact, it shot to the top of the UK charts in its first week. But so did the band’s first effort, 2006’s Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which was the fastest-selling debut album ever in England and garnered the Arctic Monkeys the coveted Mercury Prize. The legend of the band was built on the Internet, as fans ripped early demo CD-R’s onto their computers and released them into the ether, along the way creating a highly trafficked MySpace page for the Monkeys. The band did its best to eschew the hype its music has created, upending a label feeding frenzy by signing with the small, U.K. independent Domino Records. Comprising Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums), the band's fast-and-loud, post-punk indie sound lays a foundation for Turner’s wry observations on British working-class culture a la Morrissey or Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker. The Arctic Monkeys began work on their much-anticipated third album last year.