Hailing from Sheffield, England,
the Arctic Monkeys are a bona fide phenomenon, having gained a devoted live following well before any major record labels had a clue about their existence. Their debut EP, featuring their U.K. hit single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor," is raw guitar pop, which, combined with their improbable youth, conjures memories of '70s teen punk prodigies
the Undertones, if
the Undertones had been into U.K. and U.S. hip-hop,
Oasis,
System of a Down, and
Queens of the Stone Age.