Arctic Monkeys: 10 Essential B-Sides Every Fan Must Hear

8. The Bakery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXLXsjXd3mI Find it: 'Fluorescent Adolescent' (2007) The Arctic Monkeys have always been proficient at balancing their trademark rattlers with moments of tenderness, and the comparative rarity of ballads produced during their formative years makes them shine that much brighter in the group's catalogue. 'The Bakery' is one such cut; a semi-forgotten work of warmth which sways to a lovely, lilting melody €“ imagine a more full-bodied answer to 'Only Ones Who Know'. As Matt Helders' bouncy rhythm keeps the track pumping, Turner and Jamie Cook exchange glossy guitar lines around a small-town tale of lost love. Amid the brutal, frenetic landscapes documented in Favourite Worst Nightmare, 'The Bakery' stands as a gorgeous work of simplicity, unafraid to sparkle quietly at the fringe of the band's output. Also Try: 'Despair in the Departure Lounge'