ARCTIC MONKEYS have laughed off suggestions their music has matured.
Some reviews of the Sheffield rockers' new album Humbug have suggested the band have adopted a more mature sound.
But the group have insisted that they haven't changed.
Drummer Matt Helders said: "I don't think mature is the right word, honestly. Who knows? Next time they'll the critics be calling it immature because of the bar of maturity we've set."
Frontman Alex Turner added: "There is more to this record. Steve Lamacq just described it as tantalising which I quite liked."
Meanwhile, the group announced that they will play London's O2 Academy Brixton on August 26, their first UK show since December 2007.