Pitchfork

Arctic Monkeys revealed on their website today that they will release their second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, on April 23 in the UK. (No American release date has been set yet.) UPDATE: It will be released on April 24 in the U.S. It will be preceded by the single "Brianstorm" (not a typo, we think) on April 16. (April 17 in the U.S. We assume the album will be on Domino, but that has not been confirmed yet. Yes, it will be on Domino.

Thus, the Arctics have joined Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Arcade Fire, and Bloc Party in the dugout of high-profile indie bands spending the first half of 2007 bracing for the sophomore slump. (Who next? Band of Horses? Tapes 'n Tapes?)

Arctic Monkeys' spring/summer touring itinerary is starting to take shape, with gigs at Coachella, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, and Glastonbury already scheduled. At the end of July, the band is hosting its own festival at Lancashire County Cricket Ground in Manchester, England.

Favourite Worst Nightmare tracklist:

01 Brianstorm
02 Teddy Picker
03 D Is for Dangerous
04 Balaclava
05 Fluorescent Adolescent
06 Only Ones Who Know
07 Do Me a Favour
08 This House Is a Circus
09 If You Were There, Beware
10 The Bad Thing
11 Old Yellow Bricks
12 505

Dates:

04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
06-01 Nürnburgring, Germany - Rock am Ring
06-02 Nürnberg, Germany - Rock im Park
06-22-24 Somerset, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-28 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground
07-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground