English rock band, the Arctic Monkeys are shown here with a vintage API console at Sage and Sound Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Their long awaited 5th studio album, AM, hit the streets on September 9th. The quartet could be found rehearsing at Sage and Sound for six months before beginning production, claiming that the ability to listen to their rehearsals cut out a lot of time and helped to make vital decisions. "We've always gone for a big, live sound," said drummer, Matt Helders.