Fans reckon Arctic Monkeys may be recording their new album after Matt Helders’ Instagram post

There are microphones, so it must be true, right?

A series of Instagram photos has sparked speculation that Arctic Monkeys are holed away working on their new album.

As NME points out, Matt Helders has shared a photo of his drum kit surrounded by microphones, which every eagle eyed Arctics fan knows is enough to start the buzz.

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Add to that posts by photographer Daniele Cavalli last month featuring the band hanging out in Los Angeles – including Alex Turner at the piano with recording equipment in shot – and you’ve at the very least got a good rumour brewing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTWZO0qFCHi/

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Fans on Reddit seem pretty convinced as to what is going on, but there’s no official word on if they’re actually laying down the follow up to 2013’s ‘AM’.