With plenty of swagger, Arctic Monkeys have synthesised decades of British rock into their rambunctious, spiky sound. You can hear hints of The Jam and Elvis Costello's cool, buttoned-up punk alongside The Who's scrappy rebellion, The Kinks' sunny melodicism and Blur and Oasis' undeniable way with a pop hook. And don't forget about their forays into the desert with Queens of the Stone Age.