Yes. Undoubtedly and history will show that to be the case.

What were they meant to do? Go stadium rock? They were never going to be that, never had the anthems. Churn out the same type of songs like all their peers did from the mid 2000s? Thank god they didn’t. They followed up with a smash hit album in AM that incorporated more influences in their music and became more ambitious, breaking free from the rigid structures of ‘indie rock’. Critically acclaimed, commercially successful - they can’t have done more.

You know what I'm going to say. I think their the best band of the last 19 years or so.

But I think they have and more so. They take risks and don't rest on their laurels. The backlash they took from fan's for Humbug and growing out their hair was so OTT, but in the long run it did them a world of good and now most of those that were shitting on it consider it their best albums. Look at all the British bands from that time that fell to the wayside.

And AM moved them on onto another level and earned them a new fanbase, I remember the first years of the band been a very laddie fanbase then with AM, it went to teenage screaming girls and young guys with quiffs and leather jackets. They are one of the bigger bands out there who actually don't play it safe.

Yes. AM are the best British band around today.

They are better now than ever. I don't care what wider audience think.