Former Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson, who left (or was fired from) the band in 2006 has returned with a new band, Mongrel. As well as Nicholson, the band is made up of Babyshambles' Drew McConnell (guitar), Reverend & The Makers bandmates John McClure (vocals) and Joe Moskow (synths), and rapper Lowkey.
Speaking to NME, Nicholson said: "I thought I'd keep my head down, grow up a bit and come back twice as strong. I could have got a deal as 'Andy Nicholson' but I wanted to do what's right for me. Mongrel is something you can't pigeonhole - there's dub tunes, reggae tunes and dancey tunes".