We've missed Arctic Monkeys. They dropped their best album AM in 2013 and then vanished without any mention of when we might expect their next one.
Alex Turner didn't do much to raise our hopes as well when he said that they were in "no rush" to get the next album out back in June.
He's also been busy with Miles Kane revamping their group The Last Shadow Puppets with a new record, EP and tour. Basically, he's been very busy.
Meanwhile, drummer Matt Helders worked with Iggy Pop on his recent album Post Pop Depression.
Anyway, it's time to rejoice because Arctic Monkeys have been spotted hanging out in their native Sheffield, which has prompted speculation that they've been working on that follow-up to AM.
Then again, what with it being Christmas and all, they might just be home for a Yorkshire roast dinner. Equally exciting concepts, really.
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But no, BBC journalist Shamir Masri has confirmed that a new album is happening.
"Alex Turner told me during an interview for @BBCSheffield they are coming back to Sheffield to pen a new album.. it IS happening!" he wrote on Twitter.
AM was Arctic Monkeys' fifth number one album in the UK and also their best-performing record yet in the US.
It also earned the band a Mercury Prize nomination as well as British Album of the Year and British Group at the Brit Awards, which meant we got that iconic Alex Turner acceptance speech.
Watch the music video for Arctic Monkeys' 'R U Mine' below:
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