The pictures, which show the Sheffield group in a Los Angeles recording studio with producer James Ford, were posted on Twitter by the directors Focus Creeps.

On shot features singer Alex Turner, while another wide-angled photo shows Ford at the production desk.

The directing duo are thought to be working with the band. The pictures came to light via the New York based new music blog, We All Want Someone To Shout For.

Arctic Monkeys as-yet-untitled fourth album, which is the follow-up to 2009’s ‘Humbug’, is due out later this year.

(by Jason Gregory)