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I assisted on some of the 2nd Arctic Monkeys album..I think what makes a lot of their early stuff work is the arrangements more than anything. Rarely do you get both guitars chiming away (even in the heavier sections, one guitar is usually doing single notes or power chords, or maybe stabs rather than full on strumming), rarely is there more than 3 guitar parts going at once, the guitars are very separated in the stereo field (which would sound weird for some bands, but again the arrangement makes it work).
Pulling the guitars back in the mix isn't the answer - this sort of thing needs loud guitars. Pulling them back means the power is lost. The drums here aren't huge in a rock style, more spiky so you need the energy from the guitars.
Multing them out isn't a bad idea.
Don't be afraid to use detailed automation either.
And reference to the 1st or 2nd album, not the sun goes down ep which is a lot more raw.
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