ARCTIC MONKEYS

LP

Humbug

180 GRAM

HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL

LIMITED EDITION

+ MP3 DOWNLOADS

For their third album, the Arctic Monkeys turned to

Josh Homme, the Queens of the Stone Age

mastermind, as producer. On first glance, it's a

peculiar pairing -- the heirs of Paul Weller meet the

heavy desert mystic -- but this isn't a team of

equals, it's a big brother helping his little siblings go

wayward and get weird. Homme encourages the

Monkeys to follow their strange instincts, whether

it's a Nick Cave obsession or the inclination to

emphasize atmosphere over energy. Wading into the

murk of Humbug, it becomes clear that the common

ground between the Monkeys and Homme is the

actual act of making music, and every element of the

album reflects a band testing its limits, seeing where

they could -- not necessarily will -- go next. ~

Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

Tracks -

1. My Propeller

2. Crying Lightning

3. !