- indie rock, rock, alternative
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Domino
Humbug is the third studio album by the English rock band Arctic Monkeys, first released in Japan on 19 August 2009 and in the United Kingdom on 24 August 2009 through Domino Recording Company. The band started to write new material for the album towards the end of summer 2008 and finished it entirely in spring 2009.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 75/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.4/10
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubC+
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)B
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork7.2/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin6/10
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Tracks
- 1My Propeller3:28
- 2Crying Lightning3:43
- 3Dangerous Animals3:31
- 4Secret Door3:43
- 5Potion Approaching3:32
- 6Fire and the Thud3:58
- 7Cornerstone3:18
- 8Dance Little Liar4:43
- 9Pretty Visitors3:41
- 10The Jeweller’s Hands5:42
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Arctic Monkeys
- Label
- Domino
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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