Out today: Arctic Monkeys, Asobi Seksu
Arctic Monkeys Humbug (Domino)
The third album from the Sheffield UK rockers finds them brimming with vim, vigor and new ideas.
Asobi Seksu Transparance (Polyvinyl)
Transparence is a limited edition four-song 10″ featuring two unreleased songs from the same Gigantic Studios sessions during which Asobi Seksu recorded its 2009 Polyvinyl debut LP, Hush.
Mew No More Stories Are Told… (Columbia/Evil Office)
On their fifth album, Mew pushes their artfully weird and epic sound-labyrinthine and sugary heaven-bound vocals into a warm, accessible collection of songs with more stick-in-your-head hooks than words in its extensive album title.
Blitzen Trapper Black River Killer (Sub Pop)
Indie Pop, Alternative Country
Willie Nelson American Classic (Blue Note)
Standards, Progressive Country
Sources: InSound, AMG
Matt has been a writer and researcher in the P-D newsroom since 1996. 
