10 Underrated Albums By Huge Bands

10. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

The most impressive thing about Arctic Monkeys - aside from making it big with a name that bad - is their constant evolution. The band could’ve stuck to telling witty tales of being young and foolish, but instead they changed their sound from album to album, arguably culminating with fan favourite AM in 2013.

The albums that took them to that point, though, can sometimes feel forgotten, and that’s most true with 2009’s Humbug. Co-produced by Josh Homme, it’s the band’s first real effort at a proper shake up, and while some fans dismiss it, in retrospect it’s a total success.

It sees frontman Alex Turner at the peak of his powers, wit intact but yet to embrace the kitsch of later releases. “My Propellor” is a great statement of intent, showing off the band’s new weight, and the catchy “Dangerous Animals” culminates the band’s coronation from Sheffield MySpace upstarts to generational rockstars.

It also features some of the band’s best ballads - an underrated part of their game. "Cornerstone", in particular, might be their best written track, lush, lovelorn, biting and funny in equal measure. Cover to cover, it’s one of their best releases.