As i expected, MTM sold well after WID was released, WID ft in Transformers and enjoyed enormous success chart-wise. Catalyst has come and gone unnoticed. Also although ATS outshines MTM as a package and experience, MTM had bigger songs and that's what makes records sell. It seems LP are going down down sales wise which is a good thing music wise since they might actually leave WB and start making music on their own terms.
I like it when LP sell well since... well i donno really. I guess we like to see them do well because we love them but sales mean nothing and if a decrease in sales make them make better music i'm all for it. Besides in the music business the whole "to be the on top you must be the best" does not count, you must simply make the most popular generic music out there. And i'm glad LP does not do that.
edit* also looking at reviews some are so short you could swear they are reviewing a indie album not charting, it seems obvious that ATS came almost unnoticed, i guess it is because catalyst never really charted well but it's almost as if no one expected the album apart from the fans. ATS might turn out to be a sleeper hit. I do doubt that however. LP will lose fans because of the changes and we will just have to wait and see how many join.