ART BRUT

Art Brut are an English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, It's a Bit Complicated, released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art -- art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation—South London's Art Brut were tagged by NME as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also includes bands such as Athlete, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.

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SxSW Beginner's Guide #5 - E(zer Good) & F
The sun is now shining, gleaming off the quilt of white snow over everything outside. I still have very little reason to go outside so onwards with the next alphabetical characters in SxSW’s list of showcasing bands….except I’ve changed my mind. This is actually insane and I have far more important things to do. So, I’m only going to recommend bands, and forget about the...
Guest top 10s: We Are The Physics
<!--break--> Photo: Stephen McLeod Top 10 Bands of 2009 by Michael M of that band WE ARE THE PHYSICS 1 The Victorian English Gentlemens Club Blasted out an amazing second album ‘Love On An Oil Rig’ this year, and we got to see them several times on their UK tour. It was a humiliating lesson in how rubbish every other band is. Their single ‘Parrot’...
Thursday's Track Reviews
Goes Cube - "Grinding The Knife Blade"; Well it seems Goes Cube are finally over naming their songs after numbers, which is a definitely a good thing, and this rocking ass track certainly sets the bar fairly high for all the actually titled songs to come. Grade: B Art Brut - "Just Desserts"; This may just be the B-side to their lead single, but Art Brut and Eddie Argos...
Top 100 Records of 2009: 40-21
Those Darlins Here’s the next batch of our favourite albums, singles and downloads of 2009. We’re hurtling towards the top 20, as today we give you our selections from 40-21. <!--break-->   40: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s blitz New York trio’s guitarless innovations strike just the right kind of chord on their third LP. Check out the Yeah...
Primavera Sound - Parc Del Forum, Barcelona 28-30/5/09
Barcelona is so lovely and the line up for Primavera Sound looked pretty amazing so I thought I’d go along and miss quite a lot of it, due to having free beer on tap all weekend thanks to my friend sorting me out with a magic ticket. Here’s some stuff I remember. The first thing I saw was Lightning Bolt, which was surprising because usually most people can’t actually see them...
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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Art Brut - Weird Science
  Sadly, this song is not about Eddie Argos and Anthony Michael Hall creating a perfect woman amidst a cloud of red smoke in their bathroom. Culled from the same Frank Black-produced sessions as their new record Art Brut Vs. Satan, this less-punk, more-pop b-side from the Brut tells of a mysteriously potent brand of beer, which has Argos "dancing all night to whatever they’re...
Art Brut - Just Desserts
Art Brut’s new, Frank Black-produced album, Art Brut Vs. Satan, drops May 12 through Downtown, but "Just Desserts" won’t be on it. The track, drawn from the same "punk-as-fuck" sessions the band did with Black for the record, didn’t quite make the tracklist, which isn’t to say that its three and a half minutes of simplified, serrated guitars and...
The Daily Graboid
Lots of great releases to be had this week, with a few in particular that I personally recommend, which are Camera Obscura’s My Maudlin Career, Cryptacize’s Mythomania, and Pet Shop Boys’ Yes. There are some excellent songs that standout on Camera Obscura’s record, but I’m still not quite sure if I enjoy it from top to bottom. Though, I’ve been playing that...
Countdown to Christmas with Glamchops
There’s a fair amount of humbug going around this Christmas, so it’s good to hear erstwhile glam rockers Glamchops getting into the spirit of things.  If there’s a genre of music that lends itself to Christmas singles, then surely that genre is glam rock. And the ‘CHOPS do a damn fine job continuing in the Slade/Wizzard/er.. Darkness tradition. <!--break...
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Monday's leaky faucet (new tunes from Art Brut)
Who: Art Brut Title: Art Brut vs. Satan Release Date: May 12th Label: Downtown Thoughts: When Art Brut burst onto the scene a couple years ago with their debut Bang Bang Rock & Roll, we all knew there was more then a little bit of shtick involved. The band used Eddie Argos distinctive talk singing and energy to ride a wave into your hearts and then tried to capitalize on all the success and...
Untitled Musical Project
Band name: Untitled Musical Project Label: Tigertrap Teaser: The Band With No Name are back with The EP With No Name - and we’re gurning like fools. Kevin Perry contemplates whether such a stupendous live act can get it all nailed down in the studio… Pull quote 2: Perhaps this album represented an opportunity for them to run further, and to create a more...
It's a bit complicated
Band name: Art Brut Label: Mute Teaser: Artrocker doesn’t give Art Brut a glowing review shocker! Is Sophie Hall justified in her (admittedly not that harsh) criticism of the new album from Eddie & co? Give us your opinions… Pull quote 2: They certainly get off to a fabulous start. First para: It is time for the second wave of the Indie Boy...
Singles for the week beginning Feb 18!
Band name: Art Brut, Operator Please, Los Campesinos! and more Label: various indie schmindies Teaser: Back at work? Feeling like a pig shat in your head? Watching the clock and it’s only 11am? Fear not! Steven Belfrage is here like a journalistic can of Zolt Cola, counting us down with the week’s singles. Prepare yourself for old skool ravers, Dutch surf music and...
Get Loaded in The Park 2007
Venue: Clapham Common, London Teaser: It’s time for drums, drugs, tap dancing monkeys and killer wasps. That’s right: Get Loaded In the Park is back, and this time Cindy Suzuki investigates a distinctly urban tinged bill… Pull quote 2: Dirty Pretty Things save ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’ till last, then seeth off stage like the defeated mongrels they are...
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