| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 11:27:52
From Art Brut's official site:
The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new
studio album "Brilliant Tragic!" on May 23rd. The first single "Lost
Weekend" is released the week before on May 16th.
Again produced by Black Francis but unlike its predessesor "Art
Brut vs Satan", which was recorded in under two weeks, Brilliant
Tragic's writing process was a lot more intense than usual, as
Eddie Argos explains "with the last album we met up every couple
of months and wrote three or four songs. This time we got together
in the second half of the year and wrote whenever we could 2 or 3
times a week. We had more time in the studio this time too (about
a week more) so Black Francis had time to teach me how to sing."
and "I'm very proud that I sing on it. Only took four albums to start
singing, not bad."
"Brilliant Tragic!" exceptional artwork has been created by Jamie
McKelvie, a comics creator best known for his work on
Phonogram: Rue Britannia. The artwork is unveiled at the bottom
of this press release.
Art Brut have also linked up with PledgeMusic to offer fans an
exclusive download and extras with "Brilliant Tragic!". An exclusive
new track "Unprofessional Wrestling" is available now as a free
download on www.pledgemusic.com/artists/artbrut/widgets/972
To celebrate the release of "Brilliant Tragic!" Art Brut will be taking
up residency at Lexington in London starting on Monday May 30th
and finishing 5 nights later on Friday June 3rd.
Art Bruts plans for the band for 2011 are "same as always, tour
everywhere we possibly can, rock out, write songs."
"Brilliant Tragic!" Track listing
01 Clever Clever Jazz
02 Lost Weekend.
03 Bad Comedian.
04 Sexy Sometimes.
05 Is Dog Eared.
06 Martin Kemp Welch Five A-Side Football Rules!
07 Axel Rose.
08 I Am The Psychic.
09 Ice Hockey.
10 Sealand.
CD Digital Album Cat number COOKCD534
Cat number COOKDL534
Barcode 711 297 49 342 9 Barcode 711 297 493 44 3
Tuneful and truculent Art Bruts albums have always gone for straight
forward titles "Bang Bang Rock And Roll" did what it said on the tin,
"Its a Bit Complicated" was a bit complicated, On "Art Brut VS Satan"
we had a fight with Satan. This one follows the same pattern it is a
Brilliant! Tragic! record. If it was a TV show you'd define it as a
Dramedy."
When asked how Brilliant Tragic differs from previous opus' the
eradite Eddie Argos explains "Well I sing on this one, Ian has a new
pedal, Fred sings backing vocals for the first time and we let Jasper
play a guitar solo (only on two strings though). Also, with the writing
for the last album I really enjoyed writing about Mundane things trying
to make them exciting. There were songs about riding buses,
summer jobs and having songs trapped in your head. This time the
album is more about how I think I'm psychic, songs for my funeral, the
principality of Sealand and Axl Rose. Weightier topics I think. I'm also
sexier now"....." Also with the last album we'd just remembered we
were a punk band again so it was all four to the floor rock out. This
time there are a few songs to let you catch your breath so when we do
rock the fuck out again it hits home harder." |
| 22 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| pot |
Posted - 08/22/2011 : 07:30:21
Interesting Eddie Argos interview + live studio sessions.
http://www.thealternateside.org/110822/tas-session-art-brut
http://www.thealternateside.org/110822/tas-session-art-brut |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/02/2011 : 08:30:52
Paste Magazine - Catching Up With Art Brut.
Examiner.com - Album Review: Art Brut “Brilliant! Tragic!” |
| pot |
Posted - 05/30/2011 : 13:10:30
^^that's his dad. He taught him all he knows. |
| Grotesque |
Posted - 05/30/2011 : 12:35:34
Is that what you mean? Oh, and this one is quite fashionable too:
@grotesque: triple headshot
  
Personally I still like words (even in english). |
| pot |
Posted - 05/27/2011 : 23:51:09
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| Ziggy |
Posted - 05/27/2011 : 08:49:06
quote:
Originally posted by Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo
Saw them in Paris last tuesday. Very good show. Great pop band. You want to smack the blong guitar player, you almost forget the brown one exists, the bass player is a sort of sugar-free Kim Deal but the story teller has a lot of charism and the drummer is standing up when he plays! It's not rock'n roll because it is no longer fashionable to play rock'n roll these days but it very good contemporary pop entertainment! Vive l'art brut.
++++
I don't know why Jasper "the blond guitar player" gurns away onstage so much, but he's a lovely guy. Great band. |
| Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo |
Posted - 05/27/2011 : 06:01:47
Saw them in Paris last tuesday. Very good show. Great pop band. You want to smack the blong guitar player, you almost forget the brown one exists, the bass player is a sort of sugar-free Kim Deal but the story teller has a lot of charism and the drummer is standing up when he plays! It's not rock'n roll because it is no longer fashionable to play rock'n roll these days but it very good contemporary pop entertainment! Vive l'art brut.
++++ |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 05/26/2011 : 13:16:26
I don't get all the smartarse reviews saying the band's trying to sound like the Pixies on this record.
The only one that sounds remotely like that is 'Axl Rose', where Ian's guitar sounds particularly Santiago like. |
| Carl |
Posted - 05/24/2011 : 11:54:18
PopMatters - Art Brut: Brilliant! Tragic!
SoundSpike - Album: Art Brut, "Brilliant! Tragic!" (Downtown). |
| Grotesque |
Posted - 05/24/2011 : 04:32:10
Yeah, well, Argos is kinda reading prose over art brut songs.
It's OK, but it could better if you felt that he talks because HE DOESNT WANT TO sing, not because he cant.
Actually, Frank Sinatra kinda talk, like, say, half of the time, but you can tell that's because the song sounds better that way.
Like Frank Black on many songs. Can you imagine the rock part of Los Angeles sung? |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/24/2011 : 01:51:02
Reminds me of this...
"There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, 'Velouria'] - 'Sounds like someone's been taking singing lessons'. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer. Who does sing SONGS. It's like I never sang before; like I was - I don't know - reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing." - Black Francis
- Brian |
| pot |
Posted - 05/23/2011 : 12:16:14
^^what's all the fuss about him singing? He doesn't even sing anyway, or he always sang a bit.
It's his style. You can hear a bit of FBF influence on Lost Weekend though with the kind of whispery vocals. That and Axel Rose are my two favourite tracks.
His vocal style is not unlike Mark Smiths from The Fall, and look at how many albums they got away with. |
| matto |
Posted - 05/23/2011 : 05:53:11
5.5
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15417-brilliant-tragic/
sminki pinki |
| pot |
Posted - 05/22/2011 : 12:51:01
I just noticed the grave at the bottom of the picture. It's a funeral, and the girl in red is listening to an iPod. Whatever that means... |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 05/22/2011 : 12:09:52
The art is by comic book artist Jamie McKelvie - that's all i've got.
- Brian |
| pot |
Posted - 05/21/2011 : 18:54:47
Ahh.. but there are TWO girls in the picture. That makes two 15 legged men, unless the other one is your mum. |
| Grotesque |
Posted - 05/21/2011 : 09:58:40
I recon all these guys fuck that girl, that would be a 30 legged man!
...Sorry... Had to do that... Satan told me... I... I love you. |
| pot |
Posted - 05/20/2011 : 13:57:50
I don't get the album cover. What's it all about? Is it supposed to be the band? |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/20/2011 : 11:40:17
Prospectus News - Q & A with Eddie Argos from Art Brut.
GIG CITY - NEW MUSIC: Fusion in sound and pictures from Art Brut and Moby.
The Irish Times - Art Brut. |
| pot |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 02:47:35
quote:
Martin Kemp Welch Five A-Side Football Rules!
Welch? or Welsh....?
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| Joey Joe Jo Jr. Chabadoo |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 22:41:01
Good!
I like this band. Art Brut Vs Satan is a very good album and one of the very few from the new century that inspired me. In my opinion it is, as well, the best Black Francis production for someone else. I will be very glad to download the new one!
++++ |
| Ziggy |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 13:08:22
Recorded/mixed at Jason's studio too. Really excited about this.
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