Artist: Art Brut: mp3 download Genre(s): Indie ROck: Alternative Art Brut's discography: Nag Nag Nag Nag EP Year: 2006 Tracks: 7 Emily Kane (Cds) Year: 2005 Tracks: 3 Bang Bang Rock and Roll Year: 2005 Tracks: 11 Named subsequently French painter Jean Debuffet's definition of outsider art -- art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ominous, and former marginalized citizenry, and made without idea to imitation or presentment -- South London's Art Brut make brilliantly simple, cleverly out art-punk. Tagged by NME as component part of the "Art Wave" view that likewise includes bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party, as well as other bands from Art Brut's New Cross locus, the grouping is comprised of vocalist (and Top of the Pops fan) Eddie Argos, guitarists Chris Chinchilla and Ian Catskilkin, bassist Frederica Feedback, and drummer Mike. The set alleges that they began writing songs five-spot proceedings later they formed, including their single Formed a Band, which featured lyrics like "I wanna be the boy/The man that writes the song/That makes Israel and Palestine/Get along." Art Brut recorded a demonstration, Brutlegs, that attracted the attention of Rough Trade, which signed the band and then released Formed a Band in spring 2004. Around the time of the single's spill, the band played a twine of dates, including a set at the Rock Against Racism exhibit; a gig load-bearing the Libertines' Pete Doherty's side jut out Wolfman & Pete; and dates with energetic bands such as the Fades and Abdoujaparov, the up-to-the-minute project from Fruitbat of British indie stalwarts Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Art Brut released some other volume of Brutlegs after that give and continued to play quality dates throughout the summertime and fall. Late in 2004, the Modern Art unmarried arrived; in spring 2005, Art Brut were clop for on tour once more and released the Emily Kane unmarried just before their full-length debut, Bonk Bang Rock & Roll was issued that summer. The album earned a portion of critical hail from both the U.K. and the U.S., and the set made it crosswise the pond to the States in fall 2005, cooccurring with the release of Slam Bang Rock & Roll's fourth single, Good Weekend. Around that time, Chinchilla departed the band to be replaced by guitarist Jasper Future. The revamped Art Brut embarked on a series of European and U.K. dates in late 2005 and early 2006, reverting to the U.S. in support of the stateside button of Bang Bang Rock & Roll. The ring touched to Mute for their U.K. judge and worked with producer Dan Swift on their secondment album, 2007's It's a Bit Complicated. |