Name: Brilliant! Tragic!
Brand: Art Brut

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Limited edition

Release date

2011-05-30

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The Orchard

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Art Brut

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Alternative / Modern

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Art Brut is an English indie rock band formed in London in 2003. Led by *Eddie Argos* on vocals, the current lineup also includes *Charlie Layton* on drums, *Freddy Feedback* on bass guitar, *Toby MacFarlaine* on guitar, and *Ian Catskilkin* on lead guitar. With their unique sound and energetic performances, Art Brut has gained a dedicated following over the years.

Having gone through some lineup changes in the past, former members of the band include *Mikey Breyer*, *Stephen Gilchrist*, *Chris Chinchilla*, and *Jasper Future*. Despite these changes, Art Brut has consistently delivered their distinctive brand of indie rock to audiences around the world.

If you enjoy music from artists such as The Cribs, Young Knives, or The Rakes, then you'll definitely want to check out Art Brut. Their raw and honest lyrics combined with catchy melodies make for an unforgettable listening experience. Don't miss out on this talented group that continues to push boundaries within the indie rock genre.

the confident and confrontational art brut return with their new studio album 'brilliant tragic!' on cooking vinyl. 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." tuneful and truculent art brut's 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."

Brilliant! Tragic!

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