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London, United Kingdom (2003 – present)
Art Brut are an eccentric, motley bunch who have more in common with Half Man Half Biscuit and Pulp than they do with their oft-compared ‘influences’ The Fall. The band formed in 2003 and the current line-up consists of Eddie Argos (vocals), Ian Catskilkin (guitar), Friederike “Freddy” Feedback (bass), Jasper Future (guitar) and Mikey Breyer (drums).
Vocalist Eddie Argos (an ex-goth obsessed with Jonathan Richman and Vincent Van Gogh) had previously been in a band, The Art Goblins, in his hometown of Bournemouth. Their stage show would see him “playing a vacuum cleaner” and escaping from a sack. They sounded not unlike cult Glaswegians The Yummy Fur and had songs such as I Wanna Be Johnny Dean and Disco.
Another ‘project’ was The Welsh Elephant, who penned the should-be-classic Fuck The MSP (which contains the catchy refrain “Nicky Wire can suck my cock!”).
Having moved toLondon, UK and determined to be in another band, Argos found himself at a party in Mornington Crescent and set about hassling everyone there to join him. A webzine-editor and guitarist called Chris Chinchilla (a ska fanatic) thought this sounded like a good idea – after all, it was a good way to impress girls. Argos was more concerned about getting on ‘Top Of The Pops’.
Vocalist Eddie Argos (an ex-goth obsessed with Jonathan Richman and Vincent Van Gogh) had previously been in a band, The Art Goblins, in his hometown of Bournemouth. Their stage show would see him “playing a vacuum cleaner” and escaping from a sack. They sounded not unlike cult Glaswegians The Yummy Fur and had songs such as I Wanna Be Johnny Dean and Disco.
Another ‘project’ was The Welsh Elephant, who penned the should-be-classic Fuck The MSP (which contains the catchy refrain “Nicky Wire can suck my cock!”).
Having moved toLondon, UK and determined to be in another band, Argos found himself at a party in Mornington Crescent and set about hassling everyone there to join him. A webzine-editor and guitarist called Chris Chinchilla (a ska fanatic) thought this sounded like a good idea – after all, it was a good way to impress girls. Argos was more concerned about getting on ‘Top Of The Pops’.
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Shoutbox
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infectedmodes wrote:
> We Love British Bands <
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Gravejr wrote:
Taken me far to long to get round to really liking these guys as opposed to just liking the few songs I had. Such a bummer that I didn't find out the Other Stage was running early on Sunday until after seeing Quo. They've been on TOTP though.
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oprimus wrote:
Glastonbury Review: http://thefourohfive.com/articles/1636
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RaymondM1988 wrote:
http://themusicalchairs.com/2009/07/02/eddie-argos-is-criticised-for-being-correct/
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paperboy wrote:
Review of Art Brut vs. Satan at Webcuts - "The songs on Art Brut vs. Satan fall into one of four categories: songs about alcohol, songs about girls, songs about music, and songs about never growing up."
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indieball wrote:
Review + free tracks @ Indieball http://www.indieball.com/2009/06/19/art-brut/
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IainTN wrote:
Art Brut were excellent at Glastonbury this year. Hadn't heard 'Slapdash' before but it was delivered tremendously.
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danchixD wrote:
did an amazing gig here in zagreb. they're really full of energy&they do enjoy playing. love em <3
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RachelAPP wrote:
Like the new British rock bands? Check out my Britpop crossword
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Carlitoxx wrote:
got myself a brand new girlfriend! hahaha
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QueenOfHate wrote:
They really rocked in Croatia ! :
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mr_greenwood wrote:
they aren't bad but all them songs are similar. Another way sometimes this sound is all what u need^^
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theWickedRebel wrote:
wow they are great indeed. I mean Eddie is really amazing, the way they communicate with the audience is probably the best I've seen. Eddie has even jumped in the audience which made the whole thing so much better. Thank you guys :D
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xxxBuhixxx wrote:
They're amazing live :D
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johngalt7979 wrote:
Art Brut Vs. Satan is the most underrated album of the year so far.
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licoricepizza wrote:
Must be seen in concert. You'll leave smiling, they're so much fun.
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Baeblemusic1 wrote:
Hey guys! If you like listening to Art Brut how about watching them perform live? We got to film their set at the Bowery Ballroom back in '07 check it out: http://www.baeblemusic.com/concertvideo/TheBoweryBallroom/ArtBrut.html
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PKDK wrote:
группа, конечно, прикольная, но особо долго их не послушаешь.
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Gilaventi wrote:
The British Rock Artists League has run for two successful seasons now. Now we need 4 new artists to begin Season 3, so click here and vote for Art Brut!
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d00gs wrote:
vs. Satan is *so* good. I was a little disappointed in A Little Bit Complicated, but this album has brought them back for me in a big way.
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Jul
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Slottsfjell Festival
Slottsfjellet, Tønsberg, Norway
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| 87 attendees
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Jul
19
Art Brut
O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Jul
23
Acoustic Lakeside
Sonneggersee, Sittersdorf, Austria
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News
New dates... MIME IS MONEY!!
6 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/artbrut
Dearest InternetLong time no see. I have some news. Good news. Art Brut have returned from the US unscathed, from Glastonbury unmolested and fully limbed from Eastern Europe. …
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