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London, United Kingdom (2003 – present)
Art Brut is an indie rock band which formed in London, England in 2003. 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 to London, 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’. Chinchilla talked his German flatmate Freiderike Feedback (grunge fan) into playing bass, and thus they got a bass guitar for her off eBay. Argos had a friend from Bournemouth who’d also just moved to London. Ian Catskilkin (thinks he’s in Led Zeppelin, but with better hair) used to be in a heavy rock band called Orco and he agreed to join the new band. Another friend then overheard a German man (who NME would later say looks like “he should be in Interpol”) on a bus telling someone how he played drums and worked in Merc, the shop on Carnaby Street selling cut-price mod clothing.
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 to London, 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’. Chinchilla talked his German flatmate Freiderike Feedback (grunge fan) into playing bass, and thus they got a bass guitar for her off eBay. Argos had a friend from Bournemouth who’d also just moved to London. Ian Catskilkin (thinks he’s in Led Zeppelin, but with better hair) used to be in a heavy rock band called Orco and he agreed to join the new band. Another friend then overheard a German man (who NME would later say looks like “he should be in Interpol”) on a bus telling someone how he played drums and worked in Merc, the shop on Carnaby Street selling cut-price mod clothing.
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Bang Bang Rock And Roll
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venividivicious wrote:
Always thought they were more punk than indie. Especially since seeing them live...very fast, very loud :)
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KirianSparrow wrote:
Awesome band !_!
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Bugui_Luvsis wrote:
Sex Pistols evolution
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murderbydef222 wrote:
Saw these guys live once at Fucking Awesome Fest in Detroit. They were pretty awful since the singer was fucking plastered.
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Nayaic wrote:
nice voice
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NotSoVelvet wrote:
After just one fucking listening, I like these guys.
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robinofdarkness wrote:
one of the best bands to see live, seen them play at the gloucester guildhall.. just FUCKING FANTASTIC!! eddie argos is king!!
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nicoinfurs wrote:
Bull and Gate gig in London was amazing. Really started to appreciate this band after that night. Good times
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SheIsAFaggot wrote:
"I've seen her naked TWICE!"
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ArtBrutus3 wrote:
I totally agree with your ordering of the albums Forablueguitar.
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Dalal92 wrote:
This is treasure, I honestly feel like licking this treasure. Their music gives weird feelings.
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forablueguitar wrote:
I've been thinking about which albums my favourite. I think the order is Bang Bang Rock & Roll > Art Brut vs Satan > Brilliant! Tragic! > It's a Bit Complicated. And that doesn't mean IABC is a bad album, it's great. the others are just that good.
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Gunkgirl wrote:
i always have a big smile on my face when i listen to them.
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Basisti94 wrote:
Eddie Argos is a musical genious. Not many can make simple rock sound so unique. I couldn't love this band more
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nigeyb wrote:
Just realised how good "Brilliant! Tragic!" actually is. It's jeffin great innit? Really beefed up sound too. What a band. "I bet he signs his name in Comic Sans" :-)) Have a great weekend.
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
average at best
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RoomForSymmetry wrote:
Finally listening to more of these guys after loving "DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshakes" and kicking myself for waiting so long. LOVE their sound, so unique and cool!
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vanisleblues wrote:
Is it just me, or is the Frank Black production way too blatant on Brilliant Tragic? I liked it, but it sounds like Pixies to the point where you're forced to think he had total creative control...
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NEW ALBUM 'BRILLIANT! TRAGIC!' OUT 23RD MAY 2011
29 Mar 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/artbrut
..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
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NEW ALBUM 'BRILLIANT! TRAGIC!' OUT 23RD MAY 2011
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