A cross between The Fall & Half Man Half Custard cream

Posted by: Diccus62 on 22 June 2007

Pretty much ignored in the UK after the brilliant racket of their self-explanatory debut single Formed a Band, Art Brut went off and developed a huge live following in America and Europe. They even appeared on the cover of German Rolling Stone. With little bits of both the Fall and Half Man Half Biscuit in their DNA, they are a thoroughly English proposition. In a stern voice over chunkily tuneful guitars, Eddie Argos declaims the kind of wry couplets that could easily stray into clever-clever territory, but actually just feel true. Sound of the Summer is particularly heart-breaking - two friends making mix tapes that "say the things we can't say to each other during the day". Full of the kind of bathetic genius English pop used to excel in, Art Brut are life-affirming - and are worth 500 of almost every other new guitar band - Dave Peschek, The Guardian

Art Brut - Listen

I reckon the Toy Dolls/Rezillos/ Jilted John/Jarvis/Franz Ferdinand are in there too. Pretty good.

Regards



Diccus Smile
Posted on: 22 June 2007 by Guido Fawkes
Interesting - they remind me of another late 70s group, but I can't quite think who. I can definitely hear some Jilted John influences, possibly some Eater and Desperate Bicycles and a smidgeon of Sham 69.

Definitely one to put on the list of albums to hear.
Posted on: 22 June 2007 by ryan_d
Saw them support Maximo Park...they're pretty good live too. Need to invest in a record though.

Ryan
Posted on: 23 June 2007 by Diccus62
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Originally posted by ROTF:
I can definitely hear some Jilted John influences,


Definately
Posted on: 26 June 2007 by Jet Johnson
Definately some angular early 80's guitar going on here ....but how can any new young band NOT take some influences from somewhere? ...much more accessible than the Fall though

...I like em Diccus ...you're on a bit of a roll at the moment what with The Pigeon Detectives anarl Smile.....
Posted on: 28 June 2007 by Diccus62
.............right thats me back off to my miserable singer songwriters Winker
Posted on: 29 June 2007 by Diccus62
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Originally posted by munch:
quote:
Originally posted by Jet Johnson:
Definately some angular early 80's guitar going on here ....but how can any new young band NOT take some influences from somewhere? ...much more accessible than the Fall though

...I like em Diccus ...you're on a bit of a roll at the moment what with The Pigeon Detectives anarl Smile.....
I saw them on the tv last weekend ,They were very good. Better live than on record though IMO.


..........as are the Pigeon detectives IMO