Art Brut
The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new studio album Brilliant Tragic!. Produced by Black Francis, this new album differs from previous albums in that, as explained by the erudite Eddie Argos, “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 f—k out again it hits home harder.”
Brilliant Tragic!’s exceptional artwork has been created by Jamie McKelvie, a comics creator best known for his work on Phonogram: Rue Britannia.
Art Brut’s plans for the band for 2011 are “[the] same as always: tour everywhere we possibly can, rock out, write songs.”
Lost Weekend is the single from the Art Brut album Brilliant! Tragic!, directed by Alex de Campi.