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Art Brut is a British indie rock band formed in Deptford in 2003 and signed to Rough Trade, known for its debut album Bang Bang Rock & Roll (2005).
Next date in London: 3 December at Moth Club.
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Profile
- Latest album
- WASABI (2019)
- Formed
- 2003 · Deptford
- Label
- Rough Trade
About — The artist
Art Brut is an English indie rock band. Their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, It's a Bit Complicated, released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art – art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation – South London's Art Brut were tagged by NME as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also included bands such as The Rakes, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. The band released further albums, Art Brut vs Satan in 2009 and Brilliant! Tragic! in 2011. A fifth album, Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!", was released in 2018.
The band's sound is characterised by their straightforward guitar rock setup, as well as frontman Eddie Argos' enthusiastic sprechgesang-style vocal delivery, and his humorous, often self-reflexive lyrics about music, relationships and other personal interests.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Art Brut (band)” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Bang Bang Rock & Roll 2005
- Art Brut Live at Schubas 11/15/2005 2005
- It’s a Bit Complicated 2007
- Art Brut vs. Satan 2009
- Brilliant! Tragic! 2011
- Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out! 2018
- WASABI 2019