Art Brut - Top Of The Pops

[ManicKangaroo]

Exuberant British quintet Art Brut have announced their latest release Top Of The Pops, a best of compilation celebrating their 10 year anniversary as a band, out April 16th on The End Records. The double album sees the appearance of their singles in chronological order of their release throughout the years. Including cult classics such as Emily Kane, Direct Hit and Axl Rose, the release also sees B-Sides, covers and two brand new tracks entitled Arizona Bay and We Make Pop Music.

Named after the French painter Jean Debuffet's definition of outsider art - the band's simple, clever art-punk over the years has seen them on the cover of Rolling Stone in Germany, pose naked on the NME and work with both Russell Sr. of Pulp and the legendary Frank Black of The Pixies who produced the last two of their previous releases. Now the band can officially be considered, according to singer Eddie Argos, a CLASSIC ROCK BAND.



Tracklisting for Top Of The Pops:

CD1
1. Formed A Band
2. My Little Brother
3. Emily Kane
4. Modern Art
5. Good Weekend
6. Direct Hit
7. Nag Nag Nag Nag
8. St. Pauli
9. Pump Up The Volum
10. DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshake
11. Alcoholics Unanimous
12. Summer Job
13. Demons Out!
14. Axl Rose
15. Sexy Sometimes
16. Lost Weekend
17. Sealand
18. Arizona Bay (new track)
19. We Make Pop Music (new track)

CD2
1. Formed A Band (Early Keith Top Of The Pops Version)
2. Bad Weekend (Early Keith Top Of The Pops Version)
3. These Animal Menswear (B-Side)
4. Modern Art (Early Keith Top Of The Pop Version)
5. Maternity Ward (B-Side)
6. Blame It On The Trains (Produced by Russel Senior)
7. Post Soothing Out (Produced by Russel Senior)
8. St. Pauli (Produced by Russel Senior)
9. About Time (B Side)
10. Ignorance Is Bliss (B Side)
11. Catch (The Cure Cover)
12. Modern Art (recorded for Berlin Live)
13. Just Desserts (alt version of B-Side to Alcoholics Unanimous)
14. Moved To L.A. (Art Brut vs Satan iTunes bundle)
15. Weird Science (B-Side)
16. Positively 5th Street (B-side)
17. Unprofessional Wrestling (Download only)
18. The Great Escape (We Are Scientists/Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
19. Her Majesty (Beatles cover arr. by Black Francis)
20. Post Soothing Out (recorded for Berlin Live)

[greendemon]

wow, has it really been that long?!

[Deleted]

Emily Kane was TWO sales off the top 40!! .

Still, any album that gets a Metacritic score of 90 or more is not always saying the albums good, but in this case it was!.

[addpea]

They haven't done a bad album and are always a cracking watch live. Got to say though this all feels a little pointless given if you are a fan you will probably have all the albums anyway.

[vastar iner]

"Art Brut, consult your set lists..."

In equating pop stars to comedy characters, Eddie Argos = Tony Hancock.

[TheThorne]

Don't really know much past the first 5 tracks

[Deleted]

"Direct Hit", was a single, I know that one.

[greendemon]

i bought and loved their first album, but i think i got a bit tired of the gimmick by the time the second came out.

'emily kane', though. what a song.

[addpea]

Direct Hit is the best song they have done in my view. Suggest you all check out the other albums and you can tell they progressed musically from the first album along the way.

[addpea]

Thought I would bring this thread back as I saw them at their 10th birthday gig on Wednesday night. It had been a while since I saw them live last but it was a cracking night and given he can't even sing Eddie Argos is one of the best frontmen around.

[vastar iner]

It IS his singing voice. It's NOT irony.

[greendemon]

he's just talking to the kids...