Track Listing 1. Formed a Band 2. My Little Brother 3. Emily Kane 4. Rusted Guns of Milan 5. Modern Art 6. Good Weekend 7. Bang Bang Rock & Roll 8. Fight 9. Moving to La 10. Bad Weekend 11. Stand Down 12. 18000 Lira 13. These Animal Menswear 14. Maternity Ward 15. Every Other Weekend 16. Really Bad Weekend 17. About Time 18. Home Altars of Mexico 19. Rusted Guns of Milan (Live) 20. Modern Art (Live) 21. Moving to la (Live) 22. My Little Brother (Live)
| Details | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Includes bonus CD. The songs on Art Brut's debut, BANG BANG ROCK & ROLL, sound like they were tossed off in ten minutes; of course, the band is the first to admit that fact, even reveling in it, and therein lies the record's appeal. Naïve, bratty, insouciant, and wild, Art Brut celebrate both the glory of rocking out and the disposable nature of the genre with tongues planted firmly in cheeks. The album's lead-off single, "Formed a Band," is a case in point, inviting listeners, with an air of faux amazement, to "look at us/ we formed a band," and the sludgy, riffalicious anthem "Modern Art" may be the lowest highbrow song ever written. In all, Art Brut manage to balance postmodern irony with something altogether genuine: the sheer human joy of making noise.
Editorial Reviews Art Brut takes the story-telling crumble of Television Personalities and the ubiquitous Kinks charms-chug, and rocks it out blunt and funny. CMJ
Depending on your worldview, Art Brut are either the most whimsical folks in Britrock or the most sardonic bastards you've ever worshiped via air guitar. Alternative Press
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