Art Brut

Art Brut is less a musical act than a literary one. The group's ragged garage pop is of
secondary importance — mere table setting for lead yelper Eddie Argos' stream of quips,
epigrams and in-jokes. On Art Brut's third album, Argos is in his usual form, waxing wittily
about suspended adolescence, hangovers and, in "Slap Dash for No Cash," hack musicians:
"Why is everyone trying to sound like U2?/It's not a very cool thing to do." The s... More >