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Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic!

Art Brut

Brilliant! Tragic!

63
Based on 10 reviews
2011 Ranking: #414 / 498

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70
DROWNED IN SOUND

The leaps of faith the band have taken have been roundly vindicated, and ... go some way to justify their continued existence.

64
BEATS PER MINUTE

Brilliant! Tragic! is definitely worth listening to at least once or twice this summer.

60
NO RIPCORD

Since the lyrical content now borders on morose and even sadistic, the music also follows the leader with a muck of baseless solos and thrilling codas to compensate for the otherwise linear compositions.

55
PITCHFORK

Argos has discovered a voice that sounds a bit like Jarvis Cocker's, only if he'd lost it after a long night out drinking.


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DETAILS

Released: May 23, 2011
Format: LP
Label: Cooking Vinyl
Producer: Black Francis
Genre: Indie Rock

RATINGS

70Consequence of Sound
70Drowned in Sound
70PopMatters
70Spin
67A.V. Club
64Beats Per Minute
62Paste
60No Ripcord
55Pitchfork
40Tiny Mix Tapes

TRACK LIST
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  2. Lost Weekend 
  3. Bad Comedian 
  4. Sexy Sometimes 
  5. Is Dog Eared 
  6. Martin Kemp Welch Five A-Side Football Rules 
  7. Axel Rose 
  8. I Am the Psychic 
  9. Ice Hockey 
  10. Sealand

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