Art Brut album details, London residency and free download

The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new studio album "Brilliant Tragic!" on May 23rd. The first single "Lost Weekend" is released the week before on May 16th.

Again produced by Black Francis but unlike its predessesor "Art Brut vs Satan", which was recorded in under two weeks, Brilliant Tragic's writing process was a lot more intense than usual, as Eddie Argos explains "with the last album we met up every couple of months and wrote three or four songs. This time we got together in the second half of the year and wrote whenever we could 2 or 3 times a week. We had more time in the studio this time too (about a week more) so Black Francis had time to teach me how to sing." and "I'm very proud that I sing on it. Only took four albums to start singing, not bad."

Tuneful and truculent Art Bruts albums have always gone for straight forward titles "Bang Bang Rock And Roll" did what it said on the tin, "Its a Bit Complicated" was a bit complicated, On "Art Brut VS Satan" we had a fight with Satan. This one follows the same pattern it is a Brilliant! Tragic! record. If it was a TV show you'd define it as a Dramedy."

Art Brut have also linked up with PledgeMusic to offer fans an exclusive download and extras with "Brilliant Tragic!". An exclusive new track "Unprofessional Wrestling" is available now as a free download on www.pledgemusic.com/artists/artbrut/widgets/972

To celebrate the release of "Brilliant Tragic!" Art Brut will be taking up residency at Lexington in London starting on Monday May 30th and finishing 5 nights later on Friday June 3rd.

Art Bruts plans for the band for 2011 are "same as always, tour everywhere we possibly can, rock out, write songs."

"Brilliant Tragic!" Track listing
01 Clever Clever Jazz
02 Lost Weekend.
03 Bad Comedian.
04 Sexy Sometimes.
05 Is Dog Eared.
06 Martin Kemp Welch Five A-Side Football Rules !
07 Axel Rose.
08 I Am The Psychic.
09 Ice Hockey.
10 Sealand.

CD Digital Album
Cat number COOKCD534 Cat number COOKDL534
Barcode 711 297 49 342 9 Barcode 711 297 493 44 3

Art Brut Tour dates
March 4th Fri Webster Hall, New York.

May 30th Mon Lexington, London
May 31st Tues Lexington, London
June 1st Wed Lexington, London
June 2nd Thur Lexington, London
June 3rd Fri Lexington, London

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