"People in love lie around and get fat. I didn't want us to end up like that," Eddie Argos croons on "People In Love," about halfway through their new CD, It's a Bit Complicated. By this point, you're used to Argos' dry and plainspoken humor. And you're hooked.
Simple punk rock overlaid with concise lyrics delivered plainly and with all due comedic emphasis, Art Brut manage to stay above the sense of joke band and elevate their humor and their rock to a level that need not answer for either.
Since their first CD, the riffs have sharpened, the melodies grown stronger, and the songs improved without resorting to gimmicks or technological advancements.
Tracks like "Direct Hit" and "Sound of Summer" are definitely musts for your summer soundtrack.
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