Both Billboard and Rolling Stone had only good things to say about the Brit band’s newest album release Art Brut VS. Satan, out now On Downtown Records.
BB: “The English rock act Art Brut has established itself as the class clown of the indie scene, creating lightweight punk songs with a sarcastic edge.” “The seven-minute closer, “Mysterious Bruises,” is Art Brut’s most ambitious song to date, but a funky guitar hook and thoughtful lyrics make it a highlight.”
RS: “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.””
You can catch the lads in a city near you at the venues below:
US 2009 Fall Tour
10/16 – The Middle East (Downstairs) – Cambridge, MA
10/17 – Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
10/18 – Black Cat – Washington, DC
10/19 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
10/20 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
10/21 – Club Downunder – Tallahassee, FL
10/22 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
10/23 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA
10/24 – Walter’s On Washington – Houston. TX
10/25 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
10/27 – Club Congress – Tucson AZ
10/28 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
10/29 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA
10/30 – Café Du Nord – San Francisco, CA
11/1 – Holocene – Portland OR
11/2 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
11/3 – The Biltmore – Vancouver, BC
11/5 – Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
11/6 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
11/7 – Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
11/9 – Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN
11/10 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
11/12 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia PA
11/13 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn NY
11/14 – Ottobar – Baltimore MD
11/15 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY