Raw or Rough art describes the genre of painting ‘Art Brut’ and it pretty much does the same for the British/German band of the same name.
Their new single ‘Lost Weekend’ produced by Black Francis is out on May 13th with the Album ‘BRILLIANT TRAGIC!’ out a week later.
Previous knowledge of Art Brut would no doubt have Eddie Argos’ shouty vocal style and lyrics as the dominant factor. Here though, Argos almost sings in a apologetic nature about a, well, ‘Lost Weekend’ as opposed to ‘Good Weekend’ or even ‘Bad Weekend’ as previously recorded by the band. (more…)