New Music: Art Brut: It's a Bit Complicated [Streams]
As reported by the hounds over at Pitchfork News, Brit-rock jokesters Art Brut are prepping their sophomore full-length, It's a Bit Complicated, for a June release. Having premiered the first single, "Nag Nag Nag Nag", on their MySpace back in November, the boys (aaaand girl) are finally letting us all in on a few additional songs from the upcoming album.
Each of these songs is fuller and more fleshed out, but of course, frontman Eddie Argos' self-deprecating wit remains front-and-center. In "Pump Up the Volume", the lead makes out with a lady, but wonders, "Is it so wrong/ To break from your kiss to turn up a pop song?" (If you answered "depends which song," congrats-- let's trade seats.) "Direct Hit", meanwhile, finds guitars competing with Argos for dancefloor space and a shouting chorus. And finally, "Post Soothing Out" sees Argos either referencing John & Yoko or trying on a little cliché: "Every day/ Is just like starting over."
[from It's a Bit Complicated LP; due 06/26/07 on Downtown]