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[SONGS OF THE DECADE] #38 Art Brut – Formed a Band

Posted on | November 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

SONGS OF THE DECADE #38

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Art Brut – Formed a Band (2005)

Formed A Band – Art Brut

What I want from art more than anything else is its ability to foster more art; inspiring creativity however one gets it is the only thing I have found to be a consistent quality of all great works of art. “Formed A Band” was all inspiration without the creativity, which is perhaps why I found myself so in love with “Formed a Band” as a college sophomore in 2005. I didn’t care that Eddie Argos’ sarcastic non-singing singing voice annoyed me; I was willing to overlook his dubious assertion that his singing voice is not ironic. I’m glad I did, as four years later, I’m pretty sure he’s right. Argos was too smart for his own good on Bang Bang Rock N Roll, yet somehow he became a favorite of the critical establishment, most of all Pitchfork and NME, praise the band took with a grain of salt even on arrival. “Formed a Band” is a crude attempt at sincerity, but Art Brut was already dealing in (and named after) a crude art form. The best Art Brut could do was to be with the times. It helped that they were able play a couple of chords.

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    July 23rd, 2010 @ 2:08 am

    [...] in all of rock ‘n’ roll, certainly the last this decade. It was the song that Art Brut dreamed about writing, a song that for a good six months you could not step outside the door for 30 minutes without [...]

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