Tynan's Anger

SONGS OF THE DECADE #38

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Art Brut - Formed a Band (2005)



What I want from art more than anything else is its ability to foster more art; inspiring creativity however one gets is the only thing I have found to be a consistent quality of all 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 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 it's 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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