OOPS! - Part 9: But it was my birthday last year!

Hold the phone! Is this going to be an annual thing?

Why not, Hypothetical Reader? People love annual events commemorating someone's birth: Christmas, Lincoln's Birthday, Martin Luther King Day.

But those are all people who are widely admired.

Fair enough. Wanna talk about Art Brut?

Do you mean art brut like Outsider Art?

No, I mean, Art Brut, the indie rock group fronted by Eddie Argos.

I'm going to regret this, but could you describe their sound?

Sure. Art Brut has a kind of mid-2000s British dance punk-ish sound with spoke-sung semi-ironic lyrics.

Honestly, that sounds even worse than Neutral Milk Hotel.

Oh, yeah, they're definitely not as good as Neutral Milk Hotel. But the lyrics have a sort of mordant charm.

If you say so.

I do say so. Anyway, you know how over the course of 10+ years a lot bands will mature and grow their sound and outlook.

Yeah.

Art Brut steadfastly refuses to do that. The songs off of their most recent album sound like they could have come off of their first.

And you're using this to try and sell people on the band?

No. It's just that it was my birthday over the weekend and I didn't feel like getting anything ready for Monday. This is purely a laziness thing.

You're the worst, Lucas.

You, too, Hypothetical Reader. You, too.

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Here's a sample of the kind of thing Art Brut does. If you don't like it, maybe don't check out more of their stuff.