Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
| Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! | ||||
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| Released | 23 November 2018 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, art punk, garage punk, garage rock | |||
| Label | Alcopop! Records | |||
| Producer | Jim Moray | |||
| Art Brut chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! | ||||
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Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! is the fifth album by Art Brut released on 23 November 2018.[1] The album is the band's first album in seven years after the 2012 release Brilliant! Tragic!.[2] The lead-off single from the album was the eponymously-titled "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!", the first new Art Brut material to be released since 2011. A second single, with video, "Hospital!" was released on 2 October 2018, along with full details of the album.[3]
Cover
The album cover is by pop artist Jim Avignon, and its design references the cover to Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues.[4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound |   link |
| The Guardian |   link |
| MusicOMH | link |
| Irish Times | link |
| Pitchfork | link |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hooray!" | 2:14 |
| 2. | "Hope You're Very Happy Together" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Good Morning Berlin" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like a Hit)" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Schwarzfahrer" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Hospital!" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Too Clever" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Kultfigur" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Veronica Falls" | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Awkward Breakfast" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Your Enemies Are My Enemies Too" | 2:58 |
Personnel
- Eddie Argos – vocals
- Ian Catskilkin – guitar
- Toby MacFarlaine – guitar
- Freddy Feedback – bass guitar
- Charlie Layton – drums
References
- ^ Colburnon, Randall (2 October 2018). "Art Brut announce Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!, their first album in seven years". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ Maine, Samantha (10 August 2018). "Art Brut have announced their first album in seven years, share track 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'". NME.
- ^ Murray, Robin (2 October 2018). "Art Brut Announce New Album 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'". Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Jens Uthoff, Jens (17 November 2018). "Malen und singen fällt mir schwer" [Painting and singing are hard for me]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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