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Art Brut

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Group. Formed 2003.

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Biography

Art Brut are an English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, It's a Bit Complicated, released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art -- art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation -- South London's Art Brut were tagged by NME as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also includes bands such as Athlete, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.

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Blogs from the BBC

  1. Art Brut - 'Alcoholics Unanimous'

    Sat 4 Apr 2009 10:51 ChartBlog Community College, Easter TermREPORTStudent(s): Art BrutSubject: Awkward... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. Art Brut vs Satan 2009

    Art Brut vs. Satan

    Reviewed by Jon Lusk

    They say Satan has all the best tunes, and on this evidence they may just be right.
  2. It's A Bit Complicated 2007

    It's a Bit Complicated

    Reviewed by Tim Nelson

    It's 1992 all over again, but is Art Brut's second album more Menswear than Jarvis?

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