Art Brut, those avant garde indie rockers from Britain, are back again. And just when I was combing their video archives, lamenting their absence. Their new album, out May 27th, is called Brilliant! Tragic! and was produced by Black Francis. Their first single is ‘Lost Weekend,’ which fans of the band will recognize as a deviation from their usual talk/sing motif. On ‘Lost Weekend,’ Eddie Argos attempts a little more singing in a gravelly voice that feels contrary to the lighter music and not entirely successful (I say with sorrow). The band are currently on tour in the US and Canada.
4/23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
4/24 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
4/27 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
4/29 – Portland, WA – Mississippi Studios
4/30 – Kennewick, WA – Red Room Coffee & Concert House
5/1 – Seattle, WA – High Drive
5/4 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
5/5 – Madison, WI – The Frequency
5/6 – Chicago, IL – Shubas
5/7 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Cafe
5/8 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
5/9 – Montreal, OT – La Sala Rossa
5/11 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
5/12 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
5/13 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Hall
5/14 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star
5/15 – Washington, DC – DC9
5/16 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/17 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
5/18 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
5/19 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
5/21 – Houston, TX – Mangos
5/22 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
5/23 – Denton, TX – Haileys
5/26 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
Oct 16 Middle East Cambridge
Oct 17 Maxwell’s Hoboken
Oct 18 Black Cat DC
Oct 19 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro
Oct 20 The Earl Atlanta
Oct 21 Club Downunder Tallahassee
Oct 22 The Bottletree Birmingham
Oct 23 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge
Oct 24 Walter’s Houston
Oct 25 The Mowhawk Austin
Oct 27 Club Congress Tucson
Oct 28 Casbah San Diego
Oct 29 Glass House Pomona
Oct 30 Cafe Du Nord (2 Shows) San Francisco
Nov 1 Holocene Portland
Nov 2 Neumos Seattle
Nov 3 The Biltmore
Nov 4 Neurolux Boise
Nov 5 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City
Nov 6 Bluebird Denver
Nov 8 Slowdown Omaha
Nov 9 Triple Rock Minneapolis
Nov 10 Lincoln Hall Chicago
Nov 12 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia
Nov 13 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn
Nov 14 Ottobar Baltimore
Nov 15 Bowery Ballroom New York
26th April 2009 – Poole Mr Kyps
27th April 2009 – Manchester University
28th April 2009 – Birmingham O2 Academy 2
29th April 2009 – Newcastle Other Rooms
2nd May 2009 – Glasgow Stereo
4th May 2009 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
5th May 2009 – Bristol Thekla
6th May 2009 – Brighton Concorde 2
7th May 2009 – London Electric Ballroom
