Brilliant! Tragic! - Art Brut
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  • Summary: With the help of producer Frank Black, lead singer Eddie Argos tries out his new singing techniques on the band's fourth release.

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. CMJ
    May 26, 2011
    80
    The lyrics are undoubtedly tragic, but they are what give Brilliant! Tragic! its brilliance.
  2. Uncut
    May 23, 2011
    80
    Art Brut's fourth album marries attractively sloppy garage-rock riffing to boozy bad-sex confessionals and bittersweet self-examination. [Jun 2011, p.77]
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  3. Under The Radar
    May 27, 2011
    60
    Argos' smarm-charm remains solid, and the band behind the man can still walk the walk. {May 2011, p. 76]
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  4. The Boston Phoenix
    May 25, 2011
    37
    Argos's unrepentant superstar imitations aside, Brilliant! Tragic! holds some well-written standouts.

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  1. colbag
    10
    Art Brut's 4th album seems to have divided critics; there are those who don't seem to like the fact that Argos has changed his delivery style, and seem to think that Eddie should have carried on with the 'spoken word' delivery. Then, there are those who praise the new 'singing' Eddie and see his different vocal style as a positive change. For the life of me, I can't figure out why people aren't more positive about it; it adds variety to the album and it means that the band are still challenging themselves, adapting and evolving with each album. The people who have criticised the new sound seem to want Art Brut to to continue in the same vein as their previous three albums; they don't want them to move on or change their style. The thing is, even with his new found singing voice, this album is unmistakably Art Brut; spiky riffs, wry, observational lyrics and rough, raw production.… Expand
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