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- Summary: This is the second album for the tongue-in-cheek English band fronted by Eddie Argos.
- Record Label: Downtown
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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Full of the kind of bathetic genius English pop used to excel in, Art Brut are life-affirming - and are worth 500 of almost every other new guitar band.
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As good as much of the new British rock can be, it is experiencing a creeping seriousness these days. "It's a Bit Complicated" is a welcome corrective.
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SpinComplicated shows a real grasp of musical history. [Jul 2007, p.99]
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With Argos still writing gems and the band stepping up musically, Complicated should be as irresistible as its predecessor. For newcomers, it may be. For fans, it's still enjoyable, but familiar.
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It all adds up to something lovably unpretentious – and pretty unique.
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It’s a Bit Complicated doesn’t quite live up to the thrill of [the] debut, but it’s still just as good as its predecessor.
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Here and there, Complicated sets up some promising scenarios—worrying about a platonic friend's reaction to a mix tape, or trying to initiate sex for the sake of outdoing a girlfriend's exes—but they never pan out.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Mixed: 3 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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ColinJun 20, 2007
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MycroftW.Jun 27, 2007Good clean fun all round, which should land these guys a bunch of hit singles
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May 5, 2011
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DavidA.Jun 27, 2007
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AndrewTJul 17, 2007Cool album, would not be without it.
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SeanDJul 29, 2007Definitely not as good as the first but its not without its merits. lyrics are still gold, music is now stale
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CharmlessManJun 20, 2007
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