
4 out of 10 stars Art Brut reached the "pinnacle" of their success when their third single, "Emily Kane", stumbled to #41 in the UK charts. It's fairly depressing, then, to realise that two albums down the line, not only have Art Brut failed to build upon this success, but they have also refused to progress as a band. The end result? Three albums of fairly pleasant, sporadically hilarious songs that have served to market them as a cult band for those that "get" them. With their newest album "Art Brut vs Satan", I was hoping to be [...]