Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! is the fifth album by Art Brut released on 23 November 2018.[1] The album is the band's first album in seven years after the 2012 release Brilliant! Tragic!.[2] The lead-off single from the album was the eponymously-titled "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!", the first new Art Brut material to be released since 2011. A second single, with video, "Hospital!" was released on 2 October 2018, along with full details of the album.[3]

Cover

The album cover is by pop artist Jim Avignon, and its design references the cover to Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hooray!"2:14
2."Hope You're Very Happy Together"3:12
3."Good Morning Berlin"3:23
4."She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like a Hit)"3:48
5."Schwarzfahrer"2:36
6."Hospital!"3:21
7."Too Clever"2:44
8."Kultfigur"2:30
9."Veronica Falls"2:30
10."Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!"2:48
11."Awkward Breakfast"3:10
12."Your Enemies Are My Enemies Too"2:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Colburnon, Randall (2 October 2018). "Art Brut announce Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!, their first album in seven years". Consequence of Sound.
  2. ^ Maine, Samantha (10 August 2018). "Art Brut have announced their first album in seven years, share track 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'". NME.
  3. ^ Murray, Robin (2 October 2018). "Art Brut Announce New Album 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'". Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ^ Jens Uthoff, Jens (17 November 2018). "Malen und singen fällt mir schwer" [Painting and singing are hard for me]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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