Art Brut Top of the Pops explained

Top of the Pops
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Art Brut
Cover:	Art Brut Top of the Pops.jpg
Genre:	Indie rock, garage punk, garage rock
Label:	The End Records
Prev Title:	Brilliant! Tragic!
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
Next Year:	2018

Art Brut Top of the Pops is a compilation album by the band Art Brut. As well as a 'best of' set, the two-disc collection includes two new songs, "Arizona Bay" and "We Make Pop Music", as well as B-sides, cover versions, demos and live material.^[1]

Track listing

CD1 is a best of set, chronologically collecting highlights from band's back catalogue. It contains two brand new songs, 'Arizona Bay' and 'We Make Pop Music'.

• Tracks 1–5 from Bang Bang Rock & Roll, released by Rough Trade (2005)
• Tracks 6–9 from It's A Bit Complicated, released by EMI (2007)
• Tracks 10–13 from Art Brut vs Satan, released by Cooking Vinyl (2009)
• Tracks 14–17 from Brilliant! Tragic!, released by Cooking Vinyl (2011)

CD2 is a collection of b-sides, covers, live tracks and demos "that Freddy Feedback rescued" from the Art Brut vaults, including unreleased demos from the ‘Its A Bit Complicated’ recording sessions that took place with Pulp’s Russell Senior.^[2]

Credits

• Eddie Argos – vocals
• Chris Chinchilla – Guitar
• Ian Catskilkin – Guitar
• Jasper Future – Guitar
• Freddy Feedback – Bass guitar
• Mike Breyer – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art Brut release best of . . 2013-03-07.
2. Web site: Art Brut Set to Release 'Top of the Pops' Best of Compilation Out April 16th on the End . 2013-03-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130305175808/http://theendrecords.com/art-brut-set-to-release-top-of-the-pops-best-of-compilation-out-april-16th-on-the-end/ . 2013-03-05 .