The Brutalist Bricks Explained

The Brutalist Bricks
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Cover:	Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks cover.jpg
Released:	March 9, 2010
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	Art punk, punk rock, indie rock
Length:	41:50
Label:	Matador
Prev Title:	Living with the Living
Prev Year:	2007

The Brutalist Bricks is the sixth album by the northeast American punk band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. It was released March 9, 2010^[1] by Matador Records. It is the band's first album for Matador Records.^[1]

The album received a nod from Exclaim! as the No. 3 Punk Album of 2010.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ted Leo.

1. "The Mighty Sparrow" - 2:37
2. "Mourning in America" - 2:59
3. "Ativan Eyes" - 4:22
4. "Even Heroes Have to Die" - 3:46
5. "The Stick" - 1:57
6. "Bottled in Cork" - 3:18
7. "Woke Up Near Chelsea" - 3:51
8. "One Polaroid a Day" - 4:10
9. "Where Was My Brain?" - 2:19
10. "Bartolomeo and the Buzzing of Bees" - 3:21
11. "Tuberculoids Arrive in Hop" - 2:26
12. "Gimme the Wire" - 2:55
13. "Last Days" - 3:47
14. "Everything Gets Interrupted" (iTunes Exclusive Bonus Track) - 2:39

Personnel

• Ted Leo - guitar/vocals
• James Canty - guitar
• Marty Key - bass
• Chris Wilson - drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200	114
US Independent Albums	11

Notes and References

1. Gerard, "Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – New Album, New MP3, New (Global) Dates", Matador Records Blog, November 30th 2009
2. Web site: Year in Review: Punk. Exclaim!.