Art Brut Top of the Pops

2013 greatest hits album by Art Brut

Top of the Pops

Greatest hits album by

Art Brut

Released| 16 April 2013 (2013-04-16)
Genre| Indie rock, garage punk, garage rock
Label| The End Records
Art Brut chronology
| Brilliant! Tragic!
(2011)  | Top of the Pops
(2013)  | Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
(2018)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
We Hate Your Band| [1]
Consequence of Sound| [2]
The Bulletin|  [3]
The Line Of Best Fit| [4]
Digital Spy| [5]
AllMusic| [6]
Pitchfork| [7]

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.[8]

## Track listing[edit]

Art Brut commemorate their 10th anniversary with Top of the Pops, a double disc set

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'.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Formed a Band"| 2:58
2.| "My Little Brother"| 2:23
3.| "Emily Kane"| 2:41
4.| "Modern Art"| 2:23
5.| "Good Weekend"| 2:49
6.| "Direct Hit!"| 3:34
7.| "Nag Nag Nag Nag"| 3:10
8.| "St Pauli"| 2:58
9.| "Pump Up The Volume"| 2:56
10.| "DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake"| 3:28
11.| "Alcoholics Unanimous"| 3:36
12.| "Summer Job"| 2:56
13.| "Demons Out!"| 3:41
14.| "Axl Rose"| 3:28
15.| "Sexy Sometimes"| 3:32
16.| "Lost Weekend"| 4:22
17.| "Sealand"| 3:58
18.| "Arizona Bay"|
19.| "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.[9]

Art Brut cover The Great Escape by We are Scientists

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Formed a Band (early Keith Top of the Pops version)"|
2.| "Bad Weekend (early Keith Top of the Pops version)"|
3.| "These Animal Menswear"|
4.| "Modern Art (early Keith Top of the Pops version)"|
5.| "Maternity Ward"|
6.| "Blame It on the Trains (produced by Russell Senior)"|
7.| "Post Soothing Out (produced by Russell Senior)"|
8.| "St Pauli (produced by Russell Senior)"|
9.| "About Time"|
10.| "Ignorance Is Bliss"|
11.| "Catch (the Cure cover)"|
12.| "Modern Art (recorded for Berlin Live)"|
13.| "Just Desserts (alt. version)"|
14.| "Moved to L.A."|
15.| "Weird Science"|
16.| "Positively 5th Street"|
17.| "Unprofessional Wrestling"|
18.| "The Great Escape"|
19.| "Her Majesty"|
20.| "Post Soothing Out (recorded for Berlin Live)"|

## Credits[edit]

* Eddie Argos \- vocals
* Chris Chinchilla - Guitar
* Ian Catskilkin - Guitar
* Jasper Future - Guitar
* Freddy Feedback - Bass guitar
* Mike Breyer - drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Album Review: Art Brut - Top of the Pops". 15 April 2013.
3. ^ "Art Brut – "Top of the Pops"". 15 April 2013.
4. ^ "Art Brut – Top of the Pops".
5. ^ "Art Brut: 'Top of the Pops'". Digital Spy. 17 April 2013.
6. ^ "Top of the Pops - Art Brut | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
7. ^ "Art Brut: Top of the Pops". Pitchfork.
8. ^ "Art Brut release best of". NME. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Art Brut

* Eddie Argos
* Ian Catskilkin
* Freddy Feedback
* Charlie Layton
* Toby MacFarlaine

* Mikey Breyer
* Chris Chinchilla
* Jasper Future
* Stephen Gilchrist

Studio albums|

* Bang Bang Rock & Roll
* It's a Bit Complicated
* Art Brut vs. Satan
* Brilliant! Tragic!
* Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!

Live albums|

* Art Brut Live At Schubas 11/15/2005

Compilation albums|

* Art Brut Top of the Pops

Singles|

* "Formed a Band"
* "Modern Art/My Little Brother"
* "Emily Kane"
* "Good Weekend"
* "Nag Nag Nag Nag"
* "Direct Hit"
* "Pump Up The Volume"
* "Alcoholics Unanimous"
* "DC Comics & Chocolate Milkshake"
* "Lost Weekend"
* "Clever Clever Jazz"
* "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!"
* "Hospital!"

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* The Art Goblins
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* Keith Top of the Pops

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