Art Brut’s highly anticipated third album is full of little treats, like the sudden break back into Alcholics Anonymous 3 minutes through.

The whole album is pretty much how you would expect, tails of lead singer Eddie Argos’ immaturity through the joys and woes of modern life.

The thing is, is that Art Brut are another Marmite band. Most people who have heard this band only comment on the fact that Argos does little singing, but that is the charm of this band, and they haven’t lost it with their latest release.

DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshake exploits the childlike soul of Argos, as does The Passenger where he talks about the joys of public transport for just under 3 minutes.

The speed really cranks up with Am I Normal and brings back memories of tracks like Good Weekend from the first album. I think that this track will be one of the long-lasters from this release, it’s something to listen to and much like the previous two albums, will never get boring.

What A Rush and Demons Out! continue the highly poetic mood expressed throughout. Slap Dash For No Cash seems a little weaker to me and reaches it’s best in the final minute. It’s good to hear the other band members getting vocals too.

The Replacements comes off as a bit of a rant at the music industry starting with “So many bands are just putting it on, why can’t they be the same as their songs?” He can’t believe he’s only just discovered The Replacements.

Twist and Shout comes with another strong bassline and tales of how he should keep his mouth shut. Summer Job is a catchy number with a lot going on, including a chrous supported by vocals from the rest of the band.

The album ends the way it begun, a recovering Argos unable to remember what happened the night before in Mysterious Bruises. This seems quite a slow one for a final track, it does however develop into quite a rememberable tune.

All in all, this is not my favourite Art Brut album. I don’t think it has as many iconic songs as Bang Bang Rock and Roll and overall seems more depressing than It’s A Bit Complicated. Which is surprising as many have reviewed ‘Vs Satan as being better than their previous attempt.

After the hype of this latest release, I might relax and listen to a bit of their old stuff again!