Art Brut Top of the Pops

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Top of the Pops
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Released16 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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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]

Contents

Track listing

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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.TitleLength
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" 

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]

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Art Brut cover The Great Escape by We are Scientists
No.TitleLength
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)" 

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