Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!

Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
Studio album by Art Brut
Released	23 November 2018
Genre	Indie rock, art punk, garage punk, garage rock
Label	Alcopop! Records
Producer	Jim Moray
Art Brut chronology
Brilliant! Tragic! (2011) Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! (2018)
Singles from Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
"Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!" Released: 15 August 2018 "Hospital" Released: 2 October 2018

Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out! is the fifth album by Art Brut released on 23 November 2018. ^[1] The album is the band's first album in seven years after the 2011 release Brilliant! Tragic! . ^[2] The lead-off single from the album was the eponymously-titled "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!", the first new Art Brut material to be released since 2011. A second single, with video, "Hospital!" was released on 2 October 2018, along with full details of the album. ^[3]

Cover

The album cover is by pop artist Jim Avignon, and its design references the cover to Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues. ^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	link
The Guardian	link
MusicOMH	link
Irish Times	link
Pitchfork	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hooray!"	2:14
2.	"Hope You're Very Happy Together"	3:12
3.	"Good Morning Berlin"	3:23
4.	"She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like a Hit)"	3:48
5.	"Schwarzfahrer"	2:36
6.	"Hospital!"	3:21
7.	"Too Clever"	2:44
8.	"Kultfigur"	2:30
9.	"Veronica Falls"	2:30
10.	"Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!"	2:48
11.	"Awkward Breakfast"	3:10
12.	"Your Enemies Are My Enemies Too"	2:58

Personnel

• Eddie Argos – vocals
• Ian Catskilkin – guitar
• Toby MacFarlaine – guitar
• Freddy Feedback – bass guitar
• Charlie Layton – drums

References

1. Colburnon, Randall (2 October 2018). "Art Brut announce Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!, their first album in seven years". Consequence of Sound.
2. Maine, Samantha (10 August 2018). "Art Brut have announced their first album in seven years, share track 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'". NME.
3. Murray, Robin (2 October 2018). "Art Brut Announce New Album 'Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!'" . Retrieved 7 November 2018.
4. Jens Uthoff, Jens (17 November 2018). "Malen und singen fällt mir schwer" [Painting and singing are hard for me]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2018.