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Much-loved London “sprechgesangers” ART BRUT are delighted to announce a new box set titled Sorry, That It Doesn't Sound Like It's Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 - 2020 and set for release on 25th April 2025 via Edsel Records.
The band will also play a special UK release show on 25th April at the Fighting Cocks, Kingston, with tickets on sale now.
Commenting on the release, front man Eddie Argos said: “I can’t wait for you all to hear these songs. Some of my absolute favourite Art Brut moments nestled in amongst our most recent three albums.”
“Intimate home demos, unreleased songs, lots of alternate versions and B-Sides and I’m especially glad ‘Richard Where is my Record Deal’ sung by Mike, Ian and Jasper finally gets it day in the sun, as well as Mike’s synth heavy experiments for some of Art Brut vs Satan.”
“Lots of treasures we’ve hoarded for years that you now get to hear for the first time! What I’m saying is, this is a box of fantastic music, with a long essay about that fantastic music by me, and you’d be an idiot not to grab a copy immediately.”
The second and final box set in the two part Art Brut compilation series rounds off Edsel Records’ retrospective on South East London based art rockers Art Brut, with a carefully curated collection of recorded works spanning from 2009 - 2020.
Featuring 5 CDs’ worth of material—from rare and unreleased home demos to full length studio albums with bonus takes—this package is a must-have for collectors and fans alike.
Containing Art Brut albums, rarities, B sides, demos and rare live cuts, this set—compiled in direct collaboration with the band and accessing unreleased music from Eddie Argos’ personal archive—is a crucial aural, written, and photographic compendium of the unique history of the band.
Featuring the albums Art Brut vs Satan (2009), Art Brut vs Satan Brutlegs and B Sides, Brilliant! Tragic! (2011), Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out! (2018) and a bonus disc of Brutlegs, Rare Live Cuts and B Sides, the 5CD fold-out set in deluxe 7” packaging also comes with a 24 page illustrated zine containing a liner note from frontman Eddie Argos, archival photography, and an original Art Brut art print (signed by Eddie Argos).
Sorry, That It Doesn't Sound Like It's Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 - 2020 is released 25th April 2025 via Edsel Records/Demon Music Group
Live Dates:
25.04.25 - Kingston - Fighting Cocks (release show)
Sorry, That It Doesn't Sound Like It's Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 - 2020 tracklist:
DISC ONE: Art Brut vs Satan
1) Alcoholics Unanimous
2) DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake
3) The Passenger
4) Am I Normal
5) What A Rush
6) Demons Out!
7) Slap Dash For No Cash
8) The Replacements
9) Twist & Shout
10) Summer Job
11) Mysterious Bruises
DISC TWO: Art Brut Vs Satan Brutlegs and B Sides
1) Just Deserts
2) Positively 5th Street
3) Moved To L.A.
4) Weird Science
5) Catch (Cure Cover)
6) The Price You Pay For Waiting
7) Art Brut 0 Satan 1 (Early Demo of Demons Out!)
8) Art Brut vs Satan (Another Early Demo of Demons Out!)
9) Science Fiction (Original Home Demo of Weird Science)
10) Summer Job (Early Demo)
11) Rough of Love (Home Demo of What A Rush)
12) Am I Normal? (Early Demo)
13) Public Transportation Please (Early Demo Of The Passenger)
14) Day Off Work (Early Alcoholics Unanimous Demo)
15) I Could Live Here (early Demo of Moved to L.A.)
16) Am I Normal? (Mikey B Brings The Drama)
17) Rush Of Love (Mikey Brings The Drama)
18) Richard, Where Is My Record Deal
DISC THREE: Brilliant! Tragic! (Expanded)
1) Clever Clever Jazz
2) Lost Weekend
3) Bad Comedian
4) Sexy Sometimes
5) Is Dog Eared
6) Martin Kemp Welch 5 Aside Rules
7) Axl Rose
8) I Am The Psychic
9) Ice Hockey
10) Sealand
11) Unprofessional Wrestling
12) Atlanta Girl (Frank Black Version)
13) Arizona Bay (Frank Black Version)
14) Her Majesty (Beatles Cover)
15) Arizona Bay
16) We Make Pop Music
17) Lost Weekend (Home Demo)
DISC FOUR: Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
1) Hooray!
2) I Hope You’re Very Happy Together
3) Good Morning Berlin
4) She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like A Hit!)
5) Schwarzfahrer
6) Hospital
7) Too Clever
8) Kultfigur
9) Veronica Falls
10) Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!
11) Awkward Breakfast
12) Your Enemies Are My Enemies Too
13) Hooray! (Alternate Version)
14) I Hope You’re Very Happy Together (Home Demo)
15) Keep It Juvenile (Unreleased Writing Session)
16) Kultfigur (Demo)
17) Veronica Falls (Demo Version)
18) She Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Hit (Home Demo)
DISC Five: Brutlegs , B Sides & Rare Live Cuts
1) Modern Art (Berlinische Version)
2) Mein Kleiner Bruder (My Little Brother)
3) Post Soothing Out (early John Fortis Demo)
4) The Nearest Exit Is Behind You
5) Started Smoking Again
6) Let’s Get Drunk About It
7) Record Store Day
8) Handle Me With Care
9) Properties Of Perception (We Are Scientists Cover)
10) The Great Escape / Freebird (We Are Scientists / Lynyrd Skynrd Covers)
11) Modern Art (Berlin Live)
12) Post Soothing Out (Berlin Live)
Sorry, That It Doesn't Sound Like It's Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 - 2020 box set artwork:
