Second Thoughts About Life, Art Brut

Knitting Factory Tap Bar, Midnight following Think About Life. Keith of We Are Scientists and Eddie Argos watched their set as well.

Jerry: Keith. What’s the deal? I totally missed your set. You were supposed to go on at 11:30, like last night.
Keith: Oh no. I’m so sorry. I thought so too. I almost missed our set. I'm really sorry about that.
Jerry: Well at least these guys were great.
Keith: Yeah, they were awesome. Have you ever heard them before?
Jerry: I actually have their album.
Keith: Really? I was just about to go buy it.
Jerry: It’s a little rough around the edges, but… that’s kind of what’s great.

Indeed. While I may have been the first to post the W.A.S. opening for Art But, I managed to fail to see the trio entirely. Knitting Factory moved the set times up an hour, and TAL's set up two. I was fairly pissed off (not exactly sure at who), but Think About Life were indeed a saving grace. They exist in some odd realm of sound comprised of naked -and dissonant- casiotone, karaoke, and a lot of snare on the kit. And it works, somehow. As witnessed by various comments on many other blogs, not everyone will like it, and it probably won't change you life. But who cares when we're having this much fun? Heartonastick was one of the few who saw them the night before, and it sounds like it was an even better time. J, like Keith, also bought the album.


Art Brut is still Art Brut. The last 30 seconds of Emily Kane is always where it's at.