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

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Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
Studio album by
Released23 November 2018
GenreIndie rock, art punk, garage punk, garage rock
LabelAlcopop! Records
ProducerJim Moray
Art Brut chronology
Brilliant! Tragic!
(2011)
Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
(2018)
Singles from Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!
  1. "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!"
    Released: 15 August 2018
  2. "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 2012 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

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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

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Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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References

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  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.