LargeHeartedBoy — Rock Edition interviews Eddie Argos about the new Art Brut album, Brilliant Tragic (out May 23rd). Stream the album at Paste. Chester Brown talks to the Winnipeg Free Press about his new graphic novel, Paying for It. The Guardian lists... more info

Altsounds — The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new studio album Brilliant! Tragic! on May 24rd. The first single "Lost Weekend" is released the week before on May 16th. Again produced by Black Francis but unlike its predessesor Art Bru... more info

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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Hard rock act the Melvins and former teen-pop act Hanson are among the acts slated to appear at the the Sunset Junction street festival. A partial list of artists performing at the Aug. 27-28 event was unveiled via the fest's... more info

Altsounds — North By Northeast (NXNE) announces the second wave of bands for the 17th edition of the festival, taking over Toronto June 13-19, 2011. NXNE has just confirmed that *Devo, Descendents, Stars, The Pharcyde, Men Without Hats, Digable Planets, Twin S... more info

Altsounds — Click Here To Download "Lost Weekend" (http://pitchfork.com/news/42152-listen-new-art-brut-lost-weekend/) The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new studio album Brilliant! Tragic! on May 24rd. The first single "Lost Weekend" i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Brook Bobbins Art Brut @ Webster Hall - March 4, 2011 Hello. We're Art Brut. We've completed the recording of our new album 'Brilliant! Tragic!' and working alongside PledgeMusic, we'd like give you a little more than usual... more info

NME — Fionn Regan, Florrie and Art Brut also play May event more info

Altsounds — *ART BRUT To Release BRILLIANT! TRAGIC!, 4th LP Out May 24th On Cooking Vinyl/The End Records Announce PledgeMusic Campaign With Free Exclusive Download & London Residency * The confident and confrontational Art Brut return with their new studio al... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. J Mascis – 'Is It Done' Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis is set to release his first solo studio album, 'Several Shades of Why’, on March 15th. Almost entirely acoustic, this collection of ten tracks was recorded at Bisquiteen Studios in Amherst, Mas... more info