Emily Kane
A frantic, talk-sung explosion of adolescent longing. Jagged guitars and driving rhythms turn a specific childhood crush into a universal anthem of nostalgic obsession.
May 2, 2005 · Fierce Panda
A frantic, talk-sung explosion of adolescent longing. Jagged guitars and driving rhythms turn a specific childhood crush into a universal anthem of nostalgic obsession.
May 2, 2005 · Fierce Panda
Emily Kane is a rare artifact of indie rock that manages to be hyper-specific and universally relatable at the same time. While many artists hide behind metaphors, Art Brut's Eddie Argos lays everything bare with a talk-sung delivery that feels like a late-night confession to a close friend. The music is lean and muscular, built on the kind of angular, driving post-punk foundations that defined the mid-2000s British scene. It is energetic, slightly clumsy, and deeply earnest, capturing the exact frequency of teenage infatuation that never quite fades into adulthood.
How does Emily Kane sound next to the rest of Art Brut's catalogue?
Nostalgic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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