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Good Weekend
Rock · 2005 · 2 tracks

Good Weekend

Three minutes of unbridled indie-rock joy that treats a successful weekend like a historic achievement. Spoken-word charm meets jagged, high-energy guitar riffs.

September 20, 2005 · Fierce Panda

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Good Weekend is the sound of pure, unadulterated enthusiasm filtered through the lens of mid-2000s British indie rock. It is a track that rejects the typical cool detachment of the genre in favor of a frantic, wide-eyed honesty. Eddie Argos doesn't so much sing as he does report, delivering his lyrics with the breathless excitement of a teenager who just had the best forty-eight hours of his life. The guitars are sharp and angular, nodding to post-punk legends like Wire or The Fall, but the spirit is entirely celebratory.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
02
Really Bad Weekend
3:49
03
Home Altars of Mexico
2:41
Moments Worth Listening For
the deadpan delivery of the line about seeing her naked twice as if it were a world-shattering revelation
the sudden stop-start guitar riff that builds tension before the first explosion of the chorus
the frantic and slightly unpolished drum fill that kicks the track into its final high-speed gear

How does Good Weekend sound next to the rest of Art Brut's catalogue?

Joyful+2.3σ

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