Eddie Argos of Art Brut is preparing a side project along with Dyan Valdes, the pianist of Blood Arm from L.A.
Everybody Was in the French Resistance ... Now, as they are called, in their debut album 'Fixin' the Charts' ... respond in their own way to famous pop songs. For example, 'Hey It's Jimmy Mack' comes into conflict with 'Jimmy Mack' by Martha and the Vandellas, the 'Coal Digger' with 'Gold Digger' by Kanye West and the 'GIRLFREN (You Know I've Got A )' with 'Girlfriend' by Avril Lavigne.
The album will be released by Cooking Vinyl in January and until then you can listen to 'Hey It's Jimmy Mack' in the group's page in myspace .
The tracklist of 'Fixin' the Charts' is:
01 Creeque Allies
02 GIRLFREN (You Know I've Got A)
03 (I'm So) Waldo P Emerson Jones
04 The Scarborough Affaire
05 Billie's Genes
06 Think Twice (It's Not Alright)
07 Hey It's Jimmy Mack
08 He's a "Rebel"
09 Coal Digger
10 My Way (Is Not Always the Best Way)
11 Superglue
12 Walk Alone
02 GIRLFREN (You Know I've Got A)
03 (I'm So) Waldo P Emerson Jones
04 The Scarborough Affaire
05 Billie's Genes
06 Think Twice (It's Not Alright)
07 Hey It's Jimmy Mack
08 He's a "Rebel"
09 Coal Digger
10 My Way (Is Not Always the Best Way)
11 Superglue
12 Walk Alone
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