naturally. As we were playing it all live we got a chance to try and capture some of the energy from the stage show, which for us is very important. I can't imagine recording each part individually now. It seems a little contrived. He was everything we could have expected and more." As a result, the album was completed very quickly. "We recorded the album in a punk-as-fuck two weeks. With Black Francis conducting us, we pressed record, jumped around and played our songs. This is how I always thought albums were made and it’s definitely how we’re doing it from now on". Reception {{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = [ link] | rev2 = The Fly | rev2Score = <ref name="The Fly">{{cite web |first=Sophie |last=Thomsett |title=Review: Art Brut, Art Brut Vs.Satan''' |url=http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/4614/art-brut |publisher=Mama Group |accessdate=15 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805015221/http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/4614/art-brut |archive-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev3 = NME| rev3Score = link | rev4 = Crawdaddy!| rev4Score = favourable link | rev5 = Pitchfork Media| rev5Score = (7.7/10) link | rev6 = Planet Sound | rev6Score = link | rev7 = Robert Christgau | rev7Score = (A-) link | rev8 = The Skinny| rev8Score = link | rev9 = This Is Fake DIY | rev9Score = link }} Initial critical response to Art Brut vs. Satan was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 24 reviews. Pitchfork awarded the album a positive 7.7, stating in their review that "Frank Black gets the Art Brut spirit down on record better than anyone has before, with the blazing pop-metal vainglory of Weezer, the scruffy cheekiness of early Rough Trade bands, and lots of enthusiastic backing vocals. Fun for them, fun for us". NME's 8/10 review praised Eddie's "Jarvis-like confessional approach", particularly praising 'Am I Normal?', saying "the image of a 14-year-old Argos cowering from the object of his affections behind the magazine racks in WH Smith: truly, this is the indiest notion of all time." Spin'' gave the album 7/10, and said: "In a world where nothing is a metaphor, singer argos still just digs 'DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshakes,' 'The Replacements,' and records that are 'Slap Dash for No Cash.' And as long as he does, the band behind him will give him three chords and a wink".