Earl Brutus

Nick Sanderson, founder and frontman of the band Earl Brutus, had an unusual goal for his group: he dreamed that some day one of their songs could become the standard tune played to clear out pubs at closing time. "Our dream is to record the perfect song to be played at chucking-out time," Sanderson once told a reporter. "That's when music makes most sense." While they never achieved that dream, Earl Brutus did create a truly distinctive sound during their lifetime, a reworked variation on '70s glam rock with an added layer of electronics and a lyrical stance that was obsessiv...