It's a Bit Complicated is the second album by British band Art Brut.

[citation needed] It's A Bit Complicated was recorded at London's Terminal Studios and was produced by Dan Swift (whose other work includes Futureheads, Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol),[1] "a more like-minded producer"[2] according to Argos.

'With the first album, we were all still at work and stuff, so we couldn't all be in the studio at the time' Argos says.

[3] 'We wanted this album to sound sort of bigger and polished' Argos says.

The last two songs I wrote for the first album were "Emily Kane" and "Rusted Guns of Milan."

'[5] It's A Bit Complicated is the first Art Brut album to feature guitarist Jasper 'Jeff' Future.

When Chris Chinchilla left the group in late 2005 (citing financial and personal problems[6]) he was soon replaced by Future, who'd previously played guitar in Eddie Argos' earlier band, The Art Goblins.

[6][9][10] The group relocated to Australia and recorded their debut album, AAA, on a budget of $150,[11][12] in just six hours.

Their glowing review of the album concluded with the line: "Full of the kind of bathetic genius English pop used to excel in, Art Brut are life-affirming - and are worth 500 of almost every other new guitar band.

"[23] NME gave the album 8/10, believing that the group seemed "poised on the brink of mainstream acceptance".

[24] Pitchfork's review of the album was positive, scoring them 7.4, and noting "Art Brut have succeeded in crafting a satisfying half-mature sequel"[25] Not all reviews were positive, however; Q's Simon Goddard stated that after their first album Bang Bang Rock & Roll, It's a Bit Complicated sounds "extremely tired," with the "principal culprit" being singer Eddie Argos, who "is torturous after the full 34 [minutes].

"[26] In February 2008, EMI released "Pump Up the Volume" the third single from It's a Bit Complicated without informing the band.

That's right, it seems EMI have decided to release 'Pump up the Volume' without informing either the band or myself, making any kind of widescale promotion rather difficult.

"[28] On 1 March 2008, Argos subsequently revealed on his blog that Art Brut and EMI had amicably parted.