French TV - #7 The Case Against Art (2001)

"#7 The Case Against Art" is the seventh studio album by the American avant-garde band French TV from Louisville, Kentucky. Released in 2001 on Pretentious Dinosaur Records, the label of the band's longtime leader and bassist, Mike Sary, this album cemented the band's status as one of the most vibrant, complex, and yet ironic representatives of American independent avant-rock.

French TV has always balanced the intersection of virtuosic 70s prog rock, European radical avant-garde, and the outright absurdism of Frank Zappa. "#7 The Case Against Art" continues this line, featuring five large-scale, instrumentally overloaded, and intricate compositions totaling approximately 55 minutes.

For fans of inventive, unpredictable and dense music, this album is one of the highlights of French TV's discography, demonstrating a phenomenal balance between complex compositional structures and a light, casual "hooliganism".