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The Bravery
The Bravery
Studio album by the Bravery
Released	March 14, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Bushwick (Brooklyn, New York City); Various bedrooms;
Genre	Indie rock; post-punk revival; dance-punk; dance-rock;
Length	37:51
Label	Island
Producer	Sam Endicott
The Bravery chronology
Singles from The Bravery
	"An Honest Mistake"; Released: January 31, 2005; "Fearless"; Released: May 23, 2005; "Unconditional"; Released: August 22, 2005;

The Bravery is the debut studio album by American rock band the Bravery, released on March 14, 2005, by Island Records. It peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200^[4] and number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.^[5]

The first single from the album, "An Honest Mistake", was released on January 31, 2005. The UK and Japanese releases of the album contain the bonus track "Hot Pursuit". The version on the Japanese edition is a different mix, featuring Gillian Conway (keyboardist John Conway's sister) on vocals, along with Sam Endicott.

The track "Swollen Summer" is featured in the PlayStation 2 game, Gran Turismo 4.^[6] The Bravery opened up their set with this song at the July 27, 2008 Projekt Revolution concert held in the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia.^[7] The song "Unconditional" is featured in the 2005 game, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.^[8] The song "An Honest Mistake" is featured in the video games True Crime: New York City and MVP Baseball 2005 (a remixed version by DJ Superdiscount can be found on Burnout Revenge).^[9]^[10]^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100^[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[13]
Lost at Sea	8/10^[14]
NME	7/10^[15]
Pitchfork	5.3/10^[16]
PopMatters	7/10^[17]
Robert Christgau	^[18]
Rolling Stone	^[19]
Stylus Magazine	D+^[1]
Uncut	^[20]

The Bravery garnered positive reviews from music critics who praised their interpretation of the new wave revival movement. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 24 reviews.^[12]

Steve Sutherland of Uncut gave high praise to the new wave revivalist production and the band's musicianship resembling that of their inspirations, in terms of vocals and instrumentals, concluding that, "This album is already one of the debuts of the year. All hail The Bravery and their new bold dream."^[20] MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic praised the band for taking their influences and making them their own with catchability and upbeat optimism, saying that, "The Bravery isn't sonically mind-blowing, but the new millennium new wave revival remains intriguing. This New York five-piece makes an interesting effort without it coming off contrived and dishonest."^[13]

While finding Endicott's vocal delivery mediocre at best, Nicholas Taylor of PopMatters praised the danceable production and devil-may-care lyrics for giving the band a nice platform to start from, concluding with, "This debut is certainly promising, and I look forward to seeing whether the Bravery can begin to carve out a more concrete and distinctive image and place for themselves."^[17] Robert Christgau graded the album as a "dud",^[18] indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought."^[21] Pitchfork writer Adam Moerder criticized the band's unremarkable take on '80s new wave with lacklustre instrumentals and Endicott's vocals sounding too close to Robert Smith and Simon Le Bon. He gave praise to the tracks "An Honest Mistake" and "Tyrant" for their intricacies in terms of synth and vocal choices, concluding that "Despite these highlights, though, this is still rock made on an assembly line— predictable, economically efficient, and about as dynamic as a Model T."^[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Endicott, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Honest Mistake"	3:39
2.	"No Brakes"	3:04
3.	"Fearless"	3:06
4.	"Tyrant" (Endicott, John Conway)	4:43
5.	"Give In"	2:48
6.	"Swollen Summer"	3:18
7.	"Public Service Announcement"	3:35
8.	"Out of Line"	3:04
9.	"Unconditional"	3:21
10.	"The Ring Song"	3:25
11.	"Rites of Spring"	3:21
Total length:		37:51

Bonus tracks

"Hot Pursuit" (Endicott, Conway) – 3:07 (UK/Japanese bonus track)
"Hey Sunshiney Day" (Endicott, Conway) – 2:26 (Japanese bonus track)
"Unconditional" (video) (Japanese bonus track)
"An Honest Mistake" (video) (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[22]

The Bravery

Sam Endicott – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Michael Zakarin – lead guitar, backing vocals
John Conway – keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Hindert – bass, backing vocals
Anthony Burulcich – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Steven Lourie – drums on tracks 1-4 and 6-8
Joshua Kessler – tambourine on track 10

Technical

Nic Hard – mixing
Brian Gardner – mastering

Artwork

Louis Marino – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Bravery*
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[23]	69
French Albums (SNEP)^[24]	92
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[25]	15
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[26]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	5
US Billboard 200^[4]	18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *The Bravery*
Chart (2005)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	147

Certifications

Certifications for *The Bravery*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Kahrl, Sarah. "The Bravery - The Bravery". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 21, 2005. p. 27.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard 200 – Week of April 16, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Gran Turismo 4 (Video Game 2004) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
^ https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/projekt-revolution-2008-73339edd-62a5-4bd0-8f11-3737ac35c934 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
^ "True Crime: New York City (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
^ "MVP Baseball 2005 (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
^ "Burnout Revenge (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
^ ^a ^b "The Bravery by The Bravery". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, MacKenzie. "The Bravery – The Bravery". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
^ Peters, Sarah (April 12, 2005). "The Bravery – The Bravery (Island Records)". Lost at Sea. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^ Moody, Paul (September 12, 2005). "The Bravery : The Bravery". NME. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Moerder, Adam (April 19, 2005). "The Bravery: The Bravery". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Nicholas (March 27, 2005). "The Bravery: self-titled". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert. "CG: Bravery". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
^ Sheffield, Rob (April 7, 2005). "The Bravery: The Bravery". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Sutherland, Steve (March 8, 2005). "The Bravery – The Bravery". Uncut. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^ The Bravery (booklet). The Bravery. Island. 2005. B000416302.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 15th August 2005" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 807. August 15, 2005. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Trove.
^ "Lescharts.com – The Bravery – The Bravery". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Bravery". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "The Official UK Albums Chart – 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
^ "British album certifications – Bravery – The Bravery". British Phonographic Industry. March 11, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[Kahrl-1] Kahrl, Sarah. "The Bravery - The Bravery". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[fmqb-2] "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

[3] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 21, 2005. p. 27.

[BB200-4] "Billboard 200 – Week of April 16, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[UK-5] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[6] "Gran Turismo 4 (Video Game 2004) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.

[7] ttps://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/projekt-revolution-2008-73339edd-62a5-4bd0-8f11-3737ac35c934 ^{[bare URL]}

[8] "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.

[9] "True Crime: New York City (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.

[10] "MVP Baseball 2005 (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.

[11] "Burnout Revenge (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.

[Metacritic-12] "The Bravery by The Bravery". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

[AM-13] Wilson, MacKenzie. "The Bravery – The Bravery". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

[LAS-14] Peters, Sarah (April 12, 2005). "The Bravery – The Bravery (Island Records)". Lost at Sea. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

[NME-15] Moody, Paul (September 12, 2005). "The Bravery : The Bravery". NME. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[Pitchfork-16] Moerder, Adam (April 19, 2005). "The Bravery: The Bravery". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2016.

[PM-17] Taylor, Nicholas (March 27, 2005). "The Bravery: self-titled". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[Christgau-18] Christgau, Robert. "CG: Bravery". robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

[RS-19] Sheffield, Rob (April 7, 2005). "The Bravery: The Bravery". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2011.

[Uncut-20] Sutherland, Steve (March 8, 2005). "The Bravery – The Bravery". Uncut. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

[21] Christgau, Robert (2000). "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

[22] The Bravery (booklet). The Bravery. Island. 2005. B000416302.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[23] "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 15th August 2005" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 807. August 15, 2005. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Trove.

[ac_France_The_Bravery-24] "Lescharts.com – The Bravery – The Bravery". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[ac_Ireland2_The_Bravery-25] "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Bravery". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[ac_Scotland_-26] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[27] "The Official UK Albums Chart – 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

[United_KingdomBraveryThe_BraveryalbumCertRef-28] "British album certifications – Bravery – The Bravery". British Phonographic Industry. March 11, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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The Bravery (album)

Critical reception

Track listing

Bonus tracks

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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