The Sun And The Moon

The Bravery

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B000P6RJ30
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,867 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Sam Endicott will probably never be taken seriously. Not after fronting a band called Skabba the Hut. Not after switching ridiculous dreadlocks for an even more ridiculous faux-hawk. And certainly not after taking a feud with the Killers' Brandon Flowers seriously. It's too bad because Endicott's band the Bravery has made a second album that is worth taking seriously. On The Sun and the Moon, the New York five-piece trades in the faux British accents and Duran Duran synthesizer flares of its self-titled 2005 debut for something a little more real. Bursting to life with sweeping, opulently textured songs like "This Is Not the End" and "Time Won't Let Me Go," it's a warmer and statelier set that seems somehow more dignified. Give or take a few stray lyrics, it could easily pass for the work of a band that has unexpectedly stumbled on credibility. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything I Have Someday Will Fall Apart And Fade Away., June 15, 2007

By	Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I disagree with other reviewers here--"The Sun And The Moon" is very much a continuation of The Bravery's first album. Sure, it has less synth, but it still retains that new wave/punk vibe of the late 1970's/early 1980's. Check out the Clash-like "London Calling" riff on "This Is Not The End".





That said, "The Sun And The Moon" is about the same as their last album. It has 7 good songs and some filler. In this case, "Believe", "This Is Not The End", "Every Word Is A Knife In My Ear", "Bad Sun", "Time Won't Let Me Go" and "Tragedy Bound" are the solid tracks whilst the five tracks that end the album are repetitious. I don't mind though, because I'd buy a third album from this band because they continue to show potential. I don't think they've figured out how to make every song count yet, but lyrically, "The Sun And The Moon" is more interesting than their debut. Take the lyrics on "Believe", "Time Won't Let Me Go" and "Tragedy Bound". I like the doom and gloom, the mild nihilism, the gray outlook--that's what made earlier punk and new wave stand apart from the sappy top 40.





I'd also recommend The Killers, Keane, Interpol, The Postal Service, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor for other newer, similar sounding artists. If you want a history lesson, The Clash, Duran Duran, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Cars, Blondie, U2, Simple Minds, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, OMD, Kraftwerk, The Psychedelic Furs, Roxy Music should broaden your mind (and ears).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of list this year, May 24, 2007

By	Tankery "Tankery" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

With an album more in tune to the song than the dance this time around, The Bravery have put out one of the best albums this year.

There is a lush, exacting quality to the less electronic, more melodic sound here but songs like Time Won't Let Me go and Fistful of Sand show just how good their songs can be, without gimmicks or an over reverance to the 80s God bands like New Order and The Cure.

I'll take this group over the Killers or Interpol or a half a million other NY and elsewhere bands who have morphed the alternative 80s sounds into something listenable and categorically post punk.

With new instruments and a richer feel to almost every song, The Bravery have put themselves at the top of this over saturated rock and roll scene.

There are no weak tracks and The Ocean is a beautiful lightly techno ending to a great album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fearless, not so much on this new album..., May 23, 2007

By	Hidden Valley Ranch "Hidden Valley Ranch" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

The Bravery's first CD was incredible. The Bravery Unfortunately that means that subsequent releases will always be compared to the original album.

This CD while delivering some great tracks, for lack of a better word is not as "catchy." While there is not a total absence of "catchyness" (lol, not even a real word) there could be more of it. That's the limit of my disappointment. There are some great tracks as well as the expected strong lyrical backing. The album has a definite deeper feel than the previous release as well as some real upbeat tracks. It has lasting sound to it and you wont get tired of it too quickly.

I give it 3 Stars. Give it a listen, form your own opinion.