The Sun and the Moon (The Bravery album)

The Sun and the Moon is the second album by New York-based rock band The Bravery.[1] The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released in the United States on May 22, 2007 (see 2007 in music).[2]

The Sun and the Moon
Studio album by
The Bravery
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length39:37
LabelIsland, Polydor
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
The Bravery chronology
The Bravery
(2005)		 The Sun and the Moon
(2007)		 The Sun and the Moon Complete
(2008)
Singles from The Sun and the Moon
  1. "Time Won't Let Me Go"
    Released: March 27, 2007
  2. "Believe"
    Released: 2007

The album's title comes from lyrics in both "Angelina" and "The Ocean".

Reception

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
Blender[6]
The Boston Globe9/10[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[8]
Pitchfork1.8/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

The Sun and the Moon received mixed reviews from music critics. It currently holds a 62/100 on Metacritic[3] with reviews such as the Boston Globe awarding the album a 9/10 and saying "This easily ranks among the top rock records of the year."[7] Other publications, while giving it a positive review, said it was a slight slump compared to their self-titled debut, although noting the slump was not as great as those from the Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party and Editors. Pitchfork wrote a scathing review, giving the album a low 1.8, and ending their angry review with the question "Have you no sense of decency, Bravery?".[9]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 22,000 copies in its first week.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Endicott.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (featuring Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 on the Moon version)0:28
2."Believe"3:46
3."This Is Not the End"3:59
4."Every Word Is a Knife in My Ear"3:35
5."Bad Sun"4:02
6."Time Won't Let Me Go"4:11
7."Tragedy Bound"2:22
8."Fistful of Sand"3:10
9."Angelina"3:11
10."Split Me Wide Open"3:38
11."Above and Below"3:30
12."The Ocean"3:40

Bonus tracks/B-sides
  • "Rat in the Walls" – 3:03 (Best Buy bonus disc)
  • "Faces" – 2:56 (Best Buy bonus disc)
  • "Who Left Me Out?" – 2:33 (Newbury Comics/Rhino Records bonus disc)
  • "Sorrow" – 2:25 (Newbury Comics/Rhino Records bonus disc and "Time Won't Let Me Go" single)
  • "The Dandy (Rock)" – 3:33 (German iTunes Store)

Singles

Other non-album songs

The band's official website has been updating their websites with sneak peeks of the band warming up during their "Secret Shows" for acoustic renditions of the songs from the album, notably "This Is Not the End" and "Angelina".[13]

Personnel
  • 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

The song "Believe" has been used in numerous media:

The song "The Ocean" was featured in an episode of the TV series Grey's Anatomy on ABC.

The song "Above and Below" was featured in the end credits for the 2009 film Forget Me Not.

The song "Time Won't Let Me Go" was featured in NBC's TV series Las Vegas, season 5, episode 5, "Run Copper Run"; in the commercial for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers playoff game; and in the ending credits for the 2008 film Never Back Down.

A song by Bus Stop, from their self-titled album, is called "The Sun and the Moon" and was released as the album's first single.

References
  1. "The Bravery announce second album details". NME. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
  2. "2007's Best Bets: Best of the Rest of 12 Months of Tunes". Billboard.
  3. "The Sun And The Moon by The Bravery". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. Phares, Heather. "The Sun and the Moon - The Bravery". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. Hyden, Steven (22 May 2007). "The Bravery: The Sun and the Moon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. Ganz, Caryn. "Bravery, The: The Sun and the Moon". Blender. Alpha Media Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  7. Morse, Steve (30 May 2007). "And the stars aligned". The Boston Globe. Boston.com. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  8. Day, Adrienne (18 May 2007). "The Sun and the Moon". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  9. Moerder, Adam (31 May 2007). "The Bravery: The Sun and the Moon". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  10. Keefe, Michael (28 May 2007). "The Bravery: The Sun and the Moon". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  11. Rolling Stone review
  12. Hasty, Katie (30 May 2007). "Maroon 5 Nudges Linkin Park From Atop Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  13. "The Bravery - official website". 16 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
  14. thatsthatish.com: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The VS. EP
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