The Bravery--The Bravery

Crashing out of the New York music scene in 2005 with their self-titled album, The Bravery perfectly represents the dance-influenced area of rock. Every song has the classic club beat to it, fast moving bass lines, and light guitar riffs. Intermixed with the classic rock instruments are many layers of electronic effects, along with the slightly strained voice of lead singer Sam Endicott. The songs, such as "Unconditional", also have selfish emo lyrics, riding smoothly through the sorrowful rhythms, yet the entire song comes together as one that anyone could dance to without giving thoughts to any deeper meanings. This style of masking deeply meaningful lyrics with bouncy pop tunes has been done before, and at times the mess of electronic effects and bass beats causes the listener to grab a bottle of aspirin, but on the whole The Bravery delivers a unique experience that shows the direction of which that area of rock is destined to go.

(Published at LosingToday.com)