Released May 22, 2007 | Length 39:37 Release date 22 May 2007 | |
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The Sun and the Moon is the second album by New York-based rock band The Bravery. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released in the United States on May 22, 2007 (see 2007 in music).
Contents
- Sales and chart performance
- Track listing
- Bonus tracksB sides
- Singles
- Other non album songs
- Personnel
- Critical response
- Popular culture
- Review link
- Songs
- References
The album's title comes from lyrics in both "Angelina" and "The Ocean".
Sales and chart performance
The album debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, selling about 22,000 copies in its first week.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Sam Endicott.
- "Intro" – 0:28 (featuring Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 on the Moon version)
- "Believe" – 3:46
- "This Is Not the End" – 3:59
- "Every Word Is a Knife in My Ear" – 3:35
- "Bad Sun" – 4:02
- "Time Won't Let Me Go" – 4:11
- "Tragedy Bound" – 2:22
- "Fistful of Sand" – 3:10
- "Angelina" – 3:11
- "Split Me Wide Open" – 3:38
- "Above and Below" – 3:30
- "The Ocean" – 3:40
Bonus tracks/B-sides
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".
Personnel
Critical response
The album was received with mixed reviews. It currently holds a 62% on Metacritic 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". 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 Media 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?".
Popular culture
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.
Review link
Songs
1Intro0:29
2Believe3:46
3This Is Not the End3:59