Brace the Wave

Brace the Wave
Studio album by Lou Barlow
Released	September 4, 2015
Genre	Folk rock, lo-fi, alternative rock
Label	Joyful Noise Recordings, US - Domino Recording, UK & Europe
Lou Barlow chronology
Goodnight Unknown (2009) Brace the Wave (2015) Reason to Live (2021)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B [2]
Consequence of Sound	B− [3]
The Irish Times	[4]
Pitchfork	7.1/10 [5]
Spin	6/10 [6]

Brace the Wave is the third solo studio album from Sebadoh and Folk Implosion frontman Lou Barlow. It was released in September 2015. ^{[7] [8]} All instruments were played by Barlow.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lou Barlow.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Redeemed"	3:14
2.	"Nerve"	2:52
3.	"Moving"	4:08
4.	"Pulse"	4:13

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wave"	2:52
2.	"Lazy"	2:33
3.	"Boundaries"	2:59
4.	"C + E"	3:18
5.	"Repeat"	4:01
Total length:		30:10

Personnel

• Lou Barlow – All instruments
• Justin Pizzoferrato – producer and engineer

References

1. "Brace the Wave - Lou Barlow". AllMusic . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
2. Fowle, Kyle (September 4, 2015). "Brace The Wave is Lou Barlow at his most contemplative and confessional". The A.V. Club . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
3. Hadusek, Jon (September 3, 2015). "Album Review: Lou Barlow - Brace the Wave". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
4. Murphy, Lauren (September 4, 2015). "Lou Barlow: Brace the Wave". The Irish Times . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
5. Everhart, John (September 8, 2015). "Lou Barlow: Brace the Wave". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
6. Joyce, Colin (September 8, 2015). "Review: Lou Barlow Crafts Another Winning Loser on 'Brace the Wave'". Spin . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
7. Goggins, Joe (September 7, 2015). "Lou Barlow" Brace the Wave". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
8. Thompson, Stephen (August 26, 2015). "Review: Lou Barlow, 'Brace The Wave'". National Public Radio . Retrieved October 8, 2018.