The Sun and the Moon (The Bravery album)

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The Sun and the Moon
The Sun and The Moon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
Genre
Length39:37
Label Island
Producer Brendan 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 Sun and the Moon is the second studio album by American rock band the Bravery, released on May 22, 2007, by Island Records. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien. [1]

Contents

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

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Boston Globe 9/10 [6]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [7]
Pitchfork 1.8/10 [8]
PopMatters 6/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The Sun and the Moon received mixed reviews from music critics. It currently holds a 62/100 on Metacritic [2] with reviewers such as The Boston Globe awarding the album a 9/10 and saying, "This easily ranks among the top rock records of the year." [6] 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, rating the album 1.8 and ending their review with the question "Have you no sense of decency, Bravery?". [8]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week. [11]

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
Total length:39:37

Bonus tracks

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Sun and the Moon
Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [12] 24
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 7

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