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Bravery, Repetition, and Noise
Rock · 2001 · 12 tracks

Bravery, Repetition, and Noise

October 16, 2001 · A Records (4)

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Bravery, Repetition, and Noise is the sound of a band trading their usual chaotic, drug-induced sprawl for a more focused, nocturnal elegance.

It feels like a bridge between the sun-drenched psychedelia of the 1960s and the rain-slicked post-punk of the 1980s. The guitars chime with a Byrds-like clarity, but they are anchored by basslines that feel heavy, dark, and unmistakably modern. It is an album that exists in the shadows of a city, capturing a sense of cool detachment that is simultaneously deeply vulnerable.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Just for Today
4:18
02
Telegram
2:34
03
Stolen
1:30
04
Open Heart Surgery
4:19
05
Nevertheless
3:30
06
Sailor
3:43
07
You Have Been Disconnected
3:25
08
Leave Nothing for Sancho
2:57
09
Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower
4:55
10
If I Love You?
2:31
11
(I Love You) Always
3:29
12
If I Love You? (New European Gold Standard Secret Babylonian Brotherhood Cinema mix)
6:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the driving garage rhythm to the ethereal, layered vocal harmonies on Just for Today.
The way the 12-string guitar chime cuts through the thick, moody bassline during the bridge of Telegram.
The sudden shift into a more aggressive, feedback-tinged coda that disrupts the otherwise steady, hypnotic groove.

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