The Triangle

Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment

Media Credit: MCT Campus The two founding members Sam Endicott and John Conway met while attending Vassar College where they participated in and formed multiple bands. One of their musical projects included the band Conquistador.

In the constant search for new music, one may find that it is becoming increasingly difficult to discover new bands that don't sound very similar to 1000 other bands. Island Records' band, The Bravery, offer something a little different from the norm.

The Bravery's founding two members, John and Sam, who met at art school, decided to start a band that sounded unique. Sam brought bass to the table, and John brought keyboards. They were interested in everything from punk to jazz, country, and metal. After some tinkering with an iMac, and finally the addition of three other members, Michael, Dirt, and Anthony, The Bravery was officially born.

With the release of their second album, The Sun and the Moon, The Bravery have experimented much more than their first album, The Bravery. The band dabbles with plenty of new textures and sounds, as they abandon their familiar sound that they found on The Bravery. With the help of producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan), The Sun and The Moon coverts subjects of overcoming fear and negativity to an extent that could be described as spiritual. The band also writes about extremes such as life and death, good and evil, hope and desperation; thus the album title The Sun and The Moon.

The Sun and The Moon debuted at No. 24 on The Billboard 200 album chart, moving about 22,000 copies in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This winter, The Bravery has embarked on a full scale headlining tour with The Switches as their opening act. On Feb. 22 The Bravery brings their eclectic music to The Fillmore (TLA) in Philadelphia.

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