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| Studio album by The Bravery | ||||
| Released | December 1, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-punk revival | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | John Hill & Sam Endicott | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
| BLARE | [3] |
| NME | (6/10)[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.3/10)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
Stir the Blood is the third album by New York-based rock band The Bravery. The album was released on December 1, 2009, and features the single "Slow Poison".[8]
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To record the album, the band had to leave New York City behind and head upstate and into the woods. The group set up shop for Stir the Blood in an abandoned church, which years ago housed the Pixies for an unnamed project and the B52s as they recorded "Love Shack". There, as most of the band came in and out, Endicott stayed in a neighboring house for several months as he helmed the producer's desk for the new record alongside John Hill (Santigold, Shakira). Songs, like "Slow Poison," "She's So Bendable," "I Am Your Skin" and "Hatefuck," came about as Endicott picked through riffs recorded here and there from the band's tour in support of 2007's The Sun and the Moon.
Endicott claims "there is a dark tone to this album," and that "There's an angry undertone to it. I was pretty pissed off when I wrote a lot of the songs." Endicott also claims that while the lyrics, which also focus on "intimacy," may be dark, the music stays upbeat.[9]
The first single off the album, "Slow Poison" has reached numbers 24 and 40 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and Billboard Rock Songs Chart. The second single, "I Am Your Skin" was released in November 2009 on iTunes.
A music video for the song "Hatefuck" was released in October 2009. In November a music video for "Slow Poison" was released.
A music video for "Sugar Pill" was also released in November 2009.
The cover of the album features a detail from 'Carrion Call' by British artist Polly Morgan.
All songs written and composed by Sam Endicott, except where noted.
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