Pretend To Be Brave
Studio album by
BOAT
ReleasedMarch 25, 2013
GenreIndie Rock
Length32:26
LabelMagic Marker Records
BOAT chronology
Dress Like Your Idols
(2011)		 Pretend To Be Brave
(2013)

Pretend To Be Brave was the fifth full-length album by indie rock band BOAT, released in 2013.[1][2] It was the follow-up to the band's 2011 album, Dress Like Your Idols.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(6.8/10) [3]

Pretend To Be Brave received largely positive reviews from critics. Pitchfork Media's Jamieson Cox called the album "a breezy, compact guitar pop record... surprisingly concerned with maturity and mortality, and this juxtaposition is the source of some of the album's finest moments" and compared the album's sound to The New Pornographers.[4] KEXP claimed its "songs are reminiscent of the most pop-friendly side of Pavement, contrasting buoyant song hooks and infectious sing-a-long choruses with lovably self-effacing lyrics".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Sharpshooters" – 2:28
  2. "Inside an Aquarium" – 3:35
  3. "Hating the Criminal" – 2:45
  4. "Sore Toes and Elbows" – 2:02
  5. "Pretend to Be Brave" – 2:50
  6. "With the Sea at My Back" – 2:05
  7. "Interstellar Helen Keller" – 3:55
  8. "The Big, the Bright" – 2:33
  9. "This Isn't How I Pictured It" – 2:32
  10. "Problem Solvers" – 2:57
  11. "Wave the White Flag" – 2:29
  12. "Grind Like Gears" – 2:19

Personnel

  • D. Crane, vocals and guitar
  • M. McKenzie, bass and guitar
  • J. Goodman, guitar
  • J. Angle, drums

[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Store: MMR066 BOAT - Pretend to be Brave". Magic Marker Records. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. ↑ Tim Sendra (2013-03-25). "Pretend to Be Brave - BOAT | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  3. ↑ "BOAT: Pretend To Be Brave | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  4. ↑ "BOAT: Pretend To Be Brave | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-03-20. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  5. ↑ "KEXP 90.3 FM - Album Review:". Kexp.org. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  6. ↑ "BOAT | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.