For anyone who has been reading this blog for any amount of time, you know that I am a HUGE fan of the Washington DC based, progressive/melodic rock sextuplet BRAVE. Well, after what seems like forever and a day, BRAVE is back with a brand new release called the calm | the storm. The album marks their first full length since their critically acclaimed 2008 full length release Monuments and their 2014 Surrounds Me single. The new music will be released independently on all standard distribution platforms on January 8, 2019. A limited number of physical CD’s will also be exclusively available on the bands brand new website: www.bravemusic.com.
This collection of music represents sonic musings of “calm” and “storm”, or predominately “acoustic” and “electric” songs. BRAVE co-founder, lead composer and guitarist Scott Loose says, “After 10 years of writing and refining this music, it continued to develop right through the recording process. We explore a fairly wide dynamic range on this album, from a very minimalist acoustic/vocal track called ‘Bay Song’ to more dense compositions such as the opening track ‘I Will Wait’.”
Co-founder and lead singer Michelle Schrotz adds, “These songs represent ‘life stories’ and lyrically deal with life, death, love, loss, searching and reflecting through various stages in one’s existence.” She continues, “there are musical passages on this album that are simplistic at times and other times heavy and powerful, but always remain beautiful and melodic with a uniquely BRAVE quality to them.”.
The Great Southern Brainfart is honored to have an exclusive premier of the song “Electric Ravens” from the forthcoming album! Listen, love, and be ready for The Calm|The Storm!
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