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Full Name:	The Bravery
Date of Birth:	2003
Place of Birth:	New York, USA
Claim to Fame:	Their single An Honest Mistake taken from albumThe Bravery[2005]

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The Bravery
The Bravery at the video shoot for "Believe"
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Alternative rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Island Records
Website	The Official Site of The Bravery
Members
Sam Endicott John Conway Anthony Burulcich Michael Zakarin Mike Hindert

The Bravery are an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Zakarin (lead guitar, backing vocals), John Conway (keyboards, backing vocals), Mike Hindert (bass, backing vocals), and Anthony Burulcich (drums, backing vocals). Their music is a synthesis of indie rock and electronica. It has reached the top ten in the United States and the top five in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation and rising fame: 2003 1.2 Unconditional EP: 2004 1.3 The Bravery: 2005-2006 1.4 The Sun and the Moon and the remix edition: 2007-2008 1.5 Third Album: 2009-present 2 In other media 3 Discography 3.1 Studio Albums 3.2 Remix Albums 3.3 Singles 4 References 5 External links

History

Formation and rising fame: 2003

Frontman-songwriter Sam Endicott and keyboardist John Conway were classmates at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY in the late '90s. As freshmen, their musical partnership began inauspiciously, playing local bars in mock-ska band Skabba the Hut, which also included CSI: Miami star Jonathan Togo. The two went on to play together in numerous bands and recording projects, including new wave outfit Conquistador. Upon moving to NYC in early '00s, Endicott joined power pop band The Pasties. ¹ Leaving the band 2 years later, he switched from bass guitar to vocals and began writing the music that would later become "The Bravery".

Guitarist Michael Zakarin joined after answering an advert in a local paper, and brought with him bassist Mike Hindert, a classmate of his from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Drummer Anthony Burulcich was living in Boston where he had studied percussion at Berklee College of Music. After the death of his sister, Burulcich moved back to his childhood home in Long Island New York to be with his family. On the day Burulcich was moving, while driving with his belongings in a U-Haul truck, Endicott called him. Endicott and Burulcich were introduced by mutual friends in NY band Bishop Allen.

The band played their first gig at the Stinger Club in Brooklyn in November of '03. To promote their local shows, they manufactured 1,000 posters and 3 song samplers containing the songs “An Honest Mistake,” “No Brakes,” and “Public Service Announcement.” Both items featured the iconic “Phoenix” image by New York artist C. Finley. The same artwork later became the cover of The Bravery’s debut album. The band self promoted themselves by handing out CDs and postering the Lower East Side of Manhattan and Brooklyn . The band also promoted themselves on the internet and were one of the first bands on MySpace to have a profile. Their MySpace profile pointed to the thebravery.com where the same 3 songs were available as downloadable MP3s. ²

Unconditional EP: 2004

After a few months of headlining and selling out small clubs, the Bravery booked a residency at the Lower East side club Arlene’s Grocery. The Bravery played every Thursday at 10pm in May 2004. Every show sold out and garnered the attention of many record labels. Around the same time, the band received their first radio airplay on the show 'Alter Ego' hosted by Paul Driscoll on the Boston's WFNX. Aaron Axeleson at Live 105 in San Francisco and Zane Lowe at BBC Radio 1 in the U.K. also downloaded the MP3 of "An Honest Mistake" from thebravery.com. With 3 major radio stations around the world playing the MP3 of "An Honest Mistake" and sold out shows in New York, The Bravery signed in August 2004 to Island Def Jam in the United States and Loog Records in the UK. Their song, Above and Below, was featured in the movie, Never Back Down in 2007.

For the month of November 2004, The Bravery moved to the Stoke Newington part of London . The band imported their residency idea to London playing every Thursday at The Metro Club in SOHO. ³ The band toured the entire UK, France and Holland between Thursdays. The band also opened shows for Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Razorlight .

Loog Records released the Unconditional EP, ⁴a limited edition 3 song EP on CD and 12” vinyl containing the songs “Unconditional,” “No Brakes,” and “Out Of Line.” The NME wrote, “Unconditional already has the time-worn feel of an indie classic.” ³ The cover was taken from C. Finley’s oil on canvas named “Colab.” “Unconditional” received heavy airplay on Radio 1 and XFM London . The band made their TV performance debut on Later With Jools Holland.⁵ The band’s first NME feature, contained the headline "Raging Hedonists," ⁶ and exposed their reputation for drinking and partying.

The Bravery played New Years Eve of 2005 at the Motherfucker Party ⁷ in New York City. Bassist Mike Hindert was almost arrested for stripping naked and exposing his genitalia, displaying a painted smiley face and the words “Happy New Years.”

The Village Voice proclaimed the Bravery to be "New York's Official Next Big Thing"⁸ while MTV and Rolling Stone hailed them as an artist to watch. The band were also tipped in the BBC News website's Sound of 2005 poll as 2005's most promising act. ⁹

The Bravery: 2005-2006

The Bravery’s first single "An Honest Mistake", was released in the UK on February 28, 2005 and debuted at # 7 on the UK Singles Chart. The single reached # 12 on the US Modern Rock Chart. The CD single contained the b-side “Hey Sunshiney Day.” The 7” Vinyl contained the b-side “Hot Pursuit (Duet Version),” a duet with lead singer Sam Endicott and Gillian Conway (sister of keyboard player John Conway). The Bravery’s second single, "Fearless" was released in the UK on May 23, 2005. The single's slim line CD featured a cover of "An Cat Dubh" by U2 as the b-side. The b-side for the 7" vinyl was a cover of The Cars' "It’s All I Can Do". The DVD single contained the Fearless Video as well as Live Footage of "No Brakes" recorded at club Koko in London on March 1, 2005. C. Finley’s artwork entitled "Lady With A Blunt" was used as the cover art. The "Unconditional" single was released in the UK on August 29, 2005. The slim line CD single contained a Michael Brauer radio Mix as the A-side and a Benny Benassi dance remix as the b-side. The remix reached the top 10 on the UK dance charts. The Maxi single contained the b-sides "Oh, Glory" and "An Honest Mistake" remix by Superdiscount. The CD was enhanced with the video for Unconditional. "Phoenix Girl", an acrylic and graphite drawing on paper by C. Finley’s was used for the cover art.

The Bravery, was released on March 14, 2005 in the U.K. (March 29, 2005 in the U.S.). C. Finley’s painting “Phoenix” was used as the cover art. The first 10,000 copies in the UK were made with a silver foil cover and a black embossed Phoenix. The band was featured on the cover of the March 12th issue of the NME. The album was released in Europe on April 4, 2005. The band was featured on the cover of French Music Magazine Magic . Australia released the album on May 4. “An Honest Mistake” became a top ten hit on Triple J radio in Australia.

On May 28, 2005, The Bravery played 3 shows in one day taking a Helicopter from Homelands festival in Winchester, to Birmingham, to London. The Bravery’s last show of the day was the 1st of 3 sold out headlining shows at the Astoria. ¹⁰ On June 14, 2005, The Bravery supported the opening night of U2’s European tour in Manchester, UK. ¹¹ During the Bravery’s opening song, "Rites Of Spring," the power failed on stage. The band left the stage coming back 10 minutes later, only to have the power shut off again. Bono wrote a letter to the band thanking them, stating "P.S. If you ever need anything, call Edge, Adam or Larry." The Bravery went on to support other European dates for U2 including a sold out 90,000 capacity Croke Park concert in Dublin on June 27.¹² The Bravery played at Glastonbury Festival on 26 June 2005. Their set was due to be aired live on BBC Three in the daytime, but had to be shown well after the watershed, as bass guitarist Mike Hindert stripped naked on stage due to the hot weather and threw himself into the drumkit to end their set. ¹³ A photo of Mike "Dirt" Hindert’s bum on stage with 40,000 people in the distance was featured in the following issue of the NME and Blender Magazine where Mike is quoted as saying "A bottle of Jager will usually do that to you. It wasn't the best showing of my life. I should get a girl to fluff me beforehand"¹⁴Dirt’s nakedness is now immortalized on film in Julien Temple’s Glastonbury The Film.¹⁵ Throughout 2005, The Bravery sold out headlining shows all over the world and played some of the largest festivals including SXSW, Coachella Music Festival, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza. In November and December 2005 and January through March 2006, the band was the supporting act for Depeche Mode on their Touring the Angel world tour. The tour traveled all over the US, UK, Europe and even stopped in non traditional touring countries like, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

The Sun and the Moon and the remix edition: 2007-2008

US modern rock radio stations received the CD pro for The Bravery’s first single "Time Won't Let Me Go" the same week as the band played in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the SXSW festival. The single reached the alternative Top Ten Hit in America^{citation needed}.

On May 22, 2007, The Bravery’s second album The Sun and the Moon was released and debuted #24 on the US album charts. Endicott describes the new album as a departure from the synth-heavy sound of their debut. The cover and artwork are candid photographs taken by Jo McCaughey and Drew King. Sam Endicott and Art designer Andy West, took a newsprint/collage approach to the layout of the album. The Bravery's second single "Believe," reached #4 on the US Alternative charts in April 2008, eleven months after the original release of the album. Believe stayed at #4 for six weeks becoming the band's biggest radio hit to date.

Two weeks before the release, The Bravery played a number of special shows in New York City including 2 secret shows on May 8 at Arlene's Grocery, the very club that the band credits as the club where they were discovered.¹⁶ The Bravery toured extensively in the US headlining dates until June. The band headed to Europe on their own headlining tour stopping to play Oxegen and T In the Park festivals. July – September, The Bravery supported Incubus on their outdoor amphitheatre summer tour. The band then supported Smashing Pumpkins on their US theatre tour. In October, The Bravery headed to Mexico where they played Motorkr Festival in Mexico City. ¹⁷ They finished 2007 headlining more dates in the US.

iTunes announced The Bravery as the first artist ever to pre-release a different song every week prior to the album release. On February 19, 2008, the first single, a rerecording of "Believe" debuted on iTunes. A song a week followed: "This is Not the End" released on February 26, "Bad Sun" on March 4 and "The Ocean" on March 11.

While on the road, The Bravery continued working on "The Moon" recording on the back of their tour bus, in hotels and dressing rooms. In December 2007, The Bravery headed back into their New York City home studios to finish up their more raw and electronic version of the songs. In January 2008, The band announced the new release of The Sun and the Moon Complete, a two disc set featuring "The Sun" (the original Brendan O’Brien produced 12 songs) and "The Moon" (the same exact 12 songs, in the same order, but re-imagined and re-worked by the band.)The Sun and the Moon Complete was released on March 18, 2008. A new album cover and packaging accompany the 2 disc set. The Bravery's single "Believe" reached number four on the Modern Rock Charts during the week of April 13, 2008. It is the highest chart position for the band in the United States. "Believe" stayed at number 4 for six weeks and is still currently on the Modern Rock Charts.

Third Album: 2009-present

Keyboardist John Conway posted on the band's blog that The Bravery were in the studio with producer John Hill, who has previously worked with Santogold and M.I.A and that new tunes were "already taking shape".

On May 5th, The Bravery's home page was replaced with images of stained-glass windows as well as a message stating that their new album would be out in the Fall.

It was announced on May 9th that The Bravery would be touring with Green Day from July 3rd to July 25th 2009.

In other media

The Bravery recorded a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins song "Rocket."¹⁸The song was released on a cover mount CD for Spin Magazine and on iTunes as a downloadable single.

Discography

Studio Albums

• 2005- The Bravery
• 2007- The Sun and the Moon

Remix Albums

• 2008- The Sun and the Moon Complete

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions					Album
		U.S. 1920	U.S. Mod 19	U.S. D/CP 19	UK	UK Dance
2005	"An Honest Mistake"	97	12	—	7	—	The Bravery
	"Fearless"	—	—	34	43	—
	"Unconditional"	—	34	—	49	5
2007	"Time Won't Let Me Go"	124[I]	10	36	—	—	The Sun and the Moon
	"Believe"	106	4	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or have yet to chart.

• I ^  A placement of number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart translates to a placement of number 124 on the main Hot 100 chart.

References

External links

• Official website
• The Bravery at MySpace

v • d • e The Bravery Sam Endicott · John Conway · Anthony Burulcich · Michael Zakarin · Mike Hindert Studio albums The Bravery · The Sun and the Moon · Untitled 3rd Studio Album Remix albums The Sun and the Moon Complete Singles "An Honest Mistake" · "Fearless" · "Unconditional" · "Time Won't Let Me Go" · "Believe"