With musical tastes changing weekly, it is often difficult to capture the attention of listeners, especially with the wider availability of music. As a result, bands disappear faster than you can say Grammy. However, with two albums and a publicity-driven feud with The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, alongside a gaggle of shows under their belt, it is nearly impossible to miss The Bravery. As one of the hardest working rock acts, The Bravery is determined to make a name for itself in the music industry and remain there.
So how do they do it? Well in an age with where iPods and MySpace control the music industry, The Bravery kicks back to basics and relies on playing for the fans. “We basically tour non-stop, we work really hard at that. We just try to keep in touch with the fans,” says Conway.
Playing together since early 2000, The Bravery’s linep consists of Sam Endicott (vocals/guitar), John Conway (keyboards), Michael Zakarian (guitar), Mike Hindert (bass) and Anthony Burulcich (drums). Starting from the bottom up, the boys wrote, recorded, produced and distributed their first album independently. Spending their days in front of records stores and their nights playing anywhere they could, the band’s time was consumed with one another, as a result a close bond developed amongst the members. “The thing that is missing from a lot of bands now is that relationship with their members. It’s really helpful now that we are all really close,” states Conway.
To develop that all important fan base, the band posted their music on a little website named MySpace. Although MySpace was still a fledgling social network in 2003, the site opened up a new realm of possibility to the band when they realized that the internet could ...
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... allowed them to hone what Conway calls a “more organic sound.” This “organic” sound produced the music found on the band’s latest album The Sun and The Moon. This evolution into a less synth sound has been met with criticism from music reviewers and columnists alike, however, as Conway shares, the band’s sound is not so much changing, as it is growing. “That’s really the progression of the band. Playing live everyday, you grow individually and as a band,” says Conway.
Whether you like the sound of the first or second album more, there is no denying that The Bravery is progressing into a more mature rock band. Like the musicians before them, change is inevitable and it reveals their versatility and desire to become a more capable band. Who knows, with their dedication to touring and fans, The Bravery may surprise critics in the end by outlasting competing acts.
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