Brave Faces Everyone is the third studio album by American rock band Spanish Love Songs. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Pure Noise.[3] The album was greeted with widespread acclaim by music critics, with a weighted score of 86 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[4]
Brave Faces Everyone | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 7, 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | Pure Noise | |||
Spanish Love Songs chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Brave Faces Everyone | ||||
|
On April 15, 2022, a reimagining of Brave Faces Everyone, titled Brave Faces, Etc., was released. It featured alternate and more electronic[5] versions of the songs from Brave Faces Everyone.
Commercial performance
editThe album debuted at No. 21 on Vinyl Albums chart and No. 61 on the Top Album Sales chart with 2000 copies sold.[6]
Critical reception
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2023) |
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 86/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
Kerrang! | [8] |
PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
Sputnikmusic | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 5 reviews.[4]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Routine Pain" | 4:23 |
2. | "Self-Destruction (As a Sensible Career Choice)" | 2:59 |
3. | "Generation Loss" | 4:26 |
4. | "Kick" | 4:02 |
5. | "Beachfront Property" | 4:07 |
6. | "Losers" | 4:25 |
7. | "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)" | 4:25 |
8. | "Losers 2" | 4:02 |
9. | "Dolores" | 3:10 |
10. | "Brave Faces, Everyone" | 4:26 |
Total length: | 40:25 |
Notes
edit- "Self-Destruction (As a Sensible Career Choice)" and "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)" are stylized in sentence case by the band, yet on all streaming platforms, the songs are listed in title case.
- "Beachfront Property" is sometimes stylized as "Beach Front Property."
Charts
editChart | Peak position |
---|---|
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11] | 61 |
References
edit- ^ "Brave Faces Everyone (2020)". Punknews.org. February 4, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Varvaris, Mary (August 24, 2023). "Spanish Love Songs: 'We Really Don't Want To Work With Any A**holes'". Kill Your Stereo. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Leuthauser, Adrian (January 7, 2020). "Spanish Love Songs Announce New Album". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Curtiss, Ryan (April 11, 2022). "Album Review: Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces, Etc". New Noise. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Neohof, Kate (February 20, 2020). "Spanish Love Songs Are Here to Help You Survive the 'Bleak Stuff' With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Feibel, Adam (February 6, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa (10 February 2020). "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "Punk's Spanish Love Songs Urge 'Brave Faces Everyone'". PopMatters. February 11, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. February 6, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums Sales Chart". Billboard. February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.