Brave Faces Everyone
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| Released | February 7, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
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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]
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[edit]
The 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[edit]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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[edit]
| No. | 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[edit]
| Chart | 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.
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