Stir the Blood
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Stir the Blood is the third album by New York
-based rock band
The Bravery
. The album was released on December 1, 2009, and features the single "Slow Poison".
". There, as most of the band came in and out, Endicott stayed in a neighboring house for several months as he helmed the producer's desk for the new record alongside John Hill (Santigold, Shakira).
Songs, like "Slow Poison," "She's So Bendable," "I Am Your Skin" and "Hatefuck," came about as Endicott picked through riffs recorded here and there from the band's tour in support of 2007's The Sun and the Moon
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Endicott claims "there is a dark tone to this album," and that "There's an angry undertone to it. I was pretty pissed off when I wrote a lot of the songs." Endicott also claims that while the lyrics, which also focus on "intimacy," may be dark, the music stays upbeat.
Chart. The second single, "I Am Your Skin" was released in November 2009 on iTunes
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A music video for the song "Hatefuck" was released in October 2009. In November a music video for "Slow Poison" was released.
A music video for "Sugar Pill" was also released in November 2009.
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New York City
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-based rock band
Rock Band
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The Bravery
The Bravery
The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott , Michael Zakarin , John Conway , Mike Hindert , and Anthony Burulcich...
. The album was released on December 1, 2009, and features the single "Slow Poison".
Production
To record the album, the band had to leave New York City behind and head upstate and into the woods. The group set up shop for Stir the Blood in an abandoned church, which years ago housed the Pixies for an unnamed project and the B52s as they recorded "Love ShackLove Shack
"Love Shack" is a single by rock band The B-52's. Originally released in 1989 from their album Cosmic Thing, the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller...
". There, as most of the band came in and out, Endicott stayed in a neighboring house for several months as he helmed the producer's desk for the new record alongside John Hill (Santigold, Shakira).
Songs, like "Slow Poison," "She's So Bendable," "I Am Your Skin" and "Hatefuck," came about as Endicott picked through riffs recorded here and there from the band's tour in support of 2007's The Sun and the Moon
The Sun and the Moon
The Sun and the Moon is the second album by New York-based rock band The Bravery. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released in the United States on May 22, 2007 ....
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Endicott claims "there is a dark tone to this album," and that "There's an angry undertone to it. I was pretty pissed off when I wrote a lot of the songs." Endicott also claims that while the lyrics, which also focus on "intimacy," may be dark, the music stays upbeat.
Singles/music videos
The first single off the album, "Slow Poison" has reached numbers 24 and 40 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and Billboard Rock SongsRock Songs
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Chart. The second single, "I Am Your Skin" was released in November 2009 on iTunes
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A music video for the song "Hatefuck" was released in October 2009. In November a music video for "Slow Poison" was released.
A music video for "Sugar Pill" was also released in November 2009.
Album Art
The cover of the album features a detail from 'Carrion Call' by British artist Polly MorganPolly Morgan
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sam Endicott, except where noted.- "Adored" – 3:42
- "Song for Jacob" – 3:23
- "Slow Poison" – 3:31
- "Hatefuck" – 2:55
- "I Am Your Skin" – 3:01
- "She's So Bendable" (M. Hindert) – 2:21
- "The Spectator" – 3:50
- "I Have Seen the Future" – 3:15
- "Red Hands and White Knuckles" – 3:21
- "Jack-O'-Lantern Man" – 2:50
- "Sugar Pill" – 3:17
Best Buy bonus tracks
- "Slow Poison" (Villains Remix)
- "Slow Poison" (Drop the Lime Remix)
- "Slow Poison" (Of Montreal Remix)
iTunes bonus tracks
- "Slow Poison" (Lego My Echo Remix)
- "Slow Poison" (Roy G and the Biv Remix)