The Bravery ‎ Stir the Blood Rare 2009 Island Records Original Vinyl LP

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Stir the Blood Studio album by  The Bravery Released December 1, 2009 Recorded 2009 Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival Length 35:26 Label Island Records Producer John Hill & Sam Endicott The Bravery chronology The Sun and the Moon Complete
(2008) Stir the Blood
(2009) Singles from Stir the Blood

1. "Slow Poison"
   Released: September 13, 2009
2. "I Am Your Skin"
   Released: November 6, 2009

Stir the Blood is the third studio album by New York–based rock band The Bravery. The album was released on December 1, 2009, and features the singles "Slow Poison" and "I Am Your Skin".

Production

To record the album, the band had to leave New York behind and head upstate and into the woods. The group set up shop for Stir the Blood at Dreamland Recording: a recording facility in an old 1800s church which, years ago, housed the Pixies for an unnamed project and The B-52's as they recorded "Love Shack". 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 and Shakira, for example). Songs like "Slow Poison", "She's So Bendable", "I Am Your Skin" and "Hatef--k" 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. 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", says Endicott. He also claims that while the lyrics, which also focus on "intimacy", may be dark, the music stays upbeat.

Album art

The cover of the album features a detail from 'Carrion Call' by British artist Polly Morgan.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Sam Endicott, except where noted.

1. "Adored" – 3:42
2. "Song for Jacob" – 3:23
3. "Slow Poison" – 3:31
4. "Hatef--k" – 2:55
5. "I Am Your Skin" – 3:01
6. "She's So Bendable" (M. Hindert) – 2:21
7. "The Spectator" – 3:50
8. "I Have Seen the Future" – 3:15
9. "Red Hands and White Knuckles" – 3:21
10. "Jack-O'-Lantern Man" – 2:50
11. "Sugar Pill" – 3:17