"Stir The Blood" is the Bravery's junior album following the breakout success of "The Sun And The Moon" but the album is much closer in sound to their first record "The Bravery".
As a huge fan of The Sun And The Moon, I was very surprised by Stir The Blood. The vocal mix on the album makes use of many effects that make the singers voice very drawn out and artificial compared to the very clean quality used on Sun & Moon. The lyrics to some of the songs I found to be much less soulful then previous installments and an overall dissapointment.
The variety of songs on the album is very lacking. The band seems to have fallen back on their use of alot of synth with simplistic drum beats and are much less adventurous this time around. While the songs are catchy, they lack the individual identity of the previous album.
While I was dissapointed with the album as a whole, the music is solid and catchy albeit too busy at times. This collection is worth a listen but does more wrong then right as follow up to such a great album as "The Sun And The Moon"
2/5
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