THE NEW YORK new wave outfit known as the Bravery drew immediate attention with the release of its self-titled 2005 debut album. And after spending four months in Atlanta recording its follow-up, the band saw continued success with the release of "The Sun and the Moon" in May 2007. Synth rock singles such as "Time Won't Let Me Go" and "Believe" have kept the Bravery in the public spotlight while the band has toured with the likes of Incubus and the Smashing Pumpkins.
But the Bravery just couldn't leave good enough alone and released "The Sun and the Moon Complete," featuring two versions of the same album, last March. As the band comes to town this week as part of the Projekt Revolution tour, singer Sam Endicott took a moment to discuss the album, Atlanta and his favorite barbecue.
When you played last summer with Incubus, you announced that you frequented Fat Matt's Rib Shack and the Pink Pony while in town recording.
Yep. That's the best ribs I've ever had in my life, I'd say.
At Fat Matt's or Pink Pony?
Um, not Pink Pony.
Why did you choose to record in Atlanta and what was your impression of the city?
We recorded our last album there with Brendan O'Brien at Southern Tracks in Buckhead. We wanted to get out of New York and just kind of get out of the comfort zone and separate ourselves from everything we were used to and the influence of other people and the label and stuff. I didn't go out that much because we were working on the record, but I liked Atlanta a lot. It's very different from New York. The South is always kind of strange and different in a good way. People are friendlier and the weather's nice.
You have since released a second version of that album. Why did you choose to continue working on this album rather than begin working on new material?
We thought it would be really cool to record the songs in two totally different ways. One way was to do it completely different than what we were used to and that's why we ended up in Atlanta with Brendan. The other way was to do it the way we're used to, which is in the basement or wherever we happen to be with computers, more like remixing. We wanted to release them together at the same time, but we weren't able to do that. It was supposed to be like one side is the sun and the other side is the moon. The way it has come out now is the way we had envisioned it.
Projekt Revolution features a diverse lineup each year. Who have been some of your favorite acts on this year's tour?
I think they're definitely trying to make it more eclectic. . . . I try to walk around and see them all, but one thing that's really cool is the Street Drum Corps. It's this drumming group that's kind of like a band with all these extra drums. . . . It's something I wasn't expecting.
While you're in Atlanta, do you plan on revisiting any of your favorite places or do you have to get on the bus and head to the next tour stop?
We don't usually have time to walk around and see stuff. . . . But I've seen a lot of Atlanta while we were living there, although I never made it to Stone Mountain, which I'd like to do. Maybe if I get my [stuff] together early enough we can go.
> THE 411: Projekt Revolution with Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, the Bravery, Busta Rhymes, Ashes Divide, Street Drum Corps, Atreyu, 10 Years, Hawthorne Heights and Armor for Sleep. $15.75-$75.75. 2 p.m. Aug. 3 (gates open at 1). Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Lakewood Park. 404-443-5000, www.thebravery.com, www.projektrevolution.com.
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