Once, the Bravery were the answer to that burning question: Can jocks be goth? With their pummeling synth-rock, they sounded like the kind of guys who'd steal the Cure's lunch money. No more: Their third album, Stir the Blood, was written after singer Sam Endicott's girlfriend attempted suicide, and he has never been more vulnerable. He wanders around post-Katrina New Orleans, grieves for drug addicts, even drifts into some lullabies. Yes, he's still angry — check out the video for the awesome industrial pounder "Hatef---," where some dude gets stabbed in the groin. But he's far more empathetic now that there's a reason behind all that rage. B
Download This: Listen to the song Hatef--- at myspace.com
