Brave Faces Everyone
2020 studio album by Spanish Love Songs
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Brave Faces Everyone is the third studio album by American rock band Spanish Love Songs. It was released on February 7, 2020 under Pure Noise.[4] The album was greeted with widespread acclaim by music critics, with a weighted score of 86 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[5]
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| Released | February 7, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 40:25 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
| Producer | Kyle McAulay | |||
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On April 15, 2022, a reimagining of Brave Faces Everyone, titled Brave Faces, Etc., was released. It featured alternate and more electronic[6] versions of the songs from Brave Faces Everyone.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 21 on Vinyl Albums chart and No. 61 on the Top Album Sales chart with 2000 copies sold.[7]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[5] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
| Kerrang! |   [9] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 5 reviews.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Dylan Slocum; all music is composed by Spanish Love Songs.[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Routine Pain" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Self-Destruction (As a Sensible Career Choice)" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Generation Loss" | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Kick" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Beachfront Property" | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Losers" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Losers 2" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Dolores" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Brave Faces, Everyone" | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 40:25 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Spanish Love Songs
- Trevor Dietrich – bass, guitar, backing vocals, additional production, engineering
- Ruben Duarte – drums, percussion
- Kyle McAulay – guitar, keyboards, production, engineering
- Meredith Van Woert – piano, organ, synthesizers
- Dylan Slocum – vocals, guitar
Additional contributors
- Patrick Kehrier – additional engineering
- Vince Ratti – mixing
- Ryan Smith – mastering
- Mitchell Wojcik – cover photo
- Dylan Wachman – layout
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12] | 61 |
