Brave Faces Everyone

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.[3] The album was greeted with widespread acclaim by music critics, with a weighted score of 86 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[4]

Brave Faces Everyone
Studio album by
Spanish Love Songs
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Genre
Length40:25
LabelPure Noise
Spanish Love Songs chronology
Schmaltz
(2018)		 Brave Faces Everyone
(2020)		 Brave Faces, Etc.
(2022)
Singles from Brave Faces Everyone
  1. "Losers"
    Released: April 26, 2019
  2. "Kick"
    Released: January 6, 2020
  3. "Beachfront Property"
    Released: February 7, 2020

On April 15, 2022, a reimagining of Brave Faces Everyone, titled Brave Faces, Etc., was released. It featured alternate and more electronic[5] 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.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Kerrang![8]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Sputnikmusic[10]

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.[4]

Track listing
Brave Faces Everyone track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Notes
  • "Self-Destruction (As a Sensible Career Choice)" and "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)" are stylized in sentence case by the band, yet on all streaming platforms, the songs are listed in title case.
  • "Beachfront Property" is sometimes stylized as "Beach Front Property."

Charts
Chart performance for
Brave Faces Everyone
Chart Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11] 61

References
  1. "Brave Faces Everyone (2020)". Punknews.org. February 4, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. Varvaris, Mary (August 24, 2023). "Spanish Love Songs: 'We Really Don't Want To Work With Any A**holes'". Kill Your Stereo. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. Leuthauser, Adrian (January 7, 2020). "Spanish Love Songs Announce New Album". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. Curtiss, Ryan (April 11, 2022). "Album Review: Spanish Love Songs – Brave Faces, Etc". New Noise. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. Neohof, Kate (February 20, 2020). "Spanish Love Songs Are Here to Help You Survive the 'Bleak Stuff' With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. Feibel, Adam (February 6, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. Pearlman, Mischa (10 February 2020). "Kerrang! Review". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. "Punk's Spanish Love Songs Urge 'Brave Faces Everyone'". PopMatters. February 11, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  10. "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. February 6, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  11. "Top Albums Sales Chart". Billboard. February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.



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