The Brave and the Bold (album)

The Brave and the Bold is a 2006 collaborative studio album by Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It was released on Overcoat Recordings. It consists of interpretations of ten songs originally by a wide range of musicians.

The Brave and the Bold
Studio album by Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Released	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	Soma Studios
Length	39:44
Label	Overcoat Recordings
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology
Superwolf (2005) The Brave and the Bold (2006) The Letting Go (2006)
Tortoise chronology
It's All Around You (2004) The Brave and the Bold (2006) A Lazarus Taxon (2006)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Amanda Petrusich of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.4 out of 10, stating that "The Brave and the Bold is a collection of not-particularly-compelling cover songs, rolled out by two of contemporary indie's most uncompromising and rewarding forces."^[5] Michael J. Kramer of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, calling it "a melding of the minds, a comic-book collision of musical forces whose mutant powers turn mere simulation into disturbing mimetic magic."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original artist(s)	Length
1.	"Cravo E Canela"	Milton Nascimento	3:09
2.	"Thunder Road"	Bruce Springsteen	6:28
3.	"It's Expected I'm Gone"	Minutemen	3:21
4.	"Daniel"	Elton John	4:59
5.	"Love Is Love"	Lungfish	3:31
6.	"Pancho"	Don Williams	3:13
7.	"That's Pep!"	Devo	2:41
8.	"Some Say (I Got Devil)"	Melanie Safka	3:33
9.	"The Calvary Cross"	Richard Thompson	5:08
10.	"On My Own"	Quix*o*tic	3:41

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	77
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	23
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	31

References

1. "The Brave And The Bold by Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
2. Westergaard, Sean. "The Brave and the Bold - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
3. Murray, Noel (February 1, 2006). "Tortoise And Bonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave And The Bold". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
4. Simmons, Sylvie (January 12, 2006). "Tortoise / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Brave and the Bold". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
5. Petrusich, Amanda (January 25, 2006). "TortoiseBonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave and the Bold". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
6. Kramer, Michael J. (March 29, 2006). "Tortoise and Bonnie Prince Billy: The Brave and the Bold". PopMatters. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
7. Newlin, Jimmy (February 14, 2006). "Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy: The Brave and the Bold". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
8. "Ultratop.be – Tortoise %26 Bonnie %22Prince%22 Billy – The Brave And The Bold" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
9. "Heatseekers Albums - February 11, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
10. "Independent Albums - February 11, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

External links

• The Brave and the Bold at Discogs (list of releases)