May 9, 2007 20:16

The Bravery preview new album at secret shows

The band return to where they started in New York

The Bravery performed two free secret shows at tiny New York venue Arlene’s Grocery last night (May 8).

Previewing material from their new album ‘The Sun & The Moon’, the band performed a 14-song set for the intimate crowd during the second show, including current single ‘Time Won’t Let Me Go’.

"It’s almost three years to the day since we played our very first show and it was right here at Arlene’s," singer Sam Endicott told the audience "It’s great to be back, we miss it a lot."

Opening with ‘Fearless’, the band performed a string of hits from their 2005 debut, as well as a number of new songs including ‘Every Word From Your Mouth Is A Knife in My Ear’ and ‘Split Me Wide Open’.

They played:

‘Fearless’
‘Outta Line’
‘Believe‘
‘Public Service Announcement’
‘Tyrant'
‘This Is Not The End’
‘Swollen Summer’
‘Time Won’t Let Me Go’
‘An Honest Mistake’
‘Every Word From Your Mouth Is A Knife In My Ear’
‘Bad Sun’
‘Unconditional’
‘Split Me Wide Open’
‘No Brakes‘

--By our New York staff.
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