Boat - Pretend to be Brave

I've penned and talked about Boat's - Pretend to Be Brave on this blog before... but the biggest reason I'm bringing them up again in any capacity is because I finally found this album on vinyl at Waterloo Records last night.

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I couldn't believe that I found it while looking for a Bombay Bicycle Club album by accident.  When I saw it, I nearly dropped the other things I had in my hands...  I've been trying to get this album on vinyl for months now.  I attempted to order it directly and had my order canceled by the label.  I tried ordering it at record stores and was told that it was put on back-order and just recently got word that they canceled there attempts to get it in...   Despite various trips to numerous record stores and always being on the look out, it sorta just fell into my hands.

I haven't been this excited to find an album in years.   The album is amazing from top to bottom and I truly recommend you hear it from beginning to end.

Stand out tracks:

Artists: Boat
Album: Pretend to be Brave
Producer: L. Crane
Label: Magic Marker
Recorded: Jackpot! Recording Studios

# 3 Album of 2013, Pretend to Be Brave by BOAT

If I had any guts... I would have cited this as the Best Album of 2013.   I haven't had an album emotionaly ground & devastate me like this in ages.

I can't count the number of nights I stayed awake at night, starring blankly at the ceiling while singing along to every fucking song on this album.

When I went about navigating life through my late 20's... I sorta knew I had the safety net of my 30's ahead of me.   I sorta feel like I'm no longer afforded that luxury and things are quickly becoming a shit show.  

I haven't really gone out of my way to read reviews for this album...  I've sorta emotionally invested myself into this record and fear misinterpretations of its themes and meanings.

I do however want to go on record and say that when I listen to "Pretending to be Brave" - I feel that there's a sense of "one last gasp".  

Hating the Criminal, Sore Toes and Elbows, and Problem Solvers immediately jump to mind when I make a statement like that.  

Then there's the track With the Sea at My Back...  I can't think of a better song to have my ashes fired out of a cannon to when I die.

You truly can't go wrong with any song on this album... but here are the Stand out Tracks: