The Bravery (The Bravery)

I'm listening to The Bravery by, uh, The Bravery.

Let me say first that I think I like The Bravery.

The problem is I messed myself up with my one-line summary of their album and style.

I consider The Bravery a Scottish version of the The Killers, which I look at as a pop version of the Cure.

Which in my mind makes them a Scottish pop Killers/Cure. Which is to say, a ethnically Scotts version of a Killers-sounding Cure. Not an awesome Scotts-based cure for pop (which would be really, really nice).

That said, I do like some of their stuff. I particularly like "Tyrant" and "Out Of Line".

So I'll listen to them some more, and see if I can get past my self-induced labeling.

They also smack a bit of Depeche Mode and The Smiths and Morrissey, but that didn't give me the same killer Scottish cure for pop.

Which someone should really come up with ...

Gold (Frank Sinatra)

Man, if you're not up on Old Blue Eyes, I recommend Gold from Frank Sinatra -- and I usually hate budget compilation albums.

The sound quality is great, and has got some of my favorite Sinatra songs ("Young-At-Heart", "Witchcraft", "My Funny Valentine", and "I've Got You Under My Skin").