Bravado is the third studio album by Australian musician Kirin J. Callinan. The album was released by American record label Terrible Records on 9 June 2017.

Bravado
Studio album by
Released9 June 2017
Recorded2017
Length40:27
LabelTerrible
Kirin J. Callinan chronology
Embracism
(2013)
Bravado
(2017)
Return to Center
(2019)
Singles from Bravado
  1. "Big Enough"
    Released: 24 November 2017

Background

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The album was first announced on 26 April 2017, alongside a music video for "S.A.D.".[1]

In an interview with Under the Radar, Callinan compared naming the album to making "a big empty statement", and that his ideas became "confusing and disorienting".[2]

The cover of the album depicts Callinan urinating on himself.

Reception

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Andrew Street of The Guardian used the phrase "kidding on the square" to describe Callinan's music, while describing the album as dazzling.[3] Anna Gaca, writing for Spin, called the album unusual.[4]

Canadian magazine Exclaim!, however, critiqued that the album lost focus and compared the music to mashing keys on a keyboard.[5]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."My Moment" (featuring Sean Nicholas Savage)4:16
2."S.A.D."3:38
3."Down 2 Hang" (featuring James Chance)3:14
4."Living Each Day" (featuring Connan Mockasin)4:00
5."Big Enough" (featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and Jimmy Barnes)4:43
6."Family Home" (featuring Finn Family)4:59
7."Tellin' Me This" (featuring Jorge Elbrecht)4:31
8."This Whole Town" (featuring Star)3:10
9."Friend of Lindy Morrison" (featuring Weyes Blood)4:03
10."Bravado"3:53
Total length:40:27

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[6] 5

References

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  1. ^ "Kirin J Callinan Announces New Album Bravado, Releases "S.A.D." Video". Spin. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ Conner, Matt. "Kirin J Callinan on "Bravado"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Street, Andrew P. (12 June 2017). "Kirin J Callinan: Bravado review – seriously talented at taking the piss". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Stream Kirin J Callinan's New Album Bravado". Spin. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Kirin J. Callinan Bravado". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ Wallace, Ian (26 June 2017). "Week Commencing ~ 26th June 2017 ~ Issue #1426" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1426). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.