"This band is what i grew up with, except that they are NOW. People that don't get this, don't get good punk rock." - Kim Warnick (The Fastbacks/Visqueen/Cali Giraffes)

If John Lennon and GG Allin tag-teamed Bebe Buell, Loud Eyes would be the baby. This baby screams innocently for attention in a world that is becoming less nurturing of the primal culture. It's a punk rock baby; more comfortable in the garage than in the cradle. It's got a message. It's got attitude. It loves it to death. It grows into an honest band of musical history junkies playing and creating universally-relatable rock’n’roll songs influenced by years and years of non-stop eardrum bombardment.

Loud Eyes was born in 2012 and after a few line-up changes is currently Nils Larson on guitar and vocals, Lauren Goffin on bass, and Art on drums. The band is made up of underclass locals who live, work, and breathe in the real world of Seattle's rising gentrification and status quo population. They have been playing and will keep playing regardless of reward or monetary satisfaction. Some of the most recognizable bands members of Loud Eyes were in are Poxy, The Roots, Rabid Dogs, Wrecked Chords, and The Degenerats. Their sound is a cross between old school/proto-punk, garage, and rock’n’roll. The band’s sound has been compared to The Clash, Ramones, Kinks, Nirvana, and Replacements.

After Loud Eyes first show, this Seattle group were immediately swooped up, recorded, and released by Bill Patterson of 48th Ave Studios. Patterson (the label's father) told Loud Eyes that their loose and raw sound/style of punk rock was missing in Seattle so the band recorded most of “Looking Forward” live. After consistently playing live, the album was released in August of 2013 with the band opening for D.O.A. and The Fastbacks.

So far their resume of bands they have been played with are as follows; The Fastbacks, Paul Collins Beat, D.O.A., Clorox Girls, Tough Shits, Big Eyes, The Piniellas, The Cute Lepers, The Trashies, and soon to include Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg with Andrew W.K.

" Killer bouncy punk rock ripper hear from this great band outta Italy. Bravata continues to bring the hits on their second single “Lead The Sin”. The title track kicks off with a tune that recalls fellow Italian Punk Rockers Taxi with big driving guitar hooks and an echoed reverberating chorus that just draws you in. On the flip is a really catchy mellower tune called ‘Rude’ that really surprised me. It sounds like Joey Ramone collaborating with Johnny Thunders writing a mellower downer tune for Thunders first solo record. The song is very well written, inspired and played with a genuine sense of passion that you don’t see in to many punk bands these days. Generally with two songers, if theirs a mellower tune, it usually doesn’t have as much of an impact as the faster tune. But on this single it does and I keep coming back to it more than the A-side. If you have’t heard Bravata, this is a good place to start. Recommended. "

Tom - Dead Beat records


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"Don’t know how it goes over in their native Italy, but Bravata has a good, lusty ‘feel’ to this American . . ." (Neal Umphred, Rather Rare Records)

"The lead track/theme song ‘Bravata’ is an instant classic. The B-Side ‘The South They All Ignore’ is the real hidden gem here. This track is the coolest fusion of T-Rex, Link Wray, and early Sub Pop psych-grunge." (Kevin McGovern, Fear And Loathing in Long Beach / Blinded By A Million Shades) 

“It’s great! I like it a lot! Excellent work! I want to hear more!” (Dean Rispler, Dictators NYC, Osaka Popstar, Kosmodemonic, Swilson)

"Il pezzo omonimo è un anthem punk che non si schioda dalla testa. Sul lato B una ballata dalle atmosfere dark..." (Manuel Graziani, Rumore)
 
"Boom! Prima pallottola andata a segno per i Bravata" (Antonio Romano, Rock.it) 

"Really good two song banger here" (Tom Spencer, Dead Beat Records)
 
"Questo è solo l'inizio" (Christian Montagna, Son of Flies)

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMCK96tTBKw

Contact: bravataband@gmail.com

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