| The Brave and the Bold | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |
| Cover: | Braveandthebold albumcover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2003–2004 |
| Studio: | Soma Studios |
| Label: | Overcoat Recordings |
| Chronology: | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |
| Prev Title: | Superwolf |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | The Letting Go |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
The Brave and the Bold is a 2006 collaborative studio album by Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. It was released on Overcoat Recordings. It consists of interpretations of ten songs originally by a wide range of musicians.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Amanda Petrusich of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.4 out of 10, stating that "The Brave and the Bold is a collection of not-particularly-compelling cover songs, rolled out by two of contemporary indie's most uncompromising and rewarding forces." Michael J. Kramer of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, calling it "a melding of the minds, a comic-book collision of musical forces whose mutant powers turn mere simulation into disturbing mimetic magic."
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[1] | 23 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[2] | 31 |