the atmosphere they create rather than reading sheet music or studying classical musicians it’s easy to draw comparisons between Brendan and other piano-playing crooners that he idolizes like Elton John and Billy Joel. Brendan’s style steers further from pop than these two legends in his debut album, The Day is Brave. -Static Multimedia "He sings with a British lilt, a curious choice that draws parallels to David Gray but fails to replicate that songwriter's power...." -Allmusic "A little more diversity would have been nice to hear, and even when he tries to mix it up, such as in what I would consider his Elton Johnish "The Other Side," it still does not go to any extremes.... His songwriting is more attuned to a Billy Joel or Elton, but his voice would meld more nicely with the chords of an acoustic guitar." -Popstars Plus "To compare him with some other isn't that hard. I would say that is really fair to compare him to heroes like James Taylor, Five For Fighting and even Carole King." -Melodic Track listing The Day Is Brave Uses in media "Green" has been featured in the Lifetime's hit show, Army Wives, in the episode "Loyalties" "The Sun Will Rise" has been featured in the hit ABC show Private Practice season one's final episode "In Which Dell Finds His Fight" of 2007 and the episode "The Bone That Blew" in the Fox series Bones. "All I Can See" appeared on So You Think You Can Dance, aired on July 31, 2008. "Hero's Song" featured on the soundtrack album Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War Veteran. Reception Critical response The Day Is Brave has received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Andrew Leahey from Allmusic: "James' debut would find a welcome home in a sorority girl's dorm room or a Starbucks coffee shop, where those wishing to sip a venti Frappuccino while absentmindedly tapping their feet might find this to be perfect background music. Shine a light on Brendan James' songcraft, though, and you'll see that it's too gauzy to hold up much weight on its own, regardless of the singer's good intentions." "...a grounded, insightful and deeply talented individual the world is about to discover." -She Knows Entertainment "There is something very "nice" and reassuring about his voice. It has that special quality you hear in some of the big name stars, although