Brave Citizens are an American

United States

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 rock

Rock music

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 band based in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, California

California

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, formed in 2007. The band began as a studio recording project between vocalist/guitarist Andrew Capra

Andrew Capra

Andrew Capra , also known by stage name Andrew London is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, vocalist and composer. He is a lead singer and guitarist for Los Angeles rock band Brave Citizens who released a blog-buzzing EP "Revolutions" in 2008 followed by a US tour and festival...

 and guitarist/keyboardist Adam Bialik. The early success of the band's first EP Revolutions led the pair to quickly complete a full band line-up by recruiting bassist Jarred Dooley and drummer Alex Mohler in early 2008. The band's musical style blends elements of indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 with pop rock

Pop rock

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 and an ambient influence of New Wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

. The band toured the West Coast

West Coast of the United States

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 throughout 2008 and completed a 10-week national tour from January - April 2009 including an appearance at Bamboozle Left on April 5, 2009.. The band then joined Lydia (band)

Lydia (band)

Lydia is an indie rock band from Gilbert, Arizona, formed in 2003.-Biography:Leighton Antelman and Steve McGraw started writing music and booking shows when they were both in 7th grade. The band really got their start as Rolo 15 while attending Greenfield Jr. High. They then went on to change the...

, PlayRadioPlay!, and Eye Alaska for the "Stay Awake Tour" from May–June 2009. Currently the band is in Los Angeles working on a full-length album for release in 2011.