Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave [2CD Deluxe Edition] (2012)

This deluxe version features 15 extra tracks - 5 beautiful cover versions recorded at radio 1's live lounge, 5 of the biggest remixes & 5 live versions of original material.

london-born & irish-bred michael stafford possesses one of the most distinctive voices in uk soul right now. he turns this fantastic instrument into an album of almost modern day blues songs, imbuing them with a sense of hope & promise. rich yet vulnerable - it’s what sets this new troubadour apart. opening with the plaintive, yearning ‘i need’, it’s an immediate statement - rich & warm, its dusty intro opens up to into a sun-filled modern soul classic.

Lonely Are the Brave is the debut studio album by English/Irish vocalist/rapper Maverick Sabre. The album was first released on 27 January 2012 in Ireland, which was succeeded by a release in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2012. Three singles preceded its release, "Let Me Go" (July 2011), "I Need" (November 2011) and "No One" (February 2012). Lonely Are the Brave debuted at number-two on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 44,292 copies, also peaking at number two on the Scottish Albums Chart and number three on the Irish Albums Chart.