Deja Entendu is maybe my favorite album ever. Devil and God probably has better stuff on it, though.
― C-L, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 01:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i will stand by this band forever, they are the best. <3 <3
― marc iv, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
* high five *
― C-L, Wednesday, 2 February 2011 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link
My secrets for a buck. Watch me as I cut myself wide open on this stage where I am paid to spill my guts.Won't see home till Spring.Oh I would kill for the Atlantic but I am paid to make girls panic when I sing.
― Mordy, Sunday, 1 April 2012 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
Okay so The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is totally amazing.
― Tim F, Sunday, 28 July 2013 12:50 (ten years ago) link
i used to be *really* into brand new when i was in HS
their first two albums are great too, esp deja
― k3vin k., Sunday, 28 July 2013 14:11 (ten years ago) link
do iiii diviiiide and fall apart?
― k3vin k., Sunday, 28 July 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
re: devil and god, probably the best rock record of the last ten years imo
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 28 July 2013 14:54 (ten years ago) link
It's very loud though. I have to find a way to listen to it that won't wake the entire apartment block.
― Tim F, Sunday, 28 July 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link
I need to pick up Deja Entendu I suppose.
― Tim F, Sunday, 28 July 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link
― Tim F, Sunday, July 28, 2013 8:50 AM (7 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink this. i am tempted to quote that immortal ian zeiring line.
― Vijay Zing (rip van wanko), Saturday, 15 March 2014 13:44 (ten years ago) link
NEW SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=21&v=CwICLInIl8A
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 13 April 2015 16:57 (eight years ago) link
I MEAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwICLInIl8A
Not blown away just yet but v v glad they're back
― fuck me, archipelago (Simon H.), Monday, 13 April 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link
!!!!
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 13 April 2015 17:51 (eight years ago) link
sounds like "sink" and "archers," which i'm v down with
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 13 April 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
new song - a slow and depressive one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBen_48OOSU
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 16:54 (eight years ago) link
oh you got me excited there, thought they had put it out officially
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 17:06 (eight years ago) link
lol i only just heard about it, when i looked back at the post date i was like "o shit this was a month ago whoops"
― slothroprhymes, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 17:11 (eight years ago) link
i have a friend that is sending me videos from their gig at Barcelona. i'm really mad. now i can't stop listening to them.
― Nourry, Thursday, 28 May 2015 23:24 (eight years ago) link
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28YFesvcLS8
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 17 May 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link
dig that
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 17 May 2016 18:25 (seven years ago) link
yeah that's great - excited for the new album
― Mordy, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
Sounds a little like the Kevin Devine album Lacey produced (not a bad thing)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 02:18 (seven years ago) link
fucking fantastic
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
context for anyone unfamiliar: in 2006, before devil and god came out, brand new's initial demos for the album were leaked; they included several songs that never appeared on any brand new record. jesse lacey was very angry about it at the time and iirc deliberately avoided properly recording the songs that leaked, so only "sowing season" and "luca" made it to the album, with "(fork and knife)" released as a single the following year. last year they remastered the old demos and released them officially. yesterday they put out an ep of newly-recorded studio versions of three of those demos. imo these songs are amazing and i'm so happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHcteXrBfuo
http://brandnewofficial.bandcamp.com/album/3-demos-reworked
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 July 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
awesome
― Spottie, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 19:05 (seven years ago) link
the coda of Missing You yesssss
― Spottie, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 19:10 (seven years ago) link
omg that 1996 track is deja entendu level good
― Mordy, Wednesday, 13 July 2016 21:51 (seven years ago) link
i've been obsessing over "battalions" from the demos record a lot lately & kinda wish they'd remade that, but it got turned into "archers" on devil & god, which is phenomenal, so i guess it wouldn't make sense
1996 is def the big prize here
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:08 (seven years ago) link
they're all great tho, "brother's song" sadly remains relevant.
my only worry inre: these is that doing this kind of tinkering might keep them from finishing the final album (if it comes out at all if def will be final; they're selling t-shirts that read BRAND NEW 2000-2018 on them). they've clearly still got it, the hooks on "i am a nightmare" are some of the best they've ever written, and "mene" and "sealed to me" are great too.
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link
they're putting out a single with "mene" and "out of range" too
real "emptying the vault before we release a new album and break up" vibe
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
heh i totally remember these songs, high school years coming back hard
― k3vin k., Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link
xp agree re: breakup vibes. i'm wondering if they'll pull a radiohead and stuff the completed older songs on the album or if it'll be new-new stuff only
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
can't get over how good the reworked demos sound. tbh I doubt they'll be on the new album, or at least I really hope they won't be, the songs are ten years old ffs
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 July 2016 22:28 (seven years ago) link
the full set of 2006 demos are on spotify btw. i remember being obsessed with them around the time they leaked, but i'm pretty shocked at how well they've held up. this is really good stuff
― k3vin k., Sunday, 17 July 2016 03:13 (seven years ago) link
I've heard that "three cheers" chorus before, has it been a part of their live sets?
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Sunday, 17 July 2016 05:06 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah
― k3vin k., Sunday, 17 July 2016 05:22 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsKocqfHL7I
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 22 July 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
i am the watch you always wear but you forget to wind
― Mordy, Monday, 30 January 2017 22:30 (seven years ago) link
one day in the future there will be a new brand new album and d*nald tr*mp will be dead
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 31 January 2017 00:02 (seven years ago) link
no one is allowed to bump this thread again until there is news of at least one of those things happening
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 31 January 2017 00:05 (seven years ago) link
NEW! ALBUM! IN! OCTOBER! http://www.procrastinatemusictraitors.com/
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:12 (six years ago) link
AAAAAAHalso many thanks brad for honoring my request!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
fuck a 45$ plus shipping price tag though
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
holy shit i hope this means a TOUR
― Mordy, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 16:54 (six years ago) link
what's the very best Brand New album for someone who likes melody + guitars
― alpine static, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
all of them? deja entendu maybe?
― Mordy, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 17:04 (six years ago) link
that or _tdagarim_, i sense the majority here would recommend the latter first
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 15 August 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
either of the middle two are what you want. i'd maybe recommend deja over devil bc of your emphasis on "melody"
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
the enunciation of the "boy we gave you every opportunity" part is super emo
― Flogging Mommy (diamonddave85), Saturday, 21 October 2017 23:20 (six years ago) link
JUST JEALOUS CAUSE WERE YOUNG AND IN LOVE
another note from the show - lacey played 'soco amaretto lime' but changed the lyrics from "you're just jealous cause were young and in love" to "i'm just jealous cause you're young and in love"
― Mordy, Saturday, October 21, 2017 7:01 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah i noticed this from a youtube recently, i like the change. also on a mostly unrelated note he sings "i am paid to make you boys panic while i sing" in "spin light" these days -- i get the feeling he realizes some of his earlier lyrics were kind of, to use a contemporary term, a little problematic
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 October 2017 23:43 (six years ago) link
it was just striking to me along w/ the other stuff that it's a much darker more pessimistic gloomy take
― Mordy, Saturday, 21 October 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
yeah no idea what kind of place jesse is in but he's always been outwardly pretty troubled
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 October 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link
the old stuff is good for what it is (music for kids) but it's not something i can really imagine listening to all the time anymore
fwiw i understand why you and presumably lacey feel this way but i think deja entendu continues to contain some of their most direct, affecting + memorable work. but i never think that "music for kids" is necessarily a limitation on popular music (i still listen to pet sounds too)
― Mordy, Sunday, 22 October 2017 00:07 (six years ago) link
there were signs all over the venue when you entered that said that there would be no crowd surfing at the show and anyone who crowd surfed would get ejected. when the concert started the band played the first few songs behind a gate/fence that spanned the entire length of the stage like they were in jail. i was thinking "oh my god he is so freaked out about the audience he is playing behind a gate now" but it lifted after the first few songs i felt whew
― Mordy, Sunday, 22 October 2017 00:10 (six years ago) link
sort of feel like if i were a band of brand new's popularity i'd be performing behind something bulletproof
― k3vin k., Sunday, 22 October 2017 00:40 (six years ago) link
Jesse Lacey threw his guitar last night. What an icon pic.twitter.com/gqCdo9Y1Ud— Thiqq Goth GF (@valisneckdeep) October 22, 2017
― Mordy, Friday, 3 November 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
Lets all go and meet our makerWon't matter whose side you're onWe're so afraid, I prayed and prayedWhen God told me to love the bombhttps://i.imgur.com/fwoNXZm.jpg
― phenibut rock (rip van wanko), Friday, 3 November 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
so this is looking pretty much like my aoty and unlikely to be dethroned
― Mordy, Friday, 3 November 2017 19:00 (six years ago) link
same
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 3 November 2017 19:17 (six years ago) link
yep
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 November 2017 19:38 (six years ago) link
Not there yet but I might have to resign to the fact that come December, this will be true for me as well. Pacing in that direction.
*dreams of Brand New winning the EOY poll*
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 3 November 2017 20:23 (six years ago) link
Will def be a top 5
― Spottie, Friday, 3 November 2017 20:27 (six years ago) link
my new favorite part of this album is the solo in “137”
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 November 2017 01:13 (six years ago) link
The guitar solo in "137" is the most glorious musical moment of 2017.― ArchCarrier, Friday, October 6, 2017 11:47 AM (four weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ArchCarrier, Friday, October 6, 2017 11:47 AM (four weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 4 November 2017 12:30 (six years ago) link
Yeah that whole song is great but I'm always waiting for that bit.
The album is currently my 2nd-favourite of the year behind Paramore.
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 4 November 2017 13:55 (six years ago) link
both will be in my top 5 as well for sure
― Simon H., Saturday, 4 November 2017 14:07 (six years ago) link
so
― 龜, Friday, 10 November 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/briankeithdiaz/posts/10155933792623552
― 龜, Friday, 10 November 2017 18:17 (six years ago) link
pete wentz prob has an upcoming reckoning too
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 10 November 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
yeahhhh
― Simon H., Friday, 10 November 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
sigh
― Simon H., Friday, 10 November 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
i was aware jesse was an asshole for 1000 years but not that much of one
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 10 November 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
Brand New is cancelled and I'm here to remind you that you can't separate the art from the artist. pic.twitter.com/aa8SmJkA4z— Autumn Lavis (@AutumnLavis) November 10, 2017
― na (NA), Friday, 10 November 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
oh that's contained in the facebook thread. sorry.
― na (NA), Friday, 10 November 2017 20:21 (six years ago) link
lesser light
― ur-oik (rip van wanko), Friday, 10 November 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
i like the music but this guy wears patagonia hats ppl
― ur-oik (rip van wanko), Friday, 10 November 2017 20:32 (six years ago) link
well damn :/
― ufo, Friday, 10 November 2017 22:49 (six years ago) link
i’ve been flagging more posts than usual today
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 10 November 2017 22:55 (six years ago) link
it’s almost always some asshole making a joke out of sexual assault
https://www.facebook.com/BrandNew/posts/10155923794753023
jesse basically admits to it without actually addressing it
don't recommend the comments
― ufo, Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:40 (six years ago) link
Felt like some of the powers that be were dragging their feet about permanently writing these guys off, but those new allegations should be the nail in the coffin. Truly horrific.
There was some other Warped Tour band a few years back accused of some similar grooming, right? Can't remember which one they were, but it makes me wonder if this is a trend that's particularly common in this scene. Seems like a toxic confluence of technology/fan access + song subject matter perfect for drawing/earning the trust and sympathies of vulnerable young fans. It recasts the band's entire discography in a sinister light, knowing that their albums were effectively a trap used to lure victims.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 16:14 (six years ago) link
It recasts the band's entire discography in a sinister light, knowing that their albums were effectively a trap used to lure victims.
i think this is a weird conclusion to arrive at but it sure is popular
anyway yes this band is basically dead to me
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 16:16 (six years ago) link
http://flavorwire.com/528083/pop-punk-keeps-forgiving-sexual-harassers-to-the-detriment-of-its-teen-girl-fanbase
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
Great piece. Also this one from 2015 hints at how vast the scope of the problem is: https://medium.com/cuepoint/warped-behavior-sexual-violence-on-tour-8ad218d50bc9
Gotta imagine there's a reckoning coming. How many dozens of bands must have known this stuff went on and turned a blind eye to it?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
i was once at a green day show when i was about 15, i was getting a ride home from these friends of a friend's older brother and they were huge nerds who wanted to stay and meet the band afterwards, which i wasn't really interested in but they were my ride home. tre cool (who would've been late 20s at the time) spent the whole time trying to convince a 15/16 year old girl to get on the tour bus with him, and pulled his cock out at some stage with some really flimsy pretext.
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
jesus fucking christ
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
When I was in university taking a shuttle bus between campuses, I randomly overheard a girl (roughly my age at the time so I'd say 18-20) talking about how she'd had sex with someone from GD after a show. That's pretty second-hand, obviously, but it's always stayed with me.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 14 November 2017 18:30 (six years ago) link
Have other band members responded yet?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 14 November 2017 21:14 (six years ago) link
Not that I've seen.
I finally brought myself to read the Pitchfork piece and jfc
― Simon H., Wednesday, 15 November 2017 13:36 (six years ago) link
If anyone ever wants to write a piece about #MeToo and artist fandom, which someone probably should, they'd do well to start with the wildly divergent (and still-unraveling) reactions on the Brand New subreddit.
― Simon H., Friday, 18 May 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link
can't bring myself to read that tbh. used to be a part of the brand new online fan community as a teenager and those people are nuts
sort of hate myself for loving this record as much as I do. but maybe that's what brand new's music is about, and why it speaks to me so much -- so much of it deals in guilt, self-loathing...it feels very earned.
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
October 2018? hell yeah
― rip van wanko, Saturday, 13 October 2018 02:03 (five years ago) link