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
as far as i can tell
1. this album is called science fiction2. it's out there
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
!!!!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
what a day
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
I know everyone is going to say this but this sounds like the actual Devil and God followup so far, holy shiiiiiii
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
this is fucking unbelievable
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
when i grow up, i wanna be a heretic
this is emo christmas
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
i have so much work to do today!!!! whyyy did this happen now!!!!
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
ahhh (spoiler)!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
anyone got a link they can share? at work and want a trusted source
― Spottie, Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
get thee to reddit
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
i dont do reddit but ill try
― Spottie, Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:42 (six years ago) link
yeah i also had to brave reddit and ugh but
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
THE GUITARS
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
it's their jangle record, kinda!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
holy shit (spoiler)!!!!
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:57 (six years ago) link
kiss me one time each eyelidso I can see how I dreamed it
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
definitely no second-half slump on this one, goddamn
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
oh man the talk talkisms with the organ and harmonica
― just another (diamonddave85), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
about to start listen 2, I am so happy with this
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:14 (six years ago) link
i'm guessing the last song is called "batter up" anyway that's my fav
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:17 (six years ago) link
what a weird record
it's the epic closer Devil and God deserved
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:18 (six years ago) link
the next to last song is fuckin intense
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
tracklisting + non-$45 vinyl http://www.procrastinatemusictraitors.com/products/598731-brand-new-science-fiction
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:29 (six years ago) link
the cover is so good
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
download available immediately after order!!!!!!
― just another (diamonddave85), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
That's dope.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
oh if you buy it it's an immediate download. i hell of couldn't afford to do that but i did lol xp
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 August 2017 20:35 (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