<\div>Album DescriptionFormed in 2000, Brand New - Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Brian Lane and Garrett Tierney - have conventional critical acclaim for their innovative and boundary breaking music. The band's head-turning 2001 debut Your Favorite Weapon (Triple Crown Records) was followed by 2003's gold-certified sophomore album Deja Entendu, which Rolling Stone called a "masterpiece" and the New York Times proclaimed "extraordinary." In 2006 the band freed their gravely acclaimed major-label debut The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (Interscope) and earned raves for yet another chapter in their genre defying career from SPIN, Blender, NY Times, LA Times, and Billboard among others. The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien to carry out the hit single "Jesus."Now the band is set to take us down another path with their defiant new album, Daisy. The new record features a collection of songs developed by longtime friend Mike Sapone and mixed by Dave Sardy (Rage Against the Machine, Cold War Kids, Slayer). Brand New proceeds to break the mold and in true Brand New form, they delve into new musical territory that will astonish both critics and fans alike. About the ArtistBRAND NEW In the middle of the year 2000, after years of playing together in former bands, Brian Lane, Jesse Lacey, and Garrett Tierney recruited guitarist, and soon to be friend Vincent Accardi and formed Brand New. After a year or so of "doing their time" and the obligatory, and seemingly endless runs of self booked shows and tours, the Long Island quartet in the end recorded and freed their introductory record, Your Favorite Weapon. As it set the course for the next decade of music the four youths were to embark on, the record also established what would become both a longtime musical cooperative relationship and friendship with local Producer/Engineer, Mike Sapone, who is from time to time referred to as a fifth fellow member of the band. As YFW went on to trade it is 300,000 copies, the band delved into multiple U.S. tours, both headlining and supporting such bands as The Get Up Kids, Dashboard Confessional, and Finch. It was their friends in Finch who at long last took Brand New overseas to the United Kingdom in 2003 where the band played it is introductory shows on alien soil. In years to come the band would return some times, loyal to the following they had cultivated, headlining show after sellout show including Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo as well as playing a short arena tour with Incubus. The four NY youths also received coveted festival slots at Reading/Leeds, Glastonbury, and Give It a Name. In June 2003 Brand New freed their beloved and best selling, Deja Entendu, which they recorded in North Carolina with producer Steven Haigler. Besides the intimate US headlining tours the band was now playing, they followed the album with two music videos for the singles "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" and "Sic Transit Gloria...," as well as television appearances on Fuse TV, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and MTV. "It was on the Warped Tour that summer that we had in truth started to observe things growing," said singer Jesse Lacey. "We entered Canada on that tour playing to hundreds of humans each show, and then I guess persons had started to listen to the record, and then the videos started rotation, and by the time we got back to the US we were playing to thousands each day. It was exciting, and we were thankful to be competent to watch something we had formulated take new shape right in front of our eyes like that." Deja Entendu was later certified Gold and is touted by galore of the band's fans as their bestloved album from the Long Island foursome. That was until 2006's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. Brand New's third album and major label debut, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, was freed in November 2006. The work on Devil and God was long and went through assorted iterations. The band worked on a good deal of early tracks with widely known and esteemed mixer/producer Rich Costey (Mars Volta, Ash) in East Hampton in the dead of winter; found themselves in Mississippi with veteran producer Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, The Hives), and wound up finishing the recordings with old friend and producer Mike Sapone in the rural mountains of New England. Recruiting Jesse's cousin, Derrick Sherman, to join them on stage as a touring guitarist, more touring followed as Brand New teamed up with Dashboard Confessional and Thrice on discerned North American tours, played Lollapalooza, and hit Australia and Europe with a mix of headline shows and festivals. In late 2008 the band headed back into the studio to commence work on their forthcoming album, Daisy, due for release September 22nd, 2009. This time the project started and finished in Mike Sapone's basement studio where the band slept, ate, and finally eked out all the tracks for the record which was then mixed by Dave Sardy (Barkmarket, Cold War Kids, Oasis) in California. The band's schedule for the Spring/Summer of 2009 includes German festivals, a short UK tour, another Reading/Leeds appearance, and a startling return to the little clubs where it all began. Brand New will embark on a North American headline tour in the fall of 2009. July 2009 |
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 A dissimilar perspective.
By R. Levine
I never write album reviews on Amazon, but after reading a few that were on here I felt compelled to percentage my experience with this album.
I never liked Brand New. I in general don't like mainstream music, and I actually disliked the original couple of albums from these guys. A few months ago my girlfriend played The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me for me, saying that I necessitated to listen it. I was blown away. I couldn't believe that this band was the same one who put out Your Favorite Weapon.
Daisy is a monster. There is not a track that I do not love. I would genuinely rate it 4 1/2 stars if Amazon gave me the option. I'd commend this album to persons who are looking for something different, and are a little bit open minded with regards to music. This is not a radio album, and it may not be an easy pill to swallow for past fans. If you're somebody like me who isn't into the old Brand New, you may find this piece of art just as compelling as I have. 13 of 14 humans found the following review helpful.
 A Masterpiece
By B. Wilhoite
It has been my firm faith that, 20 years from now when we look back on the music this firstborn decade of the millennium has brought us, Brand New's "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" would be remembered as one of, if not the best rock albums freed in this decade. Not only is there not a single song that feels out of place or inferior, but each song is rich in lyrical and musical depth. Brand New has come a long way from their debut album, "Your Favorite Weapon" - that was distinctly within the pop-punk genre and was a stand out debut full of raw energy and passion - and their follow up, "Deja Entendu" - that was more alt-rock/emo-esque than anything else, but still packed a punch. "The Devil and God..." saw them step distinctly into the alt-rock genre, but featured lyrics with a depth not ofttimes found there. Each of their albums grow on you. I was initially taken aback by each of them. Probably because of how dissimilar they sounded with each progressive release. Even with my primary discomfort, I couldn't stop listening and found the lyrics haunting me.
Their new album, "Daisy," is much the same. Again, they shifted genres with their latest release, this time to straight up rock. There's no keeping back here and while you may listen trademark Brand New sounds throughout, they still sound different. Once again, the lyrics are deep and haunting. I find them staying with me long after I pull the needle from the record or turn off my iPod.
The album begins with: "Far away from any road, / Roams my heart in solitude, / Where no passerby may see, / On life's highway God with thee, / Knowing when all else does fail, / Thy compassionateness shall prevail, / ... / On life's highway God with thee." and ends with: "Father, when my footsteps stray / Guide me back into Thy way / Father with thee, Oh, let me be / On life's highway, God with thee."
In-between that introductory verse and closing line of the album you have 11 songs that define soul searching and humanness. And like "The Devil and God..." said in "Jesus Christ," not a fear of death, but of what happens next or whether what is done here has any affect therein. The songs constantly fetch you back to loss and love. And why not? These are two of the firmest and most penetrating emotions we will ever encounter in our lifetimes.
"Daisy" is dissimilar from anything else they've put out before, but they've continued their tradition of putting out solid album packed with intellectual and deep songs and bettering over their former effort, something I didn't believe was possible with the high quality of "The Devil and God..." The one divergence that may keep this from reaching that same status as I believe "Devil and God" will is that the former is more approachable for the masses and "Daisy" is darker, louder, and not rather as accessible, but in my personal view an even more astounding album from a band that seems to without apparent effort put out outstanding music. This is their 2nd masterwork in as a heap of tries.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
I wonder..
By Jason Ball
if they were clever sufficient to name their band "Brand New" knowing that they would fabricate a new sound with each album. I would say yes, because I believe they are geniuses. See all 178 client reviews... |
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