Well, it's been a long time
coming but today finally marks the release of Brand New's The Devil And
God Are Raging Inside Of Me which is the band's debut for Interscope
Records and the follow-up to 2003's stellar Deja Entendu. It
seems like forever ago that I was completely in love with this band and
while I have pretty much moved away from at least 75% of the punk/emo scene
I still think this band is one of the best in any genre. Now
regardless of my enormous respect for Brand New I have to say that I was
more than worried when the group jumped from Razor & Tie to Interscope and
then proceeded to take an eternity to debut some new music; in other words I
thought the new disc was going to be awful. I should have known better
to doubt the guys in Brand New because they have created an album that takes
the pop punk of Your Favorite Weapon and the more indie enthused emo
of Deja Entendu and subdues them in favor of a sound that is
borderline epic. In a lot of ways Brand New arrived with their last
album but with the help of Interscope and a fantastic new disc I think they
are ready to seize the world.
:Brand
New - Sowing Season (Yeah)
Removed At Interscope's Request:
This song tricks you at the beginning with a sort of low-fi approach and
just when you think it is another one of those fantastically depressing slow
burners that the band did so well on their last album it explodes at
the 1:02 mark. Then it proceeds to take you on a rollercoaster until
my favorite part at the 3:28 point when it breaks down and Jesse screams
"I'm not your friend/I'm not your lover." This is a stellar song and
it is easy to see why this was chosen to be the first single off the new
album, prep yourself to hear it everywhere for the next couple of months.
:Brand New - Jesus Christ
Removed At Interscope's Request:
If I had to pick one song that sounds like it was left off of Deja
Entendu three years ago it would be this one. The familiarity that
it provides is also why I posted it because while the band has reached for
the stars with their new disc they still know how to write songs that are
slow and methodical in their presentation. I love how Jesus Christ
builds and builds until you can't take it anymore and then almost as if to
avoid leaving you in a jumbled mess it uses the last 45 seconds of the song
to unwind your weary mind.
Check out The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Of Me in it's entirety
on
Myspace!
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