Brand New‘s 2006 release the ‘The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me‘ was seen as a natural evolution by many fans including some Cougar collaborators yet it left me slightly disappointed.
Having witnessed the bands incredible progression from their pop punk routes to the masterful ‘Déjà Entendu‘, an album that easily features in my top releases of the decade, I expected the band to revolutionise their sound at every attempt. Hindsight being 20-20 I have now come round to that release. Though it lacked a strong single like ‘The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows‘ it worked very well as an album on the whole showcasing a much matured band.
This year’s (poorly titled) ‘Daisy‘ takes on from where the previous releases left off. The Long Island band have recorded a stripped and lean set of songs and a delivery that is as agressive as they have ever been.. There are attention grabbing instrumentals and a few hand picked balads and fortunately Jesse Lacey still delivers the same cynically observed well strung sentences.
The band will be performing at Wembley Arena early next year and the fact that they have grown organically and on their own terms is remarkable. ‘Daisy‘ is further proof of their talent.
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Brand New – At The Bottom
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