Brand New

Huge thanks to Justin for requesting this band, who just happen to be the perfect band to do this blog's 100th post on. So, without further ado, I give you the best band ever, Brand New. Thanks to Shadman and Nick for helping out with this post as well.

Brand New are from Long Island, New York, and formed in 2000. This band had its roots in another band called The Rookie Lot, which three Long Island kids named Jesse Lacey, Garrett Tierney, and Brian Lane were in, along with two other members (who ended up joining Crime In Stereo and The Movielife respectively). The three remaining members, along with the addition of Vin Accardi (formerly of One Last Goodbye), got together to form a new band. Voila, Brand New. After a few demos, they put out their debut in 2001 on Triple Crown Records. At this time, they were writing catchy pop punk songs full of adolescent bitterness (in the best way possible). Their next release, Deja Entendu, displayed them maturing as a band and reaching a much larger audience. They signed to a major (Interscope) to release their third album, though took a break shortly after their signing. They also added another guitarist, Derrick Sherman, to their line-up in 2005. Eventually, 9 songs intended for their upcoming album were leaked, and a whole lot of shit went down. Finally, The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me was released in 2006, with a sound quite different from their previous albums. This is their most well-known and loved work, and has practically solidified its place as being a "classic" already (though the same could be said about the entire band). After another three years of touring/hiding, they released Daisy, which was darker, heavier, and more rhythm-oriented than their previous material (basically, they change a lot between albums). They're currently unsigned, though rumors about a new album have been rampant for years, and are continuing their touring/hiding cycle. There's my brief bio of the band. I don't actually know what to say about them, I mean, everybody knows and loves them, right? Here's a whole bunch of stuff by the widely influential legends themselves, enjoy, as I'm sure you will. Also, if anybody has anymore stuff by them that's not included here, feel free to send it to me and I'll add it.

The Rookie Lot (1998)

1. Escape From Levittown

2. Years' Last Snowfall

3. Debbie Stokes

4. Leaving Verona

5. Theme Song Of The Night Flyers

The Rookie Lot/Yearly (1999)

1. The Rookie Lot - Anime

2. The Rookie Lot - Museums

3. Yearly - Town House

4. Yearly - Pushing Chuck

First Four-Track Demo (2000)

1. Jude Law And A Semester Abroad (Acoustic)

2.  Logan To The Government Center (Demo)

3. The Shower Scene (Demo)

4. Secondary (For The Worse)

Your Favorite Weapon (2001)

1. The Shower Scene

2. Jude Law And A Semester Abroad

3. Sudden Death In Carolina

4. Mix Tape

5. Failure By Design

6. Last Chance To Lose Your Car Keys

7. Logan To Government Center

8. The No Seatbelt Song

9. Seventy Times 7

10. Secondary

11. Magazines

12. Soco Amaretto Line

13. Jude Law And A Semester Abroad (2000 Demo)

14. Secondary (2000 Demo)

15. Logan To Government Center (2000 Demo)

16. The Shower Scene (2000 Demo)

17. Logan To Government Center (2000 Throwaway Demo)

18. Last Chance To Lose Your Keys (2000 Throwaway Demo)

19. Magazines (2000 Throwaway Demo)

Note: This is the 2011 reissue version. The first 12 songs are YFW, and the rest are from their second demo in 2000, and another demo I don't really know much about

Brand New/Safety In Numbers (2002)

1. Brand New - Moshi Moshi

2. Brand New - Am I Wrong (Love Spit Love cover)

3. Safety In Numbers - No Use

4. Safety In Numbers - Faithfully (Journey cover)

Deja Entendu Demos (2003)

1. Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades

2. Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis

3. Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot

4. Jaws Theme Swimming

5. Okay, I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don't

6. I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light

7. The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows

8. Untitled Instrumental 1

9. Untitled Instrumental 2

10. Guernica (instr)

11. Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades (Organ Version)

Deja Entendu (2003)

1. Tautou

2. Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades

3. I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light

4. Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't

5. The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows

6. The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot

7. Jaws Theme Swimming

8. Me Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis

9. Guernica

10. Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die

11. Play Crack The Sky

The Holiday EP (2003)

1. The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot (Acoustic)

2. Logan To Government Center (Demo)

3. The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows (Acoustic)

4. Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die (Demo)

5. Oh Holy Night

Fight Off Your Demons (2006)

1. Untitled 01 (Good Man)

2. Untitled 02 (Morrissey)

3. Untitled 03 (Brothers/aloC-acoC)

4. Untitled 04

5. Untitled 05 (Cleanser/Nobody Moves)

6. Untitled 06 (Mamas/Luca (Reprise))

7. Untitled 07 ((Fork And Knife))

8. Untitled 08 (Sowing Season (Yeah))

9. Untitled 09 (The Edge Takes Over For Vin)

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)

1. Sowing Season (Yeah)

2. Millstone

3. Jesus Christ

4. Degausser

5. Limousine (MS Rebridge)

6. You Won't Know

7. Welcome To Bangkok

8. Not The Sun

9. Luca

10. Untitled

11. The Archers Bows Have Broken

12. Handcuffs

13. Luca (Reprise) (Bonus Track)

Jesus (2006)

1. Jesus

2. Millstone (Alternative Version)

3. Brothers

Sowing Season (2006)

1. Sowing Season (Yeah)

2. aloC-acoC

(Fork And Knife) (2007)

1. (Fork And Knife)

Daisy Sessions (2009)

1. Sowing Season

2. Bought A Bride

3. Jesus

4. At the Bottom

5. Bed

Daisy (2009)

1. Vices

2. Bed

3. At The Bottom

4. Gasoline

5. You Stole

6. Be Gone

7. Sink

8. Bought A Bride

9. Daisy

10. In A Jar

11. Noro

Mene (2015)

1. Mene

Leaked Demos 2006 (2015)

1. Good Man

2. 1996

3. Brother's Song

4. Missing You

5. Nobody Moves

6. Luca

7. Fork And Knife

8. Sowing Season (Yeah)

9. Battalions

I Am A Nightmare (2016)

1. I Am A Nightmare

3 Demos, Reworked (2016)

1. Brother's Song

2. Missing You

3. 1996

4. Brother's Song (2006 Demo)

5. Missing You (2006 Demo)

6. 1996 (2006 Demo)

Science Fiction (2017)

1. Lit Me Up

2. Can't Get It Out

3. Waste

4. Could Never Be Heaven

5. Same Logic/Teeth

6. 137

7. Out of Mana

8. In The Water

9. Desert

10. No Control

11. 451

12. Batter Up

Note: Can be purchased here

Misc. & Covers

Detroit Has A Skyline

Me Vs Maradona Vs Elvis (Acoustic)

Oh Comely (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)

Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Morrissey cover)

Upward Over the Mountain (Iron and Wine cover)

Car (Built To Spill cover)

Jude Law And A Semester Abroad (Session)

Moshi Moshi (Acoustic)

Flying at Tree Level (Version 1.0)

Soco Amaretto Lime (Moleman Remix)

Fuck And Run (Liz Phair cover)

...My Nine Rides Shotgun

Accident Prone (Jawbreaker Cover)

Web In Front (Archers of Loaf cover)

Out Of Range (2010/2013)

1. Out Of Range

Note: This song was recorded in 2010, but only recently leaked.  It has no official release, and no plans to be at this point in time. There seems to still be some debate as to whether this is a "Brand New" song or not. Jesse and Vin are both definitely involved, and it certainly could pass for a Brand New song post-Daisy. I guess what I'm saying is that this song involves members of Brand New, but may not have been intended for that project specifically. Regardless, this song is great. 2016 Update: It was released as a b-side to the 7" version of "Mene"