Mar 1 2013

A Song For You on Friday: Brand New – Not the Sun

Category: music,nostalgia

I snatched The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me off the shelf last weekend when I was looking for something to listen to in the car. I forgot how fantastic this entire album is — no, that’s not true. I just forgot about how much I loved it. As soon as it started playing, it was like 2006/2007 smacked me square in the face with a frying pan, but it kind of felt good.

I listen to music like this and am reminded how lucky we are to not have to rely on the shit that the radio spoonfeeds us.

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  1. ohidontthinkso March 2nd, 2013 10:30 am

    I feel this way every time I listen to Brand New. This album was so freaking good, its such a shame it was the final step in the spiral to douchedom. (Why yes, I do kind of hate Jesse Lacey, even if I love his music)

  2. Tuna Tar-Tart March 2nd, 2013 11:14 am

    I agree with this. This album was definitely their opus. I wanted to love Daisy in the worst way.

    Wasn’t this the album that Jesse tried to get people to send money for the liner notes & lyrics?

  3. ohidontthinkso March 4th, 2013 8:11 pm

    You know, I have no idea.
    I saw Brand New when they came around a bit after Your Favorite Weapon and Jesse was out in the crowd. We were like 2 feet away so we went over to say hi and he gave us “the hand” and said “SHH, Im texting!” We kind of laughed because nobody is that much of a douche to their fans, right? No, he was serious. He finished his text and walked away without a word. Dick. I haven’t been able to pay attention to anything but stealing their music since then.
    This album really is brilliance though.

  4. Tuna Tar-Tart March 5th, 2013 4:02 pm

    When a singer is that much of an asshole so early on in their career, it’s dishearenting (not that it’s EVER ok). Maybe he was Jonny Craig’s mentor.

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