by "DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
Published 08/22/2017 at 09:40
by "DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
Published 08/22/2017 at 09:40
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Brand New - Science Fiction. Full album. I’m sure someone will be able to specifically identify the neat old Mercedes on the cover.
I personally find this album to be a continuation of their previous album, Daisy , but instead of angst, we hear acceptance, maybe even a form of calm resignation, like the writer is waiting for an end. Its has a mellow sound and is accessible and easy to listen to, but is definitely worth a deeper listen from beginning to end when you have the time.
Waste (10:01), Same Logic/Teeth (14:35), and Desert (39:26) are my favorite tracks so far.
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
08/22/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 1
I’ll be picking up a copy of this today. I expect I’ll listen to it many times before I really know how I feel about it. I actually hated Daisy at first, but over the course of about 4 years I ended up loving it.
"adamftw" (adamftw)
08/22/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 1
I hate to pander to the r/brandnew fanboyism.. but this album is unbelievably good. Like Deja and TDAG had a kid. I was pumped for a “I’m a nightmare” YFW weapon re-hash, but this has got me going all sorts of silly.
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
08/22/2017 at 11:05, STARS: 1
I really like how brand new’s albums have progressed. All rise until the peak of TDAG, the break and descent into chaos of Daisy, and the quiet acceptance and self-actualization of Science Fiction.
Every album is like a new chapter of a story, and its a story I’ll never get tired of.
"adamftw" (adamftw)
08/22/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 1
TDAG was ridiculous when it came out. Completely out of nowhere. I couldn’t stand Daisy when it came out, but I enjoy it now. I can’t just put on either and go straight through and be into the whole thing. Not because they’re bad albums, idk, just something about them. Deja is forever, and I started with YFW when I was in high school so thats always near and dear to me. The demos album is probably my favorite.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/22/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
Pre-facelift W210 MY 1996-99
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
08/22/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 1
just learned there is a subreddit for my favorite band from my youth....
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
08/22/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 2
Deja was my gateway drug, but TDAG was the album that got into my soul and stayed, like heroin
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
08/22/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0
I had been aware of Brand New, but I only really got into Brand New a few years ago.
I started with TDAG and quickly found Daisy, so that would make them my favorites. I favor Daisy if I’m in a down mood, and go to TDAG if I just want to rage. Deja is a good album, and is the album of theirs I was familiar with before I became a fan; I like it, but it doesn’t speak to me like Daisy and TDAG. Ditto for YFW, I can’t really get into that one. I’m not saying its bad, but I don’t lose myself in the songs like I do with Daisy, TDAG, and now SciFi. It probably has a lot to do with me being a more recent fan.
It kind of blows my mind how much I hear people say that hate or used to hate Daisy. But I got to experience the albums differently so I guess the change in Daisy was a bigger deal when it came out.
"adamftw" (adamftw)
08/22/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 1
Yea, thats definitely how it is. Depends on where you started. I got into YFW like 6 months before Deja came out.
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
08/22/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 0
I hated Daisy at first because it was so different from Deja Entendu. That’s the album that sucked me in as a teenager, so I was disappointed with TDAG and Daisy at first. Years later, in my late twenties, I got really into both of them and suddenly Deja seemed childish. Brand New has evolved, and now I can appreciate the full range of their work, it just took me a long time.
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
08/22/2017 at 14:17, STARS: 1
I agree about some of their old stuff sounding childish, that’s how I felt about Deja and YFW when I “re-discovered” Brand New. But I listened to it a few more times, and really began to appreciate it because through the honesty of their lyrics you can really follow the maturation of the band. And they just freakin’ rock.