Brand New's ability to jump between quiet textures and grating, full-throttle passages has been the centerpiece of several albums, but the Long Island boys revisit that formula once again with Daisy. The band's fourth LP begins rather formally, as a classical piano plays beneath a female's prim and proper vocals. Drums, screams, and squelching guitars eventually gatecrash the piano recital, but the effect isn't jarring as much as it is familiar, a tell-tale sign of a band not quite ready to ditch its old habits. Yet despite Daisy's familiar tricks, the band's rage is still fairly convincing, and a handful of slower songs hint at what may lie ahead for future albums. "Bed" is quietly sinister, a minor-key ballad more devoted to nuance and suspense than pure aggression, and "You Stole" is downright gorgeous at points, its fuzzy guitars finding some sort of connection between My Bloody Valentine and '50s surf rock. Brand New may not be completely comfortable with the slow stuff, but Daisy's willingness to experiment is what makes the album so interesting, even as its furious rock songs continue to pack a punch.
Brand New's last album, The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, can arguably lay claim to the title of being one of the most polarizing albums of the decade. Will their follow-up to said album create as much controversy?
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THE SKINNY: Though Daisy lacks the innovation and musical dynamics of past releases, its deeper exploration of elements present in The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me make it a worthwhile listen.WEBSITE: http://fightoffyourdemons.com/MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/brandnewBrand New is a band known for its tremendous growth. The progression and maturity that accompany each new album far surp...
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Artist: Brand NewAlbum: DaisyLabel: InterscopeRelease Date: 9/22/09Through the last eight years Brand New have grown into one of the most influential forces in today's "scene". Since their cult-classic release Deja Entendu, the band have unintentionally created a base of determinedfollowers that at times borderline on insane worshipers. Much of the band's latter output has [...]
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Read AlterThePress.com's review of Brand New's new album, 'Daisy' here.
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"Vices" opens the album as if the band were taking a completely different, hardcore direction, filling the speakers with distortion and screams [after the long intro, of course]. Brand New has switched things up on each previous album, cohesively exploring sub genres of sub genres, but with 'Daisy' the band can't seem to choose their [...]
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Brand New's Jesse Lacey talks comicsYou've got one more day to stream all of Brand New's Daisy on MySpace before you've got to buy it to hear it all. It went up yesterday and the short stream time is leading to next week's release date.In the meantime, you can also check out an interview with singer Jesse Lacey talking with Marvel comics. It's a video interview, and being as it's not just a music
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Daisy Tracklist:1. Vices2. Bed3. At the Bottom4. Gasoline5. You Stole6. Be Gone7. Sink8. Bought a Bride9. Daisy10. In a Jar11. Noro Brand New just released a bunch of news, including the album art for their upcoming LP Daisy, the tracklist, and fall tour dates. The first single off of Daisy is “At The Bottom” and [...]
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Brand New continues puzzle the music world by changing the name of their upcoming album. Brand New has changed the name of their album from One Head Can Never Die to Daisy, however keeping the same release date as before which is September 22, 2009. There is no official confirmation that Daisy will be the [...]
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"Vices" opens the album as if the band were taking a completely different, hardcore direction, filling the speakers with distortion and screams [after the long intro, of course]. Brand New has switched things up on each previous album, cohesively exploring sub genres of sub genres, but with 'Daisy' the band can't seem to choose their [...]
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If your like me and have been holding out on preordering the cd version of daisy, theres good news today. Brand New have launched a preorder for Daisy on vinyl. Hit it up here
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Jesse Lacey recently sat down with SPIN to talk about Brand New's forthcoming new album. Check it out here
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brand new have launched the preorder for their artless new album daisy. it'll be interesting to see when it gets released…I'll be waiting for a vinyl but they got some cool options up there. Get at em'
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Brand News upcoming album 'Daisy' has been on our lips since we first caught wind that a new LP may be in the works back at the end of 2008. Now, it seems we won't be waiting much longer as SPIN has confirmed it's official artwork and track-listing which slots wonderfully alongside its previously confirmed release date of September 22nd (that news can be seen HERE).
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Brand New are pretty busy right now. They've got a new album due for release on September 21st by the name of Daisy (you can check more info on that HERE), a new single by the name of At The Bottom released a week earlier to that (which can be previewed on their Myspace page HERE) and a giant October/November tour planned for the United States (the dates of which can be seen HERE).
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Brand New, who will release Daisy 9/22, are slowly starting to get fans amped up for their new album by releasing videos from the Daisy Studio Sessions. With rehearsals and jam sessions being outside of the norm for Brand New the footage from the Daisy Studio Sessions becomes that much more special. "Sowing Season" has been stripped down, re-imagined and reinvented in this beautiful acoustic ...
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Brand New have just announced they are to stream their forthcoming album Daisy online prior to its release.
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Brand New are gearing up for the release of their new full-length album, Daisy, out September 22nd, featuring the first single "At The Bottom." The album, which promises to be another boundry breaking assault, is the follow-up to The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, an album that earned critical acclaim from SPIN, Blender, NY Times, LA Times and Billboard, among others.
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Artist: Brand NewAlbum: DaisyLabel: InterscopeRelease Date: 9/22/09Through the last eight years Brand New have grown into one of the most influential forces in today's "scene". Since their cult-classic release Deja Entendu, the band have unintentionally created a base of determinedfollowers that at times borderline on insane worshipers. Much of the band's latter output has [...]
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Three years after it's initial creation, Brand New's video for "Jesus Christ" is out. Elsewhere, I reviewed their latest, DAISY. You can read it HEREShare this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditBuzz up!Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on TechnoratiPost this to MySpaceShare this on FacebookTweet This!Subscribe to the comments [...]
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Read AlterThePress.com's review of Brand New's new album, 'Daisy' here.
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