Brand New is bitter about ex-girlfriends. Just how bitter? The lyrics to just about any song on their debut will give you an inkling, especially "Seventy Times 7," where they grieve: "Have another drink and drive yourself home/I hope there's ice on all the roads/And you can think of me when you forget your seat belt and again when your head goes through the windshield." Aside from all the excessive post-breakup angst, Brand New's emotive pop-punk holds up nicely among the big list of its contemporaries. There are several upbeat anthems with three-part harmonies, though a few allads break up the high energy. They pay respect to post-punk in "Mix Tape," where they mention the Smiths, while cribbing from the Cure's "Close to Me" in "Logan to Government Center." The repeating refrain of "This isn't high school" in "Last Chance to Lose Your Keys" at least acknowledges that they've grown up, although in the closing singalong "Soco Amaretto Lime" they declare, "I'm gonna stay 18 forever." You'll probably feel 18 listening to this.
Much like Sesame Street, today's post is brought to you by two things. Not the Brand New song I've tagged on, though - that's just gratuitous.One, I'm reading Rob Sheffield's Love Is A Mix Tape, and it's awesome. I'm only three chapters in and I love it. Almost makes me want to trade my iPod for a Lloyd Dobler-esque boom box. I can't recommend it highly enough.Two, I turned 29 on Monday. I'm a ...
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Good trip to Memphis last night. I spent a total of 5.5 hours there I believe. The friends went to the show; I went out to eat with my family and Kevin. It was good to see my best friend. I called my other best friend when I got there and I told her I was coming. However, she hasn't returned any of my calls or mentioned it on facebook. I guess she wasn't interested in hanging out...kind of gay....
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Like some of the MMN feeds (is that the proper acronym?), I'm going to attempt to post a monthly mis tape - a sample of songs I'm listening to on a monthly basis. Unlike some of the feeds, I don't really have an agenda of sorts. I chose to share the mix tape via a site known as Mix Wit. It's a fairly easy-to-use site, but some songs aren't available to import to a mix but regardless, it's eas...
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Much like Sesame Street, today's post is brought to you by two things. Not the Brand New song I've tagged on, though - that's just gratuitous.One, I'm reading Rob Sheffield's Love Is A Mix Tape, and it's awesome. I'm only three chapters in and I love it. Almost makes me want to trade my iPod for a Lloyd Dobler-esque boom box. I can't recommend it highly enough.Two, I turned 29 on Monday. I'm a ...
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Good trip to Memphis last night. I spent a total of 5.5 hours there I believe. The friends went to the show; I went out to eat with my family and Kevin. It was good to see my best friend. I called my other best friend when I got there and I told her I was coming. However, she hasn't returned any of my calls or mentioned it on facebook. I guess she wasn't interested in hanging out...kind of gay....
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ya so i am bored and basically have no idea what im doin but whateva...
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