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Long Island’s basement show circuit turned into Brand New’s foundation, and the band’s early lineup chemistry came directly out of that local scene. Brand New was formed in 2000 in Merrick, New York. Jesse Lacey, Garrett Tierney, and Brian Lane had played together in the Levittown band the Rookie Lot, and they recruited guitarist Vincent Accardi after Lacey left his role as the band’s founding bassist in Taking Back Sunday. The group’s first show took place at a Garden City bowling alley as the opener for Silent Majority, and Brand New quickly built momentum by playing with bands such as Midtown and Glassjaw while also self-releasing a four-song demo.
A label deal followed almost immediately. Brand New signed to Triple Crown Records just after their second-ever show. Before that, the band had released a demo for Warner Bros. Records, and Lacey wrote “Last Chance to Lose Your Keys” at the label’s office as a potential single, but the label passed, and Brand New moved forward with Triple Crown. Their debut album, Your Favorite Weapon, was produced by Mike Sapone and established the band’s early pop-punk identity. “Jude Law and a Semester Abroad” was the only single released from the album, and the song received airplay on MTV2 and Fuse.
Their second album, Deja Entendu, arrived in 2003 and marked an intentional stylistic expansion, with the band incorporating indie rock influences. The album produced two singles that reached the top forty on the UK Singles Chart, “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows,” and “Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades.” Deja Entendu was eventually certified Gold in the United States, and it positioned Brand New as a band whose audience followed them through change rather than demanding repetition. The band also toured the UK in this period and played the first edition of the UK’s Download Festival in 2003.
A turning point came in 2006 when demos for the band’s major label debut were leaked online. After reworking the material, Brand New released The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, which later earned retrospective acclaim for its influence on emo. The album was certified Gold in the United States, and the single “Jesus Christ” peaked at number 30 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. Their fourth album, Daisy, followed in 2009, debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, and reflected a heavier direction that the band connected to post hardcore and noise rock.
Brand New’s late era was defined by long gaps, surprise releases, and a tightening of control over their own business. In 2008, the band started its own record label, Procrastinate! Music Traitors, signing Kevin Devine as the first act and reissuing his 2006 album Put Your Ghost to Rest in 2008 as the label’s first release. After six years without an album, Brand New released the singles “Mene” in 2015 and “I Am a Nightmare” in 2016, then surprise released Science Fiction in August 2017 through Procrastinate! Music Traitors. Science Fiction debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the band’s first album to open at the top of that chart.
Complete List Of Brand New Songs From A to Z
- “–” (Untitled) – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “137” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “1996” – Leaked Demos 2006 – 2015
- “451” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “aloC-acoC” – “Sowing Season” (single) – 2006
- “Am I Wrong” – Brand New / Safety in Numbers – 2002
- “At the Bottom” – Daisy – 2009
- “Battalions” – Leaked Demos 2006 – 2015
- “Batter Up” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Be Gone” – Daisy – 2009
- “Bed” – Daisy – 2009
- “Bought a Bride” – Daisy – 2009
- “Brothers” – “Jesus” (single) – 2006
- “Can’t Get It Out” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Car” – “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” (single) – 2003
- “Could Never Be Heaven” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Daisy” – Daisy – 2009
- “Degausser” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Desert” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “DVD Song” – Unreleased – 2006
- “Failure By Design” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Flying at Tree Level” – Beer: The Movie Soundtrack – 2003
- “Fork And Knife” – “(Fork and Knife)” (single) – 2007
- “Gasoline” – Daisy – 2009
- “Good Man” – Leaked Demos 2006 – 2015
- “Good to Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have to Do Is Die” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Guernica” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Handcuffs” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “I Am a Nightmare” – “I Am a Nightmare” (single) – 2016
- “I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “In a Jar” – Daisy – 2009
- “In the Water” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Jaws Theme Swimming” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Jesus” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Jude Law and a Semester Abroad” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Last Chance to Lose Your Keys” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Limousine (MS Rebridge)” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Lit Me Up” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Logan to Government Center” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Luca” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Magazines” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Me Vs. Maradona Vs. Elvis” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Mene” – “Mene” (single) – 2015
- “Millstone” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Missing You” – Leaked Demos 2006 – 2015
- “Mix Tape” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Moshi Moshi” – Brand New / Safety in Numbers – 2002
- “…My Nine Rides Shotgun” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “No Control” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Nobody Moves” – Leaked Demos 2006 – 2015
- “Noro” – Daisy – 2009
- “Not the Sun” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Oh Holy Night” – The Holiday EP – 2011
- “Okay I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Dont” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Out of Mana” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Out of Range” – “Mene” (single) – 2016
- “Play Crack the Sky” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Same Logic/Teeth” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Secondary” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Seventy Times 7” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “Sink” – Daisy – 2009
- “Soco Amaretto Lime” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Sowing Season” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “Sudden Death in Carolina” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Tautou” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “The Archer’s Bows Have Broken” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “The No Seatbelt Song” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” – Deja Entendu – 2003
- “The Shower Scene” – Your Favorite Weapon – 2001
- “Vices” – Daisy – 2009
- “Waste” – Science Fiction – 2017
- “Welcome to Bangkok” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
- “You Stole” – Daisy – 2009
- “You Won’t Know” – The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me – 2006
Albums
Your Favorite Weapon (2001)
Deja Entendu (2003)
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)
Daisy (2009)
Science Fiction (2017)
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