And these are the words you wish you wrote down, this is the way you wish your voice sounds

This weeks band is one that I am extremely excited to share with people. Brand New comes from the same Long Island independent and hardcore music scene that brought out bands like Glassjaw and Taking Back Sunday. In fact, Brand New’s lead singer Jesse Lacey was an original member of Taking Back Sunday until best friends Lacey and Taking Back Sunday’s John Nolan had a falling out. Brand New formed in 2000 and released their first album ‘You’re Favourite Weapon” in 2001. They would release three more albums, “Deja Entendu”, “The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me” and “Daisy” over the next ten years.  

(Watch the video of Brand New's "Okay I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don't" to hear the inspiration for the title of today's blog.)

Brand New is a band that refused to take the route that many of their contemporaries did. They never risked the integrity of their music in order to conform to some sort of image that was expected of them by major record labels. With each album Brand New continues to develop their skills as musicians and songwriters. Jesse Lacey does the majority of the lyric writing with songs covering topics from love, to death, to the existence of god. He is able to craft words in a way that few other lyricists are able to. Brand New's musical talent and songs speak for themselves. I have posted some songs from the band that I feel stand out but they are all worth listening to. 
Take a listen to one of the band's more thought provoking songs, "Jesus". 

(On a side note, I always find it amusing to tell people about the drama between Taking Back Sunday and Brand New. Listen to Brand New’s “Seventy Times Seven” right before you listen to Taking Back Sunday’s “There’s No ‘I’ in Team” and you will see the “Emo” version of music industry “beef". You can listen to the Brand New song below).