Brand New Band • Page 246

I was about to argue this point until I realized one important thing.



...you're right.

 

I like when BN gets weird, it's my favorite kind of BN.

IAAN is not weird.

 

he wants to throw up snakes. how is that not weird.

 

Yep same. Some days I enjoy the heavier darker Daisy style other days I enjoy the emo moody Deja style

 

I don't care for Deja any more. Daisy all the way for me, with Devil & God a very, very close second.

 

I almost exclusively listen to Devil and Daisy now.

 

Still can't get into "I Am a Nightmare" I really hope the new album won't be like that

 

If it is, I don't think I'll listen to it twice.

 

It's the album talking to us, "I AM A NIGHTMARE!"

How meta.

 

"I Am A Nightmare" is fine, it's just not all that memorable. It does seem weirdly safe for this band though, considering all their albums have seem to have a conscious change of direction compared to the last one.

 

You wait til we're on here discussing the next Limousine. I can't see them releasing anything more like IAAN on the new one, without it being like a regression to a modern YFW. I've got faith in this album.

 

I've been so busy with work and finally listened to the 3 reworked songs. Really love it. Missing You has to be my favorite.

 

I hardly ever listen to Brand New to be honest. However, their impeding break up (??? Who knows with this band) has interested me in their music way more. I get crazy Morrissey vibes from Jesse's vocals on 1996. This new LP might switch my mood on this band as a whole.

 

@Jose The fan title for the demo of 1996 was "Morrissey" because of that haha.

 

Wow that's really interesting. I double checked to make sure I wasn't playing some wild Morrissey solo B-side or something beforehand.

 

Pretty sure Jason said Iaan was the least favorite out of the stuff he has... We will see, still don't understand why people hate it, I feel like a lot of bands would love to have a song that catchy

 

I don't hate it, it's just very, very mediocre, there's nothing cool about it or different or something that makes it stand out, it's just there and even what's there is meh.

 

you guys are bummers who hate fun

 

I love IAAN. It goes great with the 6 other songs on my makeshift LP5.

 

Yeah, I don't get the problems with the lyrics, I don't know. Never bothered me.

 

I didn't like IAAN when it first came out either, but I just kept listening to it, and my tune has completely changed. It also really helped that I saw it live, and I think seeing that really helped me get into it.

 

Seeing it live killed it for me. At the SLC date they didn't seem terribly into it

 

Name the last 5 power pop songs you've heard. You can't, because no one is making that music anymore, which is (partially) why IAAN effing rules. Plus it's a damn catchy son on it's own.

 

There are a lot of bands still making power pop. Weezer, for one. I mean, The White Album is one of the best power-pop albums of the last few years, in my opinion. Have you heard "King of the World" or "California Kids" yet?

By the way, I love "I Am A Nigthmare."