Brand New : Science Fiction
 

I am very excited about this release. I've had it on back-to-back for the last three days.

Good shit

(but not great shit, at least not yet)

Great album, but a lot to take in. I already like it better than Daisy, that much is for sure.

I hated Daisy. "Not Daisy" was pretty much all I was going to ask for from them, but this exceeded even those expectations!

You didn't like anything from Daisy?

Absolutely hated it when it came out, and now I have graduated to casual indifference to its existence.

Fair enough. It's on streaming now, so I'm sinking my fangs in it as we speak.

it's so god damn good I'm so god damn happy

I gave it a listen today.

****ing good. My tentative favorite tracks are "Same Logic / Teeth" and "451."

Those harmonies throughout Can't Get it Out are so great. Especially the swells in the last chorus.

I've finally gotten around to listening to this album with my headphones and I totally agree on that song.

I am absolutely enamored with the album, which is something I never thought I'd say for this band. I could respect their past, and even find some really enjoyable tracks off The Devil and God and Deja Entendu, but I've loved this album from start-to-finish. Definitely top 10 for 2017 for me.

TDAG was an album that came to me at the right time in my life, and as a result, ranks among my all time favourites. That's a hard thing to live up to though, even if I hadn't hated Daisy, so to be honest I kind of gave up on them.

This album though, it's unexpected, yet makes complete sense, and is better than I'd hoped from them. Haven't been this excited about a release in a few years now.

EDIT: This is my number one album so far and it would take a lot to unseat it at this point.

Never heard this band before. Listening now...

Edit: Definitely good for lowering the blood pressure in a few places. Gonna have to spin it again while I'm not at work to get a better feel for it.

"Batter Up" is still the favourite from me, but it's wonderful from front-to-back. Daisy was my intro to Brand New so I have a different view on this band than most. I think this one may rank as my favourite.

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Mastered so f**king loud!! Epic Mixes

This album caught me by surprise. Not just because they released it without warning, but also because I wasn't expecting much from a new Brand New album based on the two previous singles they released. I've really enjoyed listening to this album over the past couple of weeks, and I will probably grow to love it as much as Deja Entendu and TDAGARIM.

BRAND NEW RELEASED AN ALBUM???

Honestly, I really like it from the first second (just opened it now). But I really appreciate music that focuses on internal rather than external structures. What I mean is that I think the people who make up Brand New make their music to talk about what's interesting to them, and other people liking it is just a happy result from that.

Other ideas:
The bass is pretty good from the get-go, too, which I appreciate. I like that there's a weird mix of low-fi and high quality sound going on, though at times it's jarring.
The keyboard (or whatever instrument is making those sounds) going on is great.
The vocals have gotten stronger & more concise

Overall, good stuff! Really gives me The Perfect Circle vibes but friendlier/more hopeful

This album was pretty good. I enjoyed it.

Not a fan. The Devil & God Is Raging Inside Me still reigns superior in the emo-sphere.

Shut the fuck up this records not that bad actually. I'm coming around to it.

There you go.

Just kidding the first half rocks, the 2nd half completely drags on and I lose interest very quickly. The first few songs up until Same Logic/Teeth are great though. Shout out to Brand New.

I haven't seen this record on any year end lists at all. I thought people liked this album.

at the risk of spoiling it for everyone awaiting my year-end list with bated breath, this is most likely still my favorite album of 2017, though in all honesty I haven't played it all the way through once since the Jesse Lacey allegations, and have only listened to tracks from it when they have come up on shuffle