Of course everyone has their own interpretation of this song. I’m so happy with it.

It gave me hope.

This is something quite frustrating for me considering Brand New has been my favorite band for over a decade. Everything about them draws me in: the poetry, the guitars, the ambiguity, the way that Jesse can perfectly describe emotions that I feel on a daily basis but can never seem to pinpoint or place. This music really truly speaks to me and my soul, and is not only extremely cathartic to me but actually makes me weep on a consistent basis.

So why is it that when i try to put people onto them, they actively dislike it or seem indifferent? I’ve only had one person in my life that I showed them to that actually liked it and listened to them afterwards. And that sucks for me because I love expressing myself through sharing music with the people I love. I’m starting to think it’s a deep personal connection or attachment that only I will be able to experience with the level of awe and appreciation that I have.

Anyways thanks

I wish in their day, Brand New did a live album because seeing them was always an awesome experience. I loved the way they’d speed up Tommy gun, or the rawness of some other tracks. The way Jesse would sling his electric guitar around his back and play the acoustic for limousine. So many things. For me I would want the tour they did for the devil and god with Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra supporting. That was a killer tour, and would love to hear it that way.

In recognition of their Halloween show on the Devil and God tour.

Not a perfect recreation but oh well

Brand New.

Always. Hands down. Never a question.

There’s not a god damn thing else I can say. Even now, all these years later, fucking mind shivers.

And it’s only gotten better over the years. I aged with the albums. Nothing else makes me feel like this.

I know there must be a thousand posts like this. But I just saw that video of best friends doing a cover of “Waste.” And it just hit me so fucking hard.

This band is a standalone phenomenon.

I could spew some shit. Try to be poetic. But I don’t need to, right? You all know?

I thought you all would appreciate this. I had my Spotify on shuffle through all the BN albums...obviously. "In the Water" and then immediately afterwards, "Daisy". Perfection. That's how I know its going to be a good day, hope everyone else has one as well! :)

Anyone else practically have to stop listening to Limousine and You Won’t Know?

Maybe it’s the point I’m at in my life, having four kids of my own, aged nine and under. Maybe I’m getting old and soft. Maybe it makes me reflect on the DUI that I got when I was younger, and how lucky I was that I was pulled over before I got into an accident and hurt someone. Maybe it makes me think of all the other stupid things I did when I was younger.

I can’t listen to them anymore without crying. Fricking 39 year old dude bawling while driving down the road. The songs just hit me.

The lines that kill me: “I saw our sad Messiah. He was bored and tired of my laments. Said, "I died for you one time, but never again".”

“On the day that I show up they'll be completely out of their forgiveness supplies.”

Thanks for the therapy session 😂. Time to wipe the snot off of my face.

I was 15, and I saw the video for "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" on Fuse, circa 2003 and the rest was history. I've had the pleasure of seeing them live twice in Vegas. Deja Entendu holds a very special place in my heart because of how I first discovered them, but the Devil and God are Raging Inside Me is a close second.

I know nothing about vinyls so this literally might just be the most common generic type of pressing but was just looking for some insight before I look into buying this. Thanks!

I really often forget that a lot of people in the "emo/post hc/pop punk" scene still perpetuate misinformation about Jesse/BN in an aggressive way.

After Panic was announced for WWWY next year, someone in I think r / pop punk said something about hoping for a BN reunion someday for WWWY. And WOW the comments got vile.

Equating Jesse to Ronnie Radke, calling him a serial rapist, saying people who support or like the band lack empathy, etc etc.

Sorry, I just needed to vent a bit. Everyone in this sub tends to be so chill that I truly forgot anyone out there thought this way about BN anymore. Just frustrating to see, because things like this really will prevent them from ever coming back (not that I think they would otherwise tbh :/ )

So, I've been wanting to get a tattoo of a hand holding a rope down my forearm in reference to "I don't want to let you go, but it hurts my hands to hold the rope." Meaning behind it is to let go of things that cause me harm (IE addictions, bad habits, and primarily to let go of emotions tied to my divorce). Just wondering what others think of this idea. I asked a coworker what he thought, and he said it gives major "I punch walls vibes."

Let me know, and if you have recommendations on how to spice it up let me know as well!

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He was 59. His girlfriend found him on the kitchen floor at 7am. Coroner said it was most likely a heart attack. Damn near 50 years of smoking cowboy killers will do that to you. I was on my way to his house after I got the call to meet with family and start grieving together and I started my own grieving process. Opened Deezer and started playing TDAGARIM at max volume in my truck. I sang. I cried. I screamed. I didn't give a shit who saw me. This year has been an absolute shit show and if it weren't for my therapist and my friends I wouldn't be here typing this post. I lost my grandmother, I lost my dog VERY suddenly, had some health issues that got me in trouble at work for being absent, my divorce that ended my 13 year marriage was finalized last month, and now my dad is gone. He was a crappy dad for many years of my life. Angry, abusive, etc. But, in the last 15-20 years he'd changed. Completely different person. Caring, compassionate, even told me he was proud of me. This is the same man who told me countless times I was worthless and wouldn't amount to shit. The same man who'd beat my brother, then storm down the hallway and come in my room looking for a reason to hit me. I like to think I helped him realize he fucked up. When I was 16, I told him I wanted to move out and go live with my mom (that's a whole other train wreck involving manipulation and her own brand of being a shit bag person). He didn't understand why. We had a sit down at my grandmother's kitchen table and talked about it. I told him I hated him. I told him he was cruel and I lied to CPS about him hitting me and I didn't know why. I'll never forget the look on his face. Never. We didn't talk for a few years after that until my mom kicked me out of her house when I was 18 rather than help me deal with my anger issues I'd built up. He really had changed by this point. Like a whole new person. He helped me get on my own 2 feet, even though he was pissed I dropped out of high school. Immediately made me get my GED and start job hunting. He's been there ever since. When my house completely flooded due to a burst pipe 5 years ago, he was there with me until the middle of the night saving what we could before the clean up people got there. When a storm came through and ripped some shingles off, he got up on the roof and showed me how to fix it. When my dog that was my best friend died, he was one of the first to give me a supportive phone call and said he was gonna miss his granddaughter. Sorry, I know this turned into something that may belong in another sub reddit, but I needed to say it and it's hard to say this kind of shit in person to people you know. Please. Hold your loved ones close. I'll miss you dad. Give Sagan some ear scritches and belly rubs for me when you see her.

i can’t remember if i posted my graduation cap on here, but i figured y’all would appreciate it more than most other people :) painted by myself to honor the album i listened to the most throughout high school.

throwback to 2018