Mine was back in 2003 in the UK with Finch at the Leadmill Sheffield!

21 years ago…I feel old!!

Genuine question, and not a shitpost… BN was my favourite band, one of my very favourite things in life until the news broke in 2017. I remember it coming out while sitting in an airport with my (then) fiancé waiting to go and see them in Ireland, which was the next show planned before it all came out.

Ever since, I haven’t been able to listen to BN. It doesn’t feel right. I honestly thought this was the best music ever made, and while I miss that, it will never be the same.

I’m curious to know how everybody separates the art from the artist in their own way, and how (a lot of you, judging by the posts in this subreddit) you justify being big fans inside your own heads.

It has finally happened! My wife willingly listened to BN on her own and actually likes a few of the songs she listened to! After twelve years she no longer says all their songs sound the same. She even said that if they tour again or play a show anywhere in North America she would come with me. I never thought the day would come.

Mine is: 1st - At the Bottom 2nd - Millstone 3rd - Waste or Same Logic/Teeth or Out of Range (Sorry I couldn't decide on this😂)

But regardless I like listen to every Brand New songs and never skip them when shuffling!

（Edit: Regardless the top 3 are soild or can't decide, each one of us is real fan of Brand New😄😄)

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What if we all go to the Procrastinate! site and request a show. Please? Hope is the last to die and mine is doing alright

I was a big BN fan back in the early 2000s but stopped following them somewhere before Daisy was released (musical tastes took a leap in a different direction for a bit). Anyways, listening to the album Daisy for the first time today and HOLY SHIT. This slaps. I’m so stoked on this. Only halfway through the album (currently on the song Sink) but wow. Just needed to share with someone how into this I am. 😂😂

That is all. Have a good day.

Is anyone familiar with them? I swear it sounds like the singer swallowed Jesse and started a band. Particularly in ‘Star Baby’ and ‘Waco Jesus’ from what I’ve heard so far. It could a stretch but there’s definitely traces there!

What is the hand of doom design a reference to?

a lyric?

I think it is a sick graphic but i don't know why it is significant.

That album is why I can play guitar.

If someone has seen you without makeup in 2024, Brand New would technically now owe you $35.29 adjusted for inflation.

I don't know of anyone on here is on SpaceHey (basically a clone of the original MySpace), but it is sorely lacking Brand New representation, so I made a group.

If anyone on here is also on SpaceHey, I'd like to follow you and see if I can get a group going there.

https://groups.spacehey.com/AppreciateBrandNew

Got my deja pins today. Just got a few more and my collection will be complete( maniacal laughter).thank you to whoever posted about the pins last week.

Found out yesterday from a reliable source that their are talks Brand New will announce a tour in November 2024 for February 2025. This lines up with what Kindlon from Drug Church said on his podcast.

That being said, there will be no new Brand New music. However, Brian and Jesse have a project that they have recorded. They did all the writing and played all the instruments. The first live show that had a picture leaked had five people on stage. Kevin Devine played bass at that show and Jesses brother was one of the guitarists, I don’t know who the other one was. They are not band members though, I’m also unsure if they will ever tour.

Believe me or not, I’m just sharing what I was told

Ever since hearing the album two years ago, I could spend most of my time gushing about Science Fiction not just as another great Brand New album but how it just works as the final Brand New album too. And that's nowhere as relevant than with the closer, Batter Up. At 8 and a half minutes, breaking Limousine's record for the longest Brand New song at 7 minutes and 42 seconds, it's an incredibly somber and mellow number that ultimately looks band on the band's illustrious career as emo legends over the last 17 years. Jesse perfectly paints the picture here of how he never thought Brand New would be this career-defining moment for him and how much his commitment would take him all over the world. But at the same time, he yearns for that life he never had, one where Brand New wasn't his primary focus and one where he wasn't tormented by his past actions. But the interesting aspect about the song is how despite these feelings of regret, there's a bittersweet optimism of accepting the hand you're dealt with whatever curveballs life throws at you and making the most of it. "Batter up, give me your best shot". Feels so damn appropriate to use an American favorite pasttime as a metaphor for it, simple but effective. And then comes the bridge, perhaps the most important line in the whole song. "Lose whoever you once were, died and returned to the earth" Even though this line is interpreted as a sign of alienation from those around you as well as a loss of self-identity, I infer it as a personal message from Jesse to the fans. "Lose who you once were" Essentially saying, "don't be like me, make peace with your demons, get closure etc." And the feeling of optimism returns with the next line "Found ourselves back in love" (Nice reference to aloC-acoC) In a way, it reminds me of another emo legend's final closing statement, Stay True by Thursday with how Geoff asks of the bands that looked up to them as inspirations to not make the mistakes he did, even though Geoff and Jesse are kinda miles apart as people but I digress. Ultimately, Batter Up is perhaps the most appropriate way for a band to curtain call their career on. Not on a loud note with smashed guitars but akin to a quiet walkout of the theater as the credits roll. And the final chorus exemplifies perfectly with how Brand New's music will live on in our hearts (and in our earphones/speakers) "Batter up, never gets forgot" Sorry for the rambling but I just had to get this off my chest for a song that means a lot to me.