Brand New is perhaps best known for being everyone's favorite band to either love or love to have. The Long Island group's fourth studio album, Daisy, manages to bring the divisiveness to a whole new level.
The contrast between "soft and slow" and "loud and fast" that Brand New has made a staple of their...
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If you have preconceived notions about the pop-punkers Paramore, please throw them out the window. I have always been an advocate for these kids (just ask Felisha) and completely loved Riot!. They had that harder sound about them that carried a little more weight with me than some of these other fake-sounding aggressive bands....
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Not only has Mike Kinsella brought lists of confusion to those who want to play his songs since he rarely ever plays in standard tuning, but does it in such a way that makes you think "damn... this doesn't sound like it's that hard". When it comes to simple sounding music, Mike Kinsella in...
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After extensively touring throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Australia for the past 3+ years, Bazan has crawled his way back into the studio to put out his first full-length LP, Curse Your Branches. Released today, Bazan's consistancy for his Seattle-bred sound is only furthered by these 38 minutes of indie love. Never leaving...
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Trying to start something a little more... standard for this blog. Some news gossip, some leak watches, some studio updates... we'll see. Anyway... some stuff that is indienews-worthy:
-Brand New's newest album Daisy has been reported to have leaked three weeks prior to it's actual release. On a side note, the once-popular forum Brand New...
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Every week I'm going to bring you my best finds in the world of free music. This week Manchester Orchestra and Brand New make the list. I expect the lists to grow longer and eventually include design freebies as well.
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When The Get Up Kids announced that they would be playing at Blender Theater in New York City on May 1st, 2009, well--to say that I was excited would be an understatement. They had announced awhile back that they would be playing a reunion show at The Bamboozle festival (that same weekend), but that's...
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