Deja Entendu - Brand New

Tautou is the introduction song to this album and it has not been overlooked by the band. I find a lot of album introductions are pointless and half hearted but this song is quite the exception. 1:42 is a nice length for this atmospheric, calm, well thought about song. The song sets a mood for the album but not a pace and the second song, Sic Transit Gloria, really kicks the listener up the backside with it's hard hitting drum beat and catchy bass line. Deja Entendu, meaning already seen in French, is a wonderful mix of catchy riffs and melodies, sarcastic and clever lyrics, beautiful production and incredible continuity without getting boring. Each song ...  Read the complete review

Having reviewed their third album, I thought it would be time to go back, and visit their second, the French titled "déjà entendu", which translates to "Already Heard". The album was released in 2003, and both musically, and lyrically, is completely different to their debut. This was the original album I head by Brand New, after being introduced to them with their song "Me vs Maradona vs Elvis". Falling in love with that track, I immediately sought the album, and was hooked on it for weeks. The Tracks Tautou Opening the album very quietly, Brand New begin with echoes and reverberations in the music, as Jesse ...  Read the complete review

1 - Tautou - A wonderfully short song, with the simple lyrics "i'm sinking like a stone in the sea" and very little else sung in this short 1:42 song that has both sophistication and emotion buried deep within it. The title is believed to come from 'Tautology (logic), a statement of propositional logic which holds for all truth values of its atomic propositions' - source Wikipedia and also Jesse Laceys love of the actress Audrey Tautou 2 - Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades - believed to be from the latin phrase Sic Transit Gloria Mundi meaning - "Thus passes the glory of the world" and linked to the strong sexual ...  Read the complete review