The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me - Brand New

After seeing Brand New again recently, I was inspired to write a review of The Devil and God Are Raging inside me. I hadn't actually listened to the album in a while, and when I did I instantly remembered why I loved it so much in the first place. It is not necessarily that it gets forgotten, but when it is rediscovered it sounds like a completely new album all over again. It has been over three years since the release of Deja Entendu, the album that received a positive response from almost every corner of the musical landscape and gave Brand New their high-profile status. The album was full of well-crafted songs complimented with Jesse Lacey's excellent lyric ...  Read the complete review

I was first introduced to Brand New in 2006, when my friend was suggesting "emo" songs that I might like, and sent me "Me vs Maradona vs Elvis" which is an awesome song. I downloaded the album it was on, 'Deja Entendu', and listened away, it becoming a staple album in my regular collection. But it wasn't until I noticed my best friend, Jam (James), listening to it on his MSN subtitle thingy, and spoke to him about Brand New. It wasn't music I thought he would like, so was surprised, but he told me I needed to get 'The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me', which I did promptly. It is strange that I had left this album out, and can't ...  Read the complete review

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me. This is Brand News 3rd album release and was started way back in 2005. The hype behind this album grew vastly when, in January 2006, nine demos leaked on to the internet from an unknown source. The album was finally finished in June 2006 and released in November 2006 via Interscope. The album debuted at number 31 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 60,000 copies in its first week and was rated best album of 2006 by Punknews.org - source Wikipedia The track listing is as follows and i will conduct a short track by track review to give my feelings towards each song before a final overall review is ...  Read the complete review

The follow up to their 2003 album Deja Entendu, New York emo rockers ; Jesse Lacey (lead vocals, guitar), Vincent Accardi (guitar, backing vocals), Garrett Tierney (bass) and Brian Lane (drums). Came together for a third time to make their best album to date. Released in 2006 it debuted at number 31 on the U.S Billboard 200 and sold over 60,000 copies in its first week of release. Tracklisting ; 1. "Sowing Season" - Was the first track from the album to be released as a single in November 2006. I was quite surprised by this song, it starts with simple guitar riff quiet deep sung lyrics, before kicking into a loud chorus ...  Read the complete review

Brand New returned from a three year recording hiatus with this devastatingly moving release from 2007. This sees a move away from the pop-punk stylings of debut album 'Your Favourite Weapon' and the catchy commercial sound of sophomore release 'Deja Entendu' and it sounds all the better for it. The group let their emotions out on 'The Devil and God are Raging Inside me' and at times it can be almost physically painful to listen to the rawness displayed on the album's twelve tracks. This is very much a record that people will attribute their own personal meanings to, but the themes of heartbreak, struggles with addiction, loss and personal crises are universal ...  Read the complete review