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| Ranking Every Brand New Song (with Descriptions)
okay I promise I won't take 5 months to finish this one. also no fight off yr demons rsorry. testing character limit | | 50 | | Brand New
LP5
"I Am A Nightmare" - ok seriously what the fuck is this shit | | 49 |  | Brand New
Daisy
"Be Gone" - So, let's kick off this list with the interludes. There's three of them, and "Be Gone" is easily the weakest. The acoustic riff is pretty nice and helps to set the mood, especially coming after "You Stole", but then the "vocals" come in and they're just too odd and unusual to enjoy. The effects done on it make it more unpleasant to listen to compared to "Untitled", and it's the main reason why it's ranked at the bottom (pun so intended). It's only a minute and a half long, but it can be a chore to listen to. | | 48 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Untitled" - This does everything right that "Be Gone" did wrong. The guitarwork is more ethereal and atmospheric, and the vocal samples just add to the feel of the song. Repeatedly mumbling something that resembles "I can never miss it", the rhythm in which it does so helps set a steadier tempo to the tune. It's very pleasant to listen to and bridges the gap between "Luca" and "Archers" pretty well. | | 47 |  | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Tautou" - If anything, this feels less like a simple intro to the album and more like an actual song than the two interludes already talked about. The problem is, though, that it isn't an actual song, and because of that it feels a little underdeveloped. Clocking in at only one minute and forty-two seconds, "Tautou" serves its purpose well as a brief introduction, but maybe it could have served a better purpose if it was
expanded on a bit more. It's very calming and peaceful, with Lacey singing "I'm sinking like a stone in the sea, I'm burning like a bridge for your body" over and over again on top of a mellow strum and drumbeat. | | 46 |  | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Magazines" - Brand New has never made an actual song that I can call "bad". However, there are some that are a bit lacking when compared
to their masterpieces, and Your Favorite Weapon houses a lot of them. "Magazines" lacks a catchy hook or any sense of spark to make it memorable at all. Lyrically, it's about masturbation. Yay. And not even the pleasurable kind, but the kind that happens after a breakup and just reminds you of how lonely you are that you need to resort to your right hand to get off. It also shows its age: after all, who wacks it off to
magazines anymore? The fact that "Soco Amaretto Lime" comes right after probably doesn't help matters either. | | 45 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Secondary" - Another late Your Favorite Weapon clunker, this precedes "Magazines" and is only slightly better. It's still pretty boring and
unmemorable for Brand New standards, but it's got a bit more going for it than Jesse Lacey's edition of "Longview". The verses are a bit better,
but there's still no real hook to it. The placement of "Secondary" and "Magazines" back to back is a bit of a momentum killer. Luckily, what
comes after manages to save the day... | | 44 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Bed" - Daisy kicks off with the eardrum-shattering, absolutely brutal "Vices". An unabashed display of pure fire and flames, it kicks everything
off so nicely. The problem is what succeeds it is a little bit less than impressive. Of all the soft songs on Daisy, "Bed" easily stands out the
worst. It just feels kind of lifeless and dull, and that chorus is nothing more than "laid her on the bed, laid her on the bed, laid on her the bed"
over and over again. It's not catchy, it's not emotional, it's just there. The instrumentation is kind of nice, but the vocals are just bland
especially for Jesse's standards. And some of these lyrics, oh boy. "My head is lead, I don't ever wanna go to bed"? Come on now. | | 43 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Jaws Theme Swimming" - Deja Entendu is an incredible album, that goes without saying. But even the best of albums have their flaws, and
Deja's comes in the form of this song. Out of all its twelve tracks, this is the one that has had the least effect on me. The lyrics are pretty nice,
I do admit, but musically it's just not very memorable. That chorus just fails to leave any impression on me at all, and without a doubt it's the
weakest song on Deja. It's not bad, it's just pretty uninteresting and a bit of a bore. | | 42 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Sudden Death in Carolina" - From this point on, all these songs are ones that I enjoy to an extent. Much of Your Favorite Weapon is standard
pop-punk, but Brand New knew how to do the genre well. Tracks like "Logan to Government Center" and "Seventy Times 7" are just some
examples of that. This track opens up with one of the album's most well-known lines, "Last night I swallowed liquor and a lighter, and this
morning I threw up fire", and from there it grows into an energetic track with a chorus that just doesn't compare to the verses. It's nothing
special, but it is one that I would repeatedly listen to. | | 41 | | Brand New
Daisy
"In a Jar" - Stones in your eyes, stones in your eyes. Daisy's penultimate track is honestly one that could have been great, but certain things
about it hinder it from reaching its full potential. This plays off the soft-loud dynamic that Brand New use a lot on their last two albums, but "In
a Jar"'s in just so ineffective. That whole first verse, with all the "stones in your [body part]" is just annoying. Come on man, how many times
do you got to say that? And what does it even mean? That burst of energy in the chorus is enough to save it from being worse than "Bed", but
it's still far from Daisy's best. The dynamic aspect of the song could have played a lot better with an improved verse. | | 39 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Failure By Design" - From here on out, most of the songs that go out around this range are ones that I enjoy, just to not to the same extent
as Brand New's best work. That perfectly describes "Failure By Design", which is a pretty nice song. There are just songs from Your Favorite
Weapon done in a similar style and done better. The best part about this song is the chorus, which, let's admit, goes pretty hard. "This is a
lesson in procrastination, I kill myself because I'm so frustrated" is just such a great line to shout out during times of anger, and the
background vocals mesh in really well with Lacey's. The delivery in the verses, however, are just a bit too 'goofy', for lack of a better word.
It's a great song that's representative of Brand New's sound during the YFW era, but there are others that do the same better. | | 38 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Welcome to Bangkok" - Ugh, it hurts to do this. Bridging the gap between the first and second halves of The Devil and God Are Raging Inside
Me is this three-minute interlude that does its job really well. Following the "Space cadet, pull out" comes an acoustic section that helps set
the mood. Everything builds, and that moment when the band suddenly comes in is just wonderful. Jesse lays down some maniacally
sounding screams in the background towards the end, and the riff that gets played over this is another reason why this song is so great. By
the end, "Welcome to Bangkok" is a completely different beast than it was when it began. It's a great interlude, and the way it leads into "Not
the Sun" flows pretty well. | | 37 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"The Shower Scene" - So, we're back at Your Favorite Weapon again. Like I said before, there's essentially three tiers of songs on the album:
the really awesome pop-punk jams, the just alright ones and the "meh" ones. The album's opener falls into the "just alright" category. It's
peppy and energetic, but that's about it. I really enjoy Lacey's vocals on this, and the lyrics are fine as well. It just doesn't impress me as much
as some of the album's highlights. | | 36 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis" - Another pick that I suppose might raise some eyebrows, I've always held the opinion that the second half of
Deja Entendu isn't as good as the first half. "Jaws Theme Swimming" is a main reason why, and so is this song. I like this a lot better than I
do "Jaws Theme Swimming", but it doesn't hold up to all the other greatness Deja has to offer. These two songs have always stood out to me
as Deja's worst, with this one better than Jaws. Jesse's low, at times plain vocals help complement the lyrics about being a sleazy dick who
enjoys taking advantage of drunken women, and lines like "My tongue will taste of gin and malicious intent" are amplified a lot due to his
indifferent tone he uses in his voice. Unfortunately, while it ties in nice with the lyrics, it's not particularly interesting. The song's last minute
should be the best part since there's more energy to you, but it comes out of nowhere without any sort of build. I do like "Me vs. Maradona
vs | | 35 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Gasoline" - Normally, I love it when bands show their heavier side. Letting loose, getting some good screams out and just rockin' the whole
place usually leads to good results. The energy behind "Gasoline" is what drives the song, and when I saw them live, they opened the show
with this. Needless to say, the crowd wasn't very pumped up (because it was DAISY!). Jesse's vocals during the verses are amazing,
screaming his little heart out about gasoline and vaccines, but what lets the song down are its lyrics. Daisy gets a lot of flack for its stupid
lyrics, and this is one main example. Aside from that, another thing that holds it back is the chorus. While Jesse is tearing up the joint, his
vocals seem a bit flat and off whenever he cries out, "I swear it's like DYING" or "It feels like I'm TRYING". Aside from those two nitpicks,
it's a great song with lots of fire to fuel it (hooray for puns). | | 34 | | Brand New
Sowing Season
"aloC-acoC" - Yay for more B-sides! More specifically, this was the B-side to the "Sowing Season" single, and was actually the original version
of "Untitled 03" from Fight Off Your Demons, so that collection's getting on here somehow. That's right, it's essentially the demo of a demo.
Side note: I had the privilege of seeing Brand New play "Untitled 03" live, only the 8th time they've ever played it. Anyways, "aloC-acoC"
features something that doesn't get shown a lot in Brand New songs, which is Jesse alone with his guitar. It's stripped down, and thus Jesse's
vocals really shine through with emotion, and that chorus is just full of heart and sadness as he cries, "If it's by sea, I don't want to know / If
we all don't take cover, we're all gonna fall back in love again", and it all just resonates so well. The fact that only Jesse stands at the mic
while singing this adds a new layer of intimacy which in turn, makes it feel more genuine and heartfelt. | | 33 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Logan to Government Center" - At this point in the list, it becomes hard to separate each song from each other because, let's face it, they're
all great from here on out. There's lots to be enjoyed, especially with this cut from Your Favorite Weapon, which becomes the sixth song to
go out at this point. Reaching the halfway point for the album, it seems that lots of tracks from it went out early, but that's only in
comparison to the rest of Brand New's work. I like this song, I like it a lot, but in the end they wrote 32 songs better. Anyways, it's time for
a true story. I went to Boston a few years back, and when I rode the subway, I had to get off at Government Center and it was then I
realized what the title of this song was referring to. The song itself is too good to overlook, even if it's only the 7th best song on Your
Favorite Weapon. The first verse is one of the greatest on the album, and when Jesse cries out "Do you still consider me the boy you laughed
with or that y | | 32 | | Brand New
Daisy
"You Stole" - Typically, the longer songs of a band rank amongst their best. Track five off of Daisy is Brand New's fourth longest track (third
if we discount the opera outro to "Noro"), yet it ranks as their 32nd best song. Why is this? It's a relatively slow builder, and there's a
haunting atmosphere to it, with Jesse's low singing and the background vocals combined with the guitarwork all help create a sinister mood to
the song. Three minutes in, there's a loud section with lots of distortion and heavier riffs, but after that it just reverts back to the quiet verse
one more time before breaking out into the loud part again. I feel as if the song would be improved if the band just kept building onto the
loud section and take it straight from there without going back to the quiet part again, because the use of dynamic would have been better
utilized. All in all, it's a great song, but a few tweaks could have made it better. | | 31 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Handcuffs" - Brand New really do have a knack for ending most of their albums with a soft, acoustic number, and the closing track to The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is still one of their most controversial songs. Many love it, many hate it, and it's one of the most divisive songs in the band's discography. Personally, while I like it, it's one of the album's weakest songs (although that's more a testament to the album's legendary status than this track's flaws). The best part about it is how it builds; it starts with just Jesse on his acoustic guitar before the band comes in and strings are added in. The climax comes in the bridge, when Jesse cries, "You can try and be way up", repeating the line over and over again as the rest of the instruments keep building. Everything comes to a quick stop after that, but that brief moment is what makes the song worth listening to. The lyrics, penned by Vin Accardi, have been its biggest criticism, with lines about drowning babies an | | 30 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Last Chance to Lose Your Keys" - Barely squeezing into the top 30 is one of my favorite songs off of Your Favorite Weapon. The whole track
is so addictive and energetic, and it's one of the best examples of the pop-punk sound exhibited on Brand New's debut. Jesse's vocals on this
are amazing, especially on the opening line "I cashed in all my chips tonight and combed my hair till it was just right". The chorus is one of
the best on the album; it's catchy, it's quotable and it's just a hell of a lot fun to listen to. It'd be in the top 3-4 of Your Favorite Weapon if it
weren't for a few things - the lyrics (which are a bit elementary) and the overly repetitious "this isn't high school" (which is fine for the bridge, but when it starts to overlap with the final repetition of the chorus, it gets kind of annoying). | | 29 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Bought a Bride" - Some songs just grow on you. During my first listen of Daisy, this was one of the songs that I was indifferent about, similar to "Bed" and "In a Jar". However, upon further listens, "Bought a Bride" is a lot better than that. Jesse Lacey's vocal performance on this song is amazing, and when he starts screaming on the second verse, the nonsensical lyrics can be forgiven. Instrumentally, Vin Accardi's guitarwork on "Bought a Bride" ranks amongst one of his best performances on Daisy, and the whole song has just the right amount of fire to make it stand out. | | 28 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Daisy" - On the other hand, here's a song from Daisy that thrives on its minimalism instead of its energy. Recently being the target of controversy over allegations that Seether copied the track's melody for their song "Nobody Praying For Me" (after all, Shaun Morgan did say Daisy was in his top 5 albums of all time), the title cut to Brand New's fourth record stands out because of Lacey's emotional vocal performance as he relays a list of metaphors about uselessness and isolation, among those being dried rivers and a cold sun. As it builds, the layers of vocals and routinely timed drumbeats are added in. The sheer depth of "Daisy" is what makes it one of the highlights on the album it was named after. | | 27 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" - One of the most popular songs off of Your Favorite Weapon, the album's lead and only single stands as one of the catchiest and most infectious songs on Brand New's debut. A perfect example of the band perfecting their pop-punk stylings, that chorus of "Tell all the English boys you meet about the American boy back in the states" is just explosive and filled with angst and contempt. Jesse's dark charming lyricism is also highlighted, with that line about being disappointed in her death if her body doesn't burn or drown in the ocean serving as one of the best middle fingers in their discography. | | 26 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Sink" - Another song driven by fire, this song's chorus is one of the highlights of the entire Daisy album. Come on, tell me that Jesse screaming, "If you call, then I'm coming to get you!" at the top of his lungs doesn't just blow you away. Overall, Lacey's vocals are definitely the best part about this track, with enough energy and anger to fuel the song, even if it can be a bit iffy lyrically in some patches. | | 25 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Not the Sun" - We're smack dab right in the middle of the list, with this serving as the border between Brand New's upper half and bottom half in terms of song quality. Of course, all of this is really close and it's not like the bottom half is much worse than the top half, save for some extreme occasions. "Not the Sun" is the shortest non-instrumental on TDAGARIM, but what it does in its barely-over-three minute runtime is nothing short of amazing. Sure, it may be the simplest song on the album, but simple can work. "Not the Sun" is such an explosive track that features some of Brian Lane's best drumming, driving the verses and leading the way for the chorus. Instrumentally, it couldn't be any better, as all the instruments work together to create one of the heaviest hooks on the album, but lyrically it's a bit repetitive. Things slow down for the bridge, and the use of tempo change is so effective that the lush atmosphere to the bridge juxtaposed with the fiery hook transitions well | | 24 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Guernica" - Well, we haven't seen a song dropped from Deja Entendu in quite a while. Although I still stand by my previous statement that the second half of the album isn't as great as its first, "Guernica" makes a good argument for the former. Taking its title from a Picasso painting, the track utilizes the quiet-loud dynamic so well. Whether it's the bridge that features two vocal layers, one with Jesse screaming and the other with him calmly mumbling or the way he whispers "Is this the way a toy feels when its batteries run dry?" before breaking into one of the catchiest choruses on Deja. | | 23 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Mix Tape" - Inspired by what is known as the "Long Island emo soap opera", the falling out between Jesse Lacey and John Nolan was documented through multiple tracks, one of the most prominent being this cut from Your Favorite Weapons. With lyrics that would later be stolen for use in Taking Back Sunday's "There's No 'I' in Team", the track is a nice break from pop-punk, and Lacey manages to keep his Morrissey worship in check while crying, "I'm sick of your tattoos and the way you don't appreciate Brand New!". The angry, spiteful tune becomes more pensive with its slow tempo, but fiery lines like,"When I said let's keep in touch, I really mean I wish that you'd grow up" are the backbone behind this song. That twenty-dollar bill he bet must have kept on going around. | | 22 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Luca" - That moment four minutes into the song when everything fades into the background except for Jesse's whispered vocals only to get cranked up to eleven a split second later is not the best part about this song. It's crazy to think, I know. Yeah, the awesomeness of the loud wall of sound cannot be denied, and "Luca" is a track that prides itself on its build, but to me there's something better about it. For the first 80% of the song, "Luca" showcases the more vulnerable side to Lacey, with lyrics inspired by Luca Brasi from The Godfather. The emotion in his voice when he says, "So touch me or don't... just let me know where you've been" is perfectly complemented by the flawlessly timed instrumental section. The whole atmosphere to the track is chill but intense at the same time, like something's going to fall at any moment. And when it does, "Luca" remains from the rubble stronger than it was in the past. | | 21 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" - Just missing the Top 20 is perhaps one of Brand New's most well-known tracks, the song that gets everyone singing along live. The quintessential virginity loss anthem tells the story of a role reversal; it's not the girl who's pressured to give it away. Personally, this was my introduction to Brand New; although technically it wasn't the first song I heard from them (more on that later), this was the first time I consciously loved a track from a band who would soon blossom into one of my favorites. I was listening to the radio on last.fm, and this song came out. The funky bassline and Jesse's vocals drew me in, and instead of pressing the skip button, I stayed in because of the "DIE YOUNG AND SAVE YOURSELF!", because of the "Up the stairs, the station where...". No, "Sic Transit Gloria" isn't Brand New's best, but personally it means a lot to me, plus it's just a great song anyways. | | 20 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Good to Know If I Ever Need Attention All I Have to Do is Die" - Taking the crown for longest Brand New song title, the penultimate track on Deja Entendu clocks in at just over seven minutes, which is the second longest behind Limousine. As I mentioned earlier, while some band's best songs manage to be their best, "Good to Know That If I Ever Need Attention..." doesn't quite rank up there, although there's no denying it's a great song still. The main drawback to it is that it's a bit overlong, and some of the instrumental sections could be trimmed down a bit. | | 19 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"The No Seatbelt Song" - So, the top songs off of Your Favorite Weapon turn out not to be the pop-punk tunes (although they are great), but the moodier, deeper tracks that are more reminiscent of the Brand New to come. Coming before a song where Jesse wishes John Nolan would drive under the influence without a seatbelt, one can only wonder what the title has to do with "Seventy Times 7". "The No Seatbelt Song" is the most stripped down track on YFW, and Jesse's vocals sound fragile at points, even when the chorus goes "It's only you, beautiful, if I can choose it's only you". The way he sings "How could I miscalculate? Perfect eyes will have perfect aim" is the defining moment of the song, a point so emotional and heartbreaking that the acoustic background fits it perfectly. | | 18 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" - Brand New's breakthrough hit, the track so popular it got a goddamn One Tree Hill episode named after it, the lead single off of Deja Entendu will undoubtedly go down as the band's most well known song when it's all said and done. Just ask the guys who made the NHL and Tiger Woods PGA Tour soundtracks. "The Quiet Things..." is simple, it's catchy, and although it follows the blueprint for a quick radio jam, it's so successful at that. Come on, don't tell me you've never sang along to "SO KEEP THE BLOOD IN YOUR HEAD AND YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND!" at least once in your life. It's too infectious to deny. That's not even mentioning the ending, with the bridge over the final repetition of the chorus. "I lie well, Hallelu... JAH." | | 17 | | Brand New
Daisy
"At the Bottom" - Before I talk about this song, I'll share a backstory. This was unwillingly, the first Brand New song I ever heard. It was 2009, around the time Daisy was released and surprisingly went to #6 on the album charts. My TV has Music Choice channels pre-installed, so I flipped on the Alternative station and eventually, following Nine Inch Nails' "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" and Social Distortion's "Don't Drag Me Down", this played. How do I still remember this fact all these years? Because I had Shazamed all of the songs that were playing that weekend morning and a few months ago, I was trying to see what the first song I had ever Shazamed was, and I came across this towards the end. It shocked me a lot. I didn't realize who Brand New were at the time. I don't even remember how I felt about the song.
But now I do. The instrumentation is very Modest Mouse-influenced, and although the lyrics are a bit weak, all is forgiven with that explosive chorus. The fire in... | | 16 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" - The band's quintessential acoustic ballad, this is one of Brand New's most popular songs despite not even being the best acoustic ballad on the album. It's a fairly simple three-chord song, but Jesse sells it with his vocals, and the emotion that is put into this song makes it one of their premiere acoustic songs. "So call it quits or get a grip, you wanted a solution, you just wanted to be missed" is the part where everything falls into place, and if one other song on Deja didn't exist, this would rank as the album's best ballad. But it does exist, and thus... | | 15 | | Brand New
(Fork and Knife)
"(Fork and Knife)" - One instrument Brand New aren't all too familiar with is the piano. As far as I can remember, this is the only song that features its use. But, oh what a song. The mellow, chill atmosphere to this fits the track well, and it's easily the band's best B-sides. Jesse's vocals may not be their most emotional, but they fit the whole vibe of the song perfectly. The chorus of "You can't hold onto the thrill, so I hope you find your will to follow through" still send shivers down my spine every time I listen to it. Although this may not have fit into TDAGARIM, it's perfect as a standalone single. Instrumentally, it's lush and perfect for mellowing out. Anecdote: this is the only Brand New song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at #86. So random. No one would have guessed that. | | 14 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Play Crack the Sky" - The song so great, Mastodon named a whole album after it. Yeah, "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" is not Deja Entendu's best ballad, but that's only because this exists. The highlight of this has to be the lyrics; they're a great metaphor, using the imagery of a shipwreck to so eloquently symbolize so much more. Aside from that, Deja's closing track just makes you feel a lot. The use of only acoustic guitar is used in quite a few Brand New songs, but what makes "Play Crack the Sky" stand out is the ending. The last two or so minutes of this song are just beautiful, with all the layers of vocals on top of each other, and it's what defines the track. Whenever I listen to this, I await the moment when everything comes together, bookending Deja on a perfect note. "I need you like water in my lungs. This is the end". | | 13 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"The Archers' Bows Have Broken" - Seven of Brand New's top 13 tracks are from The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. That's over fifty percent. While this is the worst of the top seven, words cannot express my love for the album's penultimate track. Following "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades", this was the second Brand New song I heard and loved. It's not hard to see how I fell in love with it. A quick drumbeat kickstarts the song, and the lyrics, which talk about the divide between politics and religion, come in fast. "Who do you carry the torch for, my young man? Do you believe in anything?" What makes this song is the chorus, anthemic and to the roof. "Archers" may just be a quick four-minute song, which it is; it isn't anything complex or mindblowing, but the energy behind "What did you learn tonight? You're shouting so loud you barely enjoy this broken thing!" is enough to elevate it to Brand New's thirteenth best song. The hook of this is so strong, it really does hook you in. | | 12 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Vices" - A woman singing opera takes up the first minute and a half of this song. I like to disregard that and pretend it doesn't exist so I can skip straight to the actual meat of Daisy's opening track. "Vices" is without a doubt, the heaviest, most brutal song Brand New has ever recorded, and it's so awesome because of it. Jesse's screams are eardrum-shattering, pounding at every part of your brain and never letting up. It's two minutes of straight up hardcore, going for the jugular with every second. The best moment has to be right after the "She said goodbye to the ground AND JUMPED" where Jesse's demons are unleashed and he just goes batshit crazy, with "WE NEED VICES! WHERE IS MY HOPE AND MY MARRIAGE LICENSE!". Yeah, the lyrics can be a bit nonsensical, but who cares. It's balls-to-the-wall fuckery that works out so well. | | 11 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Soco Amaretto Lime" - Just missing the top 10 is what I consider to be Brand New's best acoustic ballad. I'm not alone in this choice, and although many of the band's acoustic ballads went out between #11 and #20, this one reigns supreme. Lyrically, it may not be deep, but the simple sentiments of staying 18 forever resonate as someone who is fighting all to hard to not relinquish his youth. It's a very sentimental song, I will admit, but that's part of its charm. Yeah, we take what we can get, and that's why "Soco" hits so hard. "You're just jealous 'cause we're young and in love" is how Your Favorite Weapon fades out, and as I reminiscence on past memories, the closing song to Brand New's debut is the perfect soundtrack to digging up old memories. God, I can only wonder how this will feel in another four years. | | 10 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light" - I read The Moves Make the Man roughly a year before I heard Deja Entendu, so seeing a song titled after a line in the book was pretty surprising. I don't get how people can say the first half of Deja is weaker when it has this and "Okay, I Believe You..." back to back. Sure, "Play Crack the Sky" is awesome, but this is awesomer. Lyrically, it's full of goldmines, my favorite being the bridge lines and "I'm an old abandoned church with broken pews and empty aisles." But, come on, that chorus is what makes "I Will Play My Game..." the second best song on Deja. Jesse means what he says when he sings "And we won't let you in, and we're down and out", and you can hear it in his voice. Musically, it's a bit simple, but Jesse's vocals are the highlight of this for sure. | | 9 | | Brand New
Your Favorite Weapon
"Seventy Times 7" - This marks the last of the Your Favorite Weapon songs, as the song dedicated to the Long Island soap opera goes down as the best track off of Brand New's debut album. Out of all the pop-punk songs they made, this one stands above the rest for multiple reasons. It's insanely catchy (don't tell me there's ever a time where you don't just wanna scream "Everyone's caught onto every thing you do", the bridge is fiery and on point with its "IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL A GETAWAY?", and the verses are filled with energy. To this day, while Jesse disowns most of his YFW material, this is the one song he plays at almost every concert, and it's easy to see why. The diss track towards John Nolan does so many things right. Jesse's delivery in the verses is seamless, his screams are affecting and the way everything fades out for the bridge is euphoric. I couldn't have asked for anything better. | | 8 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Millstone" - It's a bit odd to go from "Seventy Times 7" to a song like this, but that's just the way Brand New's discography. At one point this was my second favorite track of theirs and even fought for the top spot, but other songs have moved past it since. The lyrics are by far the best part about "Millstone", as Jesse reflects on how his life has changed for the worst in such a short amount of time. "I used to pray that God was listening, I used to make my parents proud." The instrumentation gives off an emotive atmosphere further complemented by Jesse's vocals, and the crowning achievement of the song is after the bridge when Jesse just cries out "Whoa, whoa". Those ten seconds are enough to make "Millstone" what it is, and the imagery of a car crash can do wonders, but so can a simple note. | | 7 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Sowing Season (Yeah)" - The whole top ten is really interchangeable - this could have been placed higher. Like so many other songs on TDAGARIM, the dynamic is what makes it so great. The first 45 seconds or so open the album on a mellow, atmospheric note, and then suddenly Jesse screams "YEAH!" and the riff blasts through full throttle. The drumming is precise and meticulous, and I couldn't have picked a better song to open up the album. I love how the instruments pan out during the "I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND!", leaving only Jesse's vocals in the spotlight, because it just makes that whole section so much more powerful. "Time to take the seeds into the cold ground, it takes a while to grow anything" is one of the first classic lyrics off TDAG, and the metaphor is so relatable that it works on a personal level. Plenty of lines here talk about changing, even the opening line about getting your friends back from drunk driving does. "Sowing Season" is just breathtaking. Yeah. | | 6 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"You Won't Know" - It's crazy how something as simple as a cymbal crash can have such a profound effect on a song, but the sudden drumbeat in the first verse just adds that extra "oomph" to the song that it needed instrumentally. "You Won't Know" is one hell of a build and a hell of a grower; Jesse's vocals are great during that first verse, but the moment when the distortion is cranked up tenfold along with the intensity of his singing is that moment when the song finally reaches its stride. His screams are just godly, and he just never lets up with it. That whole verse where he yells, "SO BELIEVE IN ME, BELIEVE THEM, YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU DOWN, WELL I WON'T!" has got to be one of the best of TDAG's 54 minutes. Even when he quiets down, the tempo doesn't slow, and the solo after the third verse makes you think the song will end, but it doesn't, and Jesse lets out one more verse, my second favorite in the song because of how it comes full circle back to the soft beginning, and... | | 5 | | Brand New
Daisy
"Noro" - Daisy begins and ends with its best tracks. No other Brand New album does that, so you gotta give it credit for this at least. Then again, this is Brand New's best closer, and it earns its place there. Whether it's the low "Well I've tried. God knows that I've tried." or the painful "I'M ON MY WAY TO HELL!" (or "I'm on my way out" for certain ears), or maybe it's the mechanical-like drumwork, there's something you have to find excellent about "Noro". Which each repetition of the chorus, Jesse sounds more tortured, more visceral, and it all ends so suddenly. The guitars are haunting and help provide a dark, eerie atmosphere like much of Daisy, even the album artwork. The lyrics are excellent as always, and the one thing I have to nitpick on is the gospel hymn at the end. Yeah, I know, it's supposed to bring everything full circle, but it just disrupts the momentum. One time, two time, again. | | 4 | | Brand New
Deja Entendu
"Okay, I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't" - Simply put, this song is heaven sent - don't you dare forget it. And those people who say the second half of Deja is better than the first, this song by itself already makes a good argument against it. Filled with swagger and energy, the track is anthemic at times (like the chorus), chill at others (the first verse), braggadocious (the second verse) and just plain awesome (see the scream at the end of the bridge). The instrumentation helps keep a mellow mood until it slightly picks up before just going all out in the end, and the gradual build may not be as extreme as say, "You Won't Know", but it's not the focal point of the song. Jesse's vocals are incredibly boastful during the second verse, which adds that extra little "oomph", especially since the lyrics are pretty conceited, but that's part of its charm. "...Tommy Gun..." is Deja Entendu's crowning moment... | | 3 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Jesus Christ" - Every song from the top 3 is from TDAGARIM. It really shouldn't come as that big of a shock, as these three songs are oft considered as Brand New's best. Finishing in the bronze spot is a song that contains some of the best lyrics that Jesse Lacey has ever written. Dealing with the deep subject matter of religion, the song is about Jesse's rocky relationship with Christianity and all the problems it has caused in his life. With lyrics like, "Jesus Christ, I'm alone again, so what did you do those three days you were dead? 'Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend", you can truly feel the internal struggle that Jesse is going through. The instrumentals are soothing and help the atmosphere, while the vocals just blow you away despite not being anything extraordinary. Everything from the bridge on is pure perfection, as each repetition of "We all got wood and nails, and tongue-tied in hate factories" becomes more powerful. Nothing short of classic. | | 2 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Degausser" - The first six songs on TDAG is just one of the best stretches in any album. With all of them ranking amongst Brand New's top 10, it's not hard to see why. Finishing just short of #1 is a song that never stood a chance at the top spot, but settling for the runner-up spot is no easy accomplishment. The structure of "Degausser" is just perfect; whether it's the children's choir that chants "take apart your head! chew it up and swallow!" along with Jesse, the background verse that goes on at the same time or how excellent the dynamic is utilized, this track is just a crowning achievement for the band. When the chorus breaks out, the guitar combined with Jesse's screams is just godly, and the way he proclaims, "I'll never get anything right" at the end is just full of despair. The loud, hectic chorus transitions smoothly from the quiet, even somewhat atmospheric verses. Take me back to my bed, because there will be no goodbye to sleep as this roars through. | | 1 | | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
"Limousine" | |
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02.15.15 | 1 is 1 | BMDrummer
02.15.15 | hell yes | Jasdevi087
02.15.15 | I dare 1 to be Jesus. | Masochist
02.15.15 | "Ranking Every Brand New Song"
"no fight off yr demons"
Failed before it began. Damn you, Baron. | MuhNamesTyler
02.15.15 | feature | Artuma
02.15.15 | if luca isn't in top 3 i will report you | Sowing
02.15.15 | OK now you're stepping on my turf. I will applaud
you or destroy you accordingly, so get it right! | TedSchmosby
02.15.15 | I feel like if I were to do this, save for a few songs here and there, the ranking would pretty much be sectioned by albums. | Balerion
02.15.15 | My 1 would probably be limousine, degausser, or you won't know | Slut
02.15.15 | If 1 isnt vices I'm going to be upset | NordicMindset
02.15.15 | ok what do you think will be the first actual song to go out | jmnewcomer18
02.15.15 | havent heard much of favorite weapon but shower scene is awesome. hopefully it breaks top 20 at least | erizen826
02.15.15 | 1 is Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't. | Snake.
02.15.15 | knowing you 1 is archers | GreyShadow
02.15.15 | untitled 4 is top 10 material and untitled 5 is top 5 material so no fight off your demons is pretty lame. | Artuma
02.15.15 | this list is so wrong already. at least you tried greenlinkinmuse | mxbrady
02.15.15 | I like the start so far. Be Gone is definitely one of their worst songs, probably the only song I ever skip | TalonsOfFire
02.15.15 | Agreed so far, if I were making this list I would put everything on Your Favorite Weapon right after. | Artuma
02.15.15 | tautou is such a great start for deja. then sic transit gloria comes in and ruins it all | TalonsOfFire
02.15.15 | The few songs right after Tautou are good but probably my least favorite on Deja Entendu | jmnewcomer18
02.15.15 | Good To Know and Tommy Gun are top 10 for me. | jmnewcomer18
02.15.15 | my top 10 in no particular order would be
Limousine
Jesus
You Wont Know
Guernica
Good To Know
Tommy Gun
Vices
You Stole
Noro
At The Bottom | Balerion
02.15.15 | @Grey
Definitely agree on Untitled 4 & 5 | iamamanfromspace
02.15.15 | please write descriptions for the top 5 Anberlin songs | bach
02.15.15 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga6pkoomSVg
this is my favorite | Calc
02.15.15 | "Brand New has never made an actual song that I can call "bad"."
wat about an inactual song? or a snippet of a song? | Tunaboy45
02.15.15 | never heard anything from them | Clumseee
02.15.15 | I actually love Tautou.
In my top 10 if not top 5. | Sowing
02.15.15 | Be Gone gets too much hate. He's singing / screaming into the guitar while playing, but if you look up the lyrics they're creepy as hell. Plus the guitar plucking is kind of twangy and cool. I'd put it above untitled, tbh. | Sowing
02.15.15 | And shame on you for Tautou.
The rest of your choices I can live with so far. ; ) | DaveyBoy
02.16.15 | So you're gonna finish this in 6 months then!?
'...Tommy Gun...' is my #1 | Insurrection
02.16.15 | i got this and the other list mixed up and thought this said "ranking every buckethead song"
you should do that next | tommygun
02.16.15 | oh jesus not this again
47 48 49 are all good you fucked up already | Jasdevi087
02.16.15 | Rank every Anal Cunt song. Also do one for Lil' B. | StallionMang
02.16.15 | Lol this already got featured, now you've really gotta deliver | impoppy
02.16.15 | limousine #1 or gtfo | TedSchmosby
02.16.15 | wat | FromDaHood
02.16.15 | Handcuffs has the worst lyrics of any Brand New song js | VaxXi
02.16.15 | Gasoline is pretty weak on the song writing side too | FromDaHood
02.16.15 | Ooh that's another bad one good call | JoylessBastard
02.16.15 | I would have had untitled waay higher, for what it is it's lovely. | hogan900
02.16.15 | Untitled 5 would be in my top ten, no doubt about it. | betray
02.16.15 | if next 10 are all from YFW i will find and murder you | betray
02.16.15 | "who wacks it off to magazines anymore? The fact that "Soco Amaretto Lime" comes right after doesn't help matters either..."
that's when i knew this list was gonna be awful | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | i'm updating the next set of 3. there's going to one that people miiiiiiiight get pissed about | Crawl
02.16.15 | Tautou rules | TalonsOfFire
02.16.15 | I'd personally put all of YFW and most of the first half of Deja dead last. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | the first half of Deja rules
i can't find anything bad about it | TedSchmosby
02.16.15 | except tatou | TalonsOfFire
02.16.15 | Green they just remind me of YFW with their poppiness but they're still good songs, I just prefer The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot through 'til the end. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | man will you be disappointed with this list then | Artuma
02.16.15 | "i can't find anything bad about it"
sic transit gloria is terrible | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | Fuck off, Bed is the most underrated song ever. It's way better than Sowing Season and Tommy Gun and probably Luca, for good measure. | YakNips
02.16.15 | no it is not art | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | Like, the bridge in Bed is their best after You Won't Know and Limousine and maybe Sink. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | Bed is the definition of mehh | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | sic transit gloria is terrible
Sic Transit Gloria is one of the few bearable songs on Deja. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | "few"
what are you smoking man | Artuma
02.16.15 | "It's way better than Sowing Season and Tommy Gun and probably Luca, for good measure"
hahahaha | Funeralopolis
02.16.15 | be gone is one of their best songs so you already lost | YakNips
02.16.15 | for the record i hate that this list exists but this site doesn't need any more discussion about this average band | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | Deja has some neat lyrics and isn't quite as cringe-inducing as YFW, but it's still ridden with painfully self-conscious angst in a way that just isn't appealing. If that's your jam, fair enough, but to my ears, Bed is the antithesis of every hyperbolised, immatue song Brand New ever wrote. On second thoughts, I'd probably take Luca over it by a narrow margin, but Sowing Season is overrated as hell and my thoughts on Tommy Gun should be pretty clear by now. | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | "for the record i hate that this list exists but this site doesn't need any more discussion about this average band"
Seconded. | someguest
02.16.15 | I would be fine with never seeing any more discussion over brand new or blink-182.
This is what sucks about having a prominent demographic of people aged 13-17. Sometimes I don't have the patience for music taste to evolve. | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | I'm too tired to pull my tolerance together and argue against that. | someguest
02.16.15 | People value their youthful experiences too much. | VaxXi
02.16.15 | Wow, who know how dreadful it is to see a tiny little line of text about this band on the "list page" and the "ALL" tab of the new comments page. Honestly it's not that hard to avoid Brand New on this site if you just... I don't know, don't click on little lines of text on the homepage? | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | "Honestly it's not that hard to avoid Brand New on this site"
Stop right there. | someguest
02.16.15 | I'm just saying there's more out there. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | the funny thing is the only people I know who like Brand New are 30+ | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | I don't think TDAG and Daisy apply to a certain age bracket, certainly not in the way the first two do. | someguest
02.16.15 | "the funny thing is the only people I know who like Brand New are 30+"
yeah right | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | Everyone my age listens to rap and pop. I'm an anomaly. | YakNips
02.16.15 | OMGGGG HAHAHAHAHHA | StallionMang
02.16.15 | I'm stealing that thank you | Slut
02.16.15 | Damn kids these days and their cell phones and mobile gadgets | JohnnyoftheWell
02.16.15 | Holy shit
What has the world come to?
I should leave. | NordicMindset
02.16.15 | The only people I know who know Brand New were teenagers in 2000 and grew up with them. It's reakity. | Slut
02.16.15 | Idk who you know they're probably not real people | NordicMindset
02.17.15 | They're teachers I have, most of them knew the band personally. | someguest
02.17.15 | most people would call that a unique circumstance | jmnewcomer18
02.17.15 | 43 is 11 | GreyShadow
02.17.15 | Bed gets too much hate. It's a pretty chill track.
And I know a few people who say Jaws Swimming Theme is the best on Deja. | VaxXi
02.17.15 | I liked Bed, I also liked Jaws Swimming Theme but that one is far from best on Deja. | Sowing
02.17.15 | Bed is easily one of my least favorite songs by BN ever, so props. | TedSchmosby
02.17.15 | Sowing, noooooo | wwf
02.17.15 | I actually love Bed, it's one of my favorites on Daisy. The chorus is a bit lame though.
The last verse where he cuts out the first part of the vocal line and just says 'I don't even want to go to bed' is so clever songwriting-wise. Jaws Theme Swimming is pretty well written too. | TedSchmosby
02.17.15 | yeah, i really like bed too. it's pretty straightforward, but i really like the vibe of it, and while i can see how jesse's vocals seem bland, his delivery is what sells the song for me. | betray
02.17.15 | awful list so far can't wait for next installment | Sowing
02.17.15 | It's chill but in an extremely dull way.
Also the lyrics suck. | jmnewcomer18
02.17.15 | because its in the top 20 dur | mryrtmrnfoxxxy
02.17.15 | jaws theme swimming is prob top 10 imo | mryrtmrnfoxxxy
02.17.15 | anyway grabage band | jmnewcomer18
02.17.15 | its barely outside my top 10 | Muisc4Life26
02.17.15 | Bed at 44? bro no no no | Gyromania
02.17.15 | this is pretty accurate so far. be gone is atrocious. bed is w/e | Gyromania
02.17.15 | "how is "Handcuffs" not the worst BN song wtf"
handcuffs is one of the best wtf? | NordicMindset
02.17.15 | updated | TedSchmosby
02.18.15 | failure by design is one of the best off of YFW for the bridge alone.
nothing to say besides do do do do do do do do do do do do | JohnnyoftheWell
02.18.15 | Agreed hard with In A Jar. | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | All their album closers would make my top 20 | GreyShadow
02.18.15 | What's with all this Handcuffs hate? Such a great song | Gyromania
02.18.15 | arcade seriously wth? why are you hating on handcuffs? those strings are beautiful, and the lyrics are great too. excellent way to finish god and devil off imo | ExcentrifugalForz
02.18.15 | is this list gonna include flying at tree level or fork and a knife? | Sowing
02.18.15 | OK I officially can no longer endorse this list. Mainly because In A Jar is probably a top 25 song, but also because Failure By Design is one of YFW's finest jams. You had a good two day run at this GB. ; )
Also, arcade you're drunk. I'm not even as crazy about handcuffs as most people, but it is still not one of their worst songs by any means. | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | handcuffs is better than welcome to bangkok
say no more | Gyromania
02.18.15 | damn you guys have it all wrong =/ | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | It also miiiight be better than Not the Sun | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | Jaws Theme, Bed, and In A Jar are better than everything on YFW aside from maybe the closer | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | not sure if that's more praise for those songs or dislike of YFW | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | YFW is a great pop punk record, but each album they did afterwards is more mature and interesting and pretty much on a whole nother level | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | but some of the songs on YFW are like really good pop punk.
and Brand New's good pop punk was better than some of their kinda boring "mature" stuff | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | I heard YFW way after I had been familiar with the others, and I'm not really into pop punk so maybe I'm biased. I just always loved the direction they took with Daisy, it's always fighting with Devil and God for my favorite of theirs. | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | I went TDAG, Deja, YFW, Daisy last. Man do people on Long Island hate Daisy. | Slut
02.18.15 | Daisy is so fucking good | RadioSuicide
02.18.15 | Couldn't rank their discog if I wanted to, they only know how to write gold. Millstone would probably be my #1 tho it's perfect on every level. | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | Daisy last lol | StallionMang
02.18.15 | Daisy shits on YFW | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | I listened to Daisy last, not that Daisy is last place | TalonsOfFire
02.18.15 | Oh my bad. Going straight from listening to YFW to Daisy is hilarious, especially given how it opens | TedSchmosby
02.18.15 | what if the shower scene had the hymn at the beginning instead | Sowing
02.18.15 | ^going to go try this now because it sounds hilarious | Judio!
02.18.15 | Gotta love Bed bro | Gyromania
02.18.15 | bed is legitimately one of the most dull songs i've ever heard tbh | Sowing
02.18.15 | Yes thank you Gyro
I mean BN has never written a bad song, but they've written boring ones and Bed falls into that category. What is it people like about that song? The lyrics? It can't be that. The instrumentation? It's pretty bland overall. The passion? It's the least emotional I've ever heard Jesse sound. Yeah the guitar effects are kinda cool at moments, but that song is no better than a 2.5/5 which for BN is horrible. | jmnewcomer18
02.18.15 | call me crazy but tommy gun has a kinda weak chorus imo. it was my favorite BN song for a while but the chorus brings it down for me | climactic
02.18.15 | aw failure by design is one of my favs on YFW | GreyShadow
02.18.15 | Am I the only one who cares very little for YFW? There's Seventy Times Seven, Soco Amaretto Lime, and 10 more bland pop punk songs. | Judio!
02.18.15 | "bed is legitimately one of the most dull songs i've ever heard tbh"
Not even close | Skoj
02.18.15 | this list is so spectacularly not a list
list is actually butts | ConcubinaryCode
02.18.15 | Jaws theme swimming so early already upsets me. Are you going to wait six months before finishing this too? | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | i'm going to break more hearts with another pick coming up soon, I bet | Chortles
02.18.15 | awesome!! | Slut
02.18.15 | bed is cool for how chilled out/ almost apathetic it sounds. i dig it. | NordicMindset
02.18.15 | but apathy and BN just aren't good together. Which is the basis for my next controversial pick. | JohnnyoftheWell
02.18.15 | It had better not be Jesus. | lyzakthellama
02.18.15 | Failure by design should be one of the last YFW songs to go down on this list, also I agree with bed, the line "the champ goes down like a clown in the second round" makes me cringe so God damn hard | JohnnyoftheWell
02.18.15 | Welcome to Bangkok could have been way lower | TedSchmosby
02.18.15 | the way you talked about Welcome to Bangkok made it sound like it should be higher than it is | Mesm277
02.18.15 | Well basically in context with the album it works well...as a standalone song not so much. /summary | jmnewcomer18
02.19.15 | Judio! | NordicMindset
02.19.15 | See guys, I'm on pace to finish in 12 days! | Judio!
02.19.15 | Yo jmnewcomer18 | Artuma
02.19.15 | welcome to bangkok is a top 15, maybe even top 10 bn song | GreyShadow
02.19.15 | Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis is the 2nd best on Deja. It's at least a top 10 song | jmnewcomer18
02.19.15 | Play Crack The Sky is top 15 | dmp3131
02.19.15 | Yeah Welcome to Bangkok is definitely too low. Along with Jaws and Me/Maradona/Elvis. | UnderTheNorthernScar
02.19.15 | Jesus Christ, this list is horrible. | TalonsOfFire
02.19.15 | I'm not trying to sound condescending, but given what you had to say about Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis, you're probably too young to fully understand the lyrics to get out of it what it's saying. You're right about it being apathetic and indifferent, but that's the point. | TheSupernatural
02.19.15 | Wait wtf, why didn't you just make the list first and then post it. This is featured and not even half complete | NordicMindset
02.19.15 | It's more fun this way. Keeps the people on their feet. Plus that way I don't have to go at it for like 24 hours straight writing descriptions. | Balerion
02.19.15 | 36. You crazy | demigod!
02.19.15 | now rank btmi | NordicMindset
02.19.15 | can't do two LI bands back to back, mate | Counterfeit
02.19.15 | People are still ranking brand new | Snake.
02.19.15 | hong tam is like 3 years late
rank btmi instead [2] | Artuma
02.19.15 | quite a surprising comment by you snake considering you're probs the biggest bn fan on the site after sowing | Snake.
02.19.15 | yeah but i don't think i'll ever rank them because they're so many lists on this site of people ranking them | Skoj
02.19.15 | cutting my poor fragile fingers on this list's edges | danielito19
02.19.15 | RANK BTMI INSTEAD | betray
02.19.15 | RANK BTBAM INSTEAD [2] | JS19
02.19.15 | MMaE is one of their best. So genuine it hurts | NordicMindset
02.19.15 | updated | ConsumerOfNut
02.20.15 | Damn after I read the bit about the second half of Deja being worse I instantly peaced out | RadioSuicide
02.20.15 | the second half of Deja has Play Crack the Sky so it's superior by default. | TalonsOfFire
02.20.15 | after I read the bit about the second half of Deja being worse I instantly peaced out [2] | Sowing
02.20.15 | Sorry GB, I completely disagree with a handful of these already. Opinions though. This is still a valiant attempt with a lot of work and great explanations. I'll keep following if only to see if our top 15's match up. | wwf
02.20.15 | Nahhh the 'trying' bit on gasoline is the best part of the song | RadioSuicide
02.20.15 | if fork and knife isn't top 20 this list is void | NordicMindset
02.20.15 | updated list | wwf
02.20.15 | I'm not a huge fan of you stole but the guitar tone on the soft parts is wildddd | TedSchmosby
02.21.15 | You Stole is probably my third favourite off of Daisy, behind Sink and Daisy. | TalonsOfFire
02.21.15 | Noro>Bought A Bride>At The Bottom>You Stole>Daisy>Sink>Gasoline>In A Jar>Vices>Bed>Be Gone | NordicMindset
02.21.15 | We're almost halfway through, and it only took me 6 days | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.21.15 | of all the things i could care the least about ever this is up there | NordicMindset
02.21.15 | the list update feature is treating this list nicely | TheSpaceMan
02.21.15 | i keep reading the list as "ranking every band" | NordicMindset
02.21.15 | yeah this got messed up real bad | mx
02.21.15 | Should be fixed now | NordicMindset
02.21.15 | is there now a character limit for the description?
also, whenever i edit and press submit, the changes don't show up | RadicalEd
02.21.15 | well in theory the new lists look great, but it kinda messed up all the old lists. | TedSchmosby
02.21.15 | Last Chance to Lose Your Keys is definitely the best Brand New song, so it doesn't matter. | TedSchmosby
02.21.15 | this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school this isn't high school | Artuma
02.21.15 | this list was already fucked up so | TedSchmosby
02.21.15 | ruthless | Jasdevi087
02.21.15 | But what if Brand New list was not kill? | NordicMindset
02.22.15 | sort of fixed | TedSchmosby
02.22.15 | does this mean something from YFW is number one | Balerion
02.22.15 | ^. | NordicMindset
02.22.15 | shit did i give it away
the no seatbelt song is #1 | MyNameIsPencil
02.22.15 | Huh. My number one is Limousine cause moo | RadicalEd
02.22.15 | can't believe that sputnik is still this obsessed with this band. | dimsim3478
02.22.15 | oh man don't tell me #1 is soco amaretto
edit: wait sorry didn't read the above comment | TheSupernatural
02.22.15 | Last Chance to Lose Your Keys is definitely the best Brand New song, so it doesn't matter [2]
Although No Seatbelt Song is just as good to me. YFW is best Brand New
| TalonsOfFire
02.22.15 | You have their best song be from YFW lmao | NordicMindset
02.22.15 | yes and you will deal! | NordicMindset
02.22.15 | 2 for the price of 1 | Ocean of Noise
02.22.15 | wtf even is this list | GreyShadow
02.23.15 | holy fuck, Not The Sun should not be that low | TedSchmosby
02.23.15 | the bridge to Not the Sun is one of the best things Brand New has done | beartato108
02.23.15 | WHAT DOES THE TRACK DO | TedSchmosby
02.23.15 | GB did you die | betray
02.23.15 | sink and not the sun as middle bn songs is crying laughing emoji | NordicMindset
02.23.15 | oh come on what songs in the top 25 right now would you rather see at the bottom. some stuff has to be at the bottom. | betray
02.23.15 | "oh come on what songs in the top 25 right now would you rather see at the bottom."
literally every song on deja entendu | betray
02.23.15 | also did you just make a bn song title pun | TedSchmosby
02.23.15 | At the Bottom comes to mind | NordicMindset
02.23.15 | Pun was coincidnetal | MyNameIsPencil
02.23.15 | I should do a list series like this for Dance Gavin Dance
Or Deftones | Artuma
02.23.15 | "holy fuck, Not The Sun should not be that low"
ehh it should be a bit lower. bad song | TedSchmosby
02.23.15 | ^ nah | MuhNamesTyler
02.23.15 | Classic Schmosby | TedSchmosby
02.23.15 | we all wind up in a box | FromDaHood
02.24.15 | Not the Sun isn't #1 now I've seen everything | NordicMindset
02.24.15 | no updates today sorry | TalonsOfFire
02.24.15 | You already have way too many songs from their last two albums listed that should be in the top 20 | NordicMindset
02.24.15 | ... i have 4 songs dropped from TDAG | TalonsOfFire
02.24.15 | You actually have at least four listed and they're all better than most of YFW or Deja | MO
02.24.15 | Potsy nailed it | Balerion
02.25.15 | 8 out of 11 tracks off of Daisy above 25 is fucking outrageous, I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion but damn dude. | RadioSuicide
02.25.15 | Mix Tape is better than Not the Sun, but they're both way too low. gg | GreyShadow
02.25.15 | Luca not in the top 15? disgusting. Sink should be way higher too. I'm aware that they only have a little more than four albums of material but seriously | Clumseee
02.25.15 | "lyrics inspired by Luca Brasi from The Godfather"
I don't by this. I get the title is in reference to the character, and there are parallels between the fish and water stuff, but I don't buy the song was inspired by Luca Brasi. | TedSchmosby
02.25.15 | i don't know about mix tape being better than sink and not the sun. it's a cute song, but c'mon | Artuma
02.25.15 | luca is their best song, only being rivaled by limousine. this can't get any worse | Artuma
02.25.15 | also the fact that you'll rank sic transit gloria higher than luca... are you doing this just to piss me off? | wwf
02.25.15 | 'I don't by this. I get the title is in reference to the character, and there are parallels between the fish and water stuff, but I don't buy the song was inspired by Luca Brasi.'
I thought the same thing. Also when you listen to the demo, the lyrics are obviously not about Luca but the whole second verse that seems to have the most parallels to The Godfather is still the same
Also the line 'we stood in the way of the tank till we bored and stopped' has to be one of my favorite brand new lines ever | TedSchmosby
02.25.15 | art, you hate sic transit gloria too much. it's not better than luca but goddamn | TedSchmosby
02.25.15 | http://rateyourmusic.com/list/TimeConsumer634/top_51_brand_new_songs/
this person put luca at 33 and sic transit at 2 lol | danielito19
02.25.15 | someone explain why the mods featured a list that wasn't even fucking complete | betray
02.25.15 | luca is their best song, only being rivaled by limousine. this can't get any worse
also the fact that you'll rank sic transit gloria higher than luca... are you doing this just to piss me off? [2] | barcafan21
02.25.15 | this list is so bad | Rickislost
02.26.15 | Not the Sun, Guernica and Sic Transit are some of my favorite tracks and would certainly make my top ten | Artuma
02.26.15 | "art, you hate sic transit gloria too much."
i don't like the song but i don't hate it as much as i hate the fact people think it's one of their better songs | Sowing
02.26.15 | Luca is a top 20 song for sure, a top 10 song maybe, but definitely not second best | Artuma
02.26.15 | "but definitely not second best"
agreed, it's the best | Sowing
02.26.15 | The only truly great part of that song is the part where he screams "where you've been." The rest is just pretty good. Limousine for example has like 3 legitimately amazing sections all separate from each other. | Artuma
02.26.15 | no other song in their discog has quite as powerful atmosphere as that song. and that scream towards the end is chill-inducing indeed. however for me, it's not all about the "moments" | beartato108
02.26.15 | "while some band's best songs manage to be their best"
you're not wrong | Emyay
02.26.15 | i love both 20 and 21. too low imo, but i also prefer DE over tDaG so don't mind me | BroFro
02.26.15 | Luca gone already? Damn | TedSchmosby
02.27.15 | at least degausser is still in the running | SeaAnemone
02.27.15 | this is atrocious.
I saw Magazines at the bottom and thought it couldn't get worse.
but then it did.
congratulations. | tommygun
02.27.15 | how did this get featured like does anybody actually gaf about this dude's opinion or | RoundOnEndHiInMiddle
02.27.15 | sowing featured it, 100% gauranteed | TedSchmosby
02.27.15 | @tommy, i'm pretty interested in what he has to say.
@sea, out of all the things to complain about, you pick magazines? | SeaAnemone
02.27.15 | I mean I only glanced at the first few entries and assumed the rest were horrible
but that one is really bad so yeah | NordicMindset
02.27.15 | i hate the new text limit on these lists | Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.27.15 | the new text limit on these lists hates your tl'dr 's | Sowing
02.27.15 | "sowing featured it, 100% gauranteed"
I would have guessed that too, but it actually wasn't me. I don't know who it was.
Agreed on the no seatbelt song, GB. But yeah my list would be much different. Props for all the effort put into this though, that alone is impressive. | danielito19
02.27.15 | HOW CAN YOU GIVE PROPS FOR EFFORT WHEN THE LIST ISN'T FINISHED
excuse my caps but fucking seriously | NordicMindset
02.28.15 | top ten awaits tomorrow | GreyShadow
02.28.15 | Play Crack The Sky not in the top 5? Well damn. | SeaAnemone
02.28.15 | wow I am so excited | dimsim3478
02.28.15 | top 10 here we fuckin goooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
play crack the sky not in top 10 though | wwf
02.28.15 | don't listen to the haters man, I like reading your summaries | TedSchmosby
02.28.15 | if limousine isn't 1 i'll be very surprised | MuhNamesTyler
02.28.15 | classic schmosby | adr
02.28.15 | lol you're trying2hard | TedSchmosby
02.28.15 | i'm so alone | trackbytrackreviews
02.28.15 | vices > soco | Artuma
02.28.15 | pretty easily | PistolPete
02.28.15 | Did Mastodon actually name their album after that song "Play Crack the Sky"? I find that hard to believe. (I don't know any better lol)
I can't believe you don't love the absolute grooviness of Jaws Theme Swimming. Killing me man. | Snake.
02.28.15 | Jesus
Limousine
You Won’t Know
Sowing Season
Play Crack the Sky
Out of Range
Degausser
Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis
Daisy
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
Good to Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have to Do is Die
Luca
I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light
Noro
Welcome to Bangkok
Guernica
Okay I Believe You, but My Tommy Gun Don’t
Handcuffs
You Stole
Not the Sun
Vices
Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades
At the Bottom
Millstone
Sink
The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
Gasoline
Seventy Times 7
Bed
Jaws Theme Swimming
In a Jar
The No Seatbelt Song
Jude Law and a Semester Abroad
Mix Tape
Bought a Bride
Soco Amaretto Lime
Logan to Government Center
Sudden Death in Carolina
Magazines
Failure by Design
Secondary
The Shower Scene
Last Chance to Lose Your Keys | Snake.
02.28.15 | i just contradicted myself with this ranking but idgaf because bing bong lamb is a slowpoke | wwf
02.28.15 | The beginning of vices is gospel not opera js | NordicMindset
02.28.15 | This isn't taking 5 months be grateful
Next time I do this I need to do a band with lots of crappy songs. | betray
02.28.15 | shite | NordicMindset
03.01.15 | top 5 tomorrow so you can stop complaining jfc | trackbytrackreviews
03.01.15 | You Won't Know > Limousine | NordicMindset
03.01.15 | jake that list is so wrong | Snake.
03.01.15 | agreed out of range should be lower | Artuma
03.01.15 | at least it's better than this list | GreyShadow
03.01.15 | 10 is probably my least favorite on Deja. It's alright but the chorus is just so meh.
Prediction:
5 Noro
4 Degausser
3 Okay I Believe You
2 Jesus
1 Limousine | TalonsOfFire
03.01.15 | Noro>Limousine>Jesus>Bought A Bride>Play Crack The Sky are probably my top 5 | YakNips
03.01.15 | limousine is their worst song | Artuma
03.01.15 | luca > limousine > degausser > you won't know > idk noro or jesus would be my top 5 | dimsim3478
03.01.15 | looks like we got limousine for #1 | TedSchmosby
03.01.15 | "limousine is their worst song"
wat | YakNips
03.01.15 | i said
limousine is their worst song | NordicMindset
03.01.15 | I'M ON MY WAY TO HELL | furpa
03.01.15 | Is it actually "I'm on my way to hell"? Shit haha. | trackbytrackreviews
03.01.15 | When I was younger I always thought it was I'm on my way out or I dug my way out | furpa
03.01.15 | Yeah I've always heard I'm on my way out. | GmemberKills
03.01.15 | limousine is their worst song x1000 | Snake.
03.01.15 | last chance to lose your keys being better than limousine yeah makes perfect sense gj people | TedSchmosby
03.02.15 | if am i wrong were on here i'd put it somewhere in the top 20 | Gyromania
03.02.15 | noro, seriously? | Gyromania
03.02.15 | " limousine is their worst song"
baiting | NordicMindset
03.02.15 | why the noro hate | Gyromania
03.02.15 | it's very boring | hogan900
03.02.15 | Awesome list so far, takes a ton of patience and work to achieve something like this. Can't wait to see the remaining few!
| Iamthe Nightstars
03.02.15 | Vices is so brutal man. | Gyromania
03.02.15 | the first 2 minutes are pretty good, but the 'i'm on my way to hell!' doesn't really do much for me, and the guitar work in the latter half is musically good but just sounds so out of place to me. i feel the same way about 'you stole': it sounds really pretty and interesting at first but goes absolutely nowhere | hogan900
03.02.15 | Noro is probably in my top ten, but yeah the remaining like 2 minutes I normally skip, not much for the full circle shit. | Gyromania
03.02.15 | ^i always skip it. like, first time through the novelty is kind of cool. i guess, but rarely do i listen to daisy front-to-back. | erizen826
03.02.15 | Tommy Gun is at least in the top 4 and I am okay with this. | trackbytrackreviews
03.02.15 | Wheres the top 4 you liar | BlacKapes
03.02.15 | limousine is fucking awful except for that one kinda catchy bridge part. the rest of the song is so boring and repetitive holy shit | BlacKapes
03.02.15 | if thats first im gonna kill myself
jk i dont care about this band that much | JohnnyoftheWell
03.02.15 | 5 and 6 are 1 and 2. | jmnewcomer18
03.02.15 | limousine is 1 obv. I love noro but i cant stand the backing vox in the chorus | dcalderon
03.03.15 | Limousine and Noro are awesome, what the hell | wwf
03.03.15 | 'limousine is 1 obv. I love noro but i cant stand the backing vox in the chorus'
yeah they're terrible
and the repetition in limousine is like the most important part of the song | Sowing
03.03.15 | "limousine is fucking awful except for that one kinda catchy bridge part. the rest of the song is so boring and repetitive holy shit"
And the award for the most wrong statement since Sputnik's inception goes to...
Also, to those complaining about Noro, it absolutely deserves a top 10 spot, in whatever order though is anyone's preference. The backing vocals are actually great too, but the lyrics are what hammers this home for me. The eerie intro is probably the best part.
I'm most shocked my #10, 13, and 15 right now because they're all outside of the top 20 IMO.
Anyhow, keep up the awesome work GB. Don't let people sway you from making Limousine #1 if that's where you had it. | DaveyBoy
03.03.15 | I'm starting a "TOM EEE GUN" chant. It just has more of a ring to it than "LIM O ZEEN" | Sowing
03.03.15 | I said don't let people sway you GB. I foresaw this. ; ) | TedSchmosby
03.03.15 | i think archers deserves to be in the top 20, but i've never been too into fork and knife. i get that it's different and everything, but it's not one of my favs | Sowing
03.03.15 | Fork and Knife is kinda boring tbqh | NordicMindset
03.03.15 | Numero quatro | jmnewcomer18
03.03.15 | Hope Jesus is 2 and Limousine is 1 | TedSchmosby
03.03.15 | i'd agree that tommy gun is the best cut off of deja. very reminiscent of sowing season, especially the bridges. | GreyShadow
03.04.15 | ewww i was wrong. Maybe Degausser will be 1. It's easily my 1 so that would be cool | TedSchmosby
03.05.15 | what's the word GB | JohnnyoftheWell
03.06.15 | Why is this still not over. | Sowing
03.06.15 | Would lol if he just never finished this list. | Emyay
03.06.15 | still pissed about maradona being so low | Sowing
03.06.15 | yeah that's a great song lol | BroFro
03.06.15 | I didn't know anyone said the 2nd half is better than the 1st on Deja. Sic Transit, Tommy Gun, and Quiet Things are the 3 best songs on the album | Artuma
03.06.15 | the 2nd half kicks the 1st one's ass on deja | EddieMarais
03.06.15 | if jesus makes 1 after all this time...
wait am i late to the hate-fest? | NordicMindset
03.06.15 | I'm in Rochester, what do you want me to go, type from my phone? | JohnnyoftheWell
03.06.15 | Well, now that you mention it...
I have written a whole review on my phone (most of which was during a flight) before. | jmnewcomer18
03.06.15 | Tommy Gun is the only amazing track on the first half. 2nd half wins by default cuz crack the skye | Emyay
03.06.15 | maradona was a song that i thought was cool when i was kid then i got to my mid twenties and i was like "whoa this song is everything" | Funeralopolis
03.06.15 | Nice to see such love for Millstone, it is easily a top contender for best song on the album for me as well | erizen826
03.10.15 | 4 is 1 wtf | betray
03.10.15 | ayy green baron reppin the 585 ahrd | RadioSuicide
03.10.15 | Noro is the worst song on Daisy behind Be Gone for sure lol 14, 8, 7, and Limousine are all 1 | JohnnyoftheWell
03.11.15 | Noro is the worst song on Daisy behind Be Gone for sure lol
Probably the only interesting/original opinion I have ever heard on Brand New. Still wrong. | NordicMindset
03.11.15 | Betray I had to look that reference up | furpa
03.15.15 | The suspense is maddening! | TheSupernatural
03.16.15 | 36 and 10 need to be switched. 36 is great, 10 is the opposite of great | dimsim3478
03.16.15 | when are you gonna do the last three hong | VaxXi
03.16.15 | This is the part where Baron takes three months to update it, and then leave out descriptions for the songs. Just be patient. | betray
03.17.15 | im from rochester you pleb
go eat a garbage plate or smth | NordicMindset
03.17.15 | Aren't you from South Carolina | betray
03.17.15 | thats where i live now yea | Aftertheascension
03.17.15 | gg. | RadicalEd
03.17.15 | most relevant list on sputnik. so sad. | EddieMarais
03.17.15 | guys GUYS jesus isn't 1 we can relax | impoppy
03.18.15 | Degausser #2, Limousine #1. K, list is done. | EddieMarais
03.24.15 | Bruh if you delay any longer people will just stop caring.
Oh wait... | VaxXi
03.24.15 | Still waiting for the descriptions on the Anberlin list tho | iamamanfromspace
03.24.15 | Still waiting for the descriptions on the Anberlin list tho [2]
COME ON | iamamanfromspace
03.24.15 | i don't even care about anberlin but seriously | NordicMindset
03.25.15 | the Anberlin descriptions are never happening. | VaxXi
03.25.15 | oh look an update and no. 1 is Limousine gg everyone you can all go home now who wouldve ever saw that coming | Snake.
03.25.15 | "Still waiting for the descriptions on the Anberlin list tho"
character limit | BlacKapes
03.25.15 | im gonna kill myself | TedSchmosby
03.25.15 | but what is number 1???? | TedSchmosby
03.25.15 | what a cliffhanger | BreakerdeGodot
04.25.15 | Jesus Christ that's a pretty list!
The kind I'd want to see Green Baron end.
If he ever gets it done...
well, it'll be a miracle. | EddieMarais
04.27.15 | that killed me almost as much as this wait did | ButteryBiscuitBass
04.27.15 | 'The first six songs on TDAG is just one of the best stretches in any album.'
LMAO | RadicalEd
04.27.15 | LMAO [2] | JohnnyoftheWell
04.27.15 | LMAO [3] | Snake.
04.27.15 | The first six songs on TDAG ARE just one of the best stretches in any album. | Aftertheascension
04.27.15 | The first twelve songs on TDAG ARE just one of the best stretches in any album. | RadioSuicide
04.28.15 | tf intro to vices is sweet, cool way of kicking off the album. | TalonsOfFire
05.11.15 | One description left... | deathschool
06.05.15 | They're the dankest! | TedSchmosby
06.06.15 | why is limousine 1 i need to know | Snake.
06.06.15 | m-eams | Storm In A Teacup
03.23.17 | bump | neekafat
06.11.17 | "The Archers' Bows Have Broken" is by far the most overrated song in their entire discog | runaways
06.11.17 | 50 isn't 50 |
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