As the popularity of emo and punk-pop plateaued, many bands had a lot to prove to stay in the game.
As of 2003, Brand New had sidestepped any notion that they'd be stuck in the prototypical mold found on Your Favorite Weapon.
Unlike their debut, Deja Entendu isn't all about bitter breakups and doesn't fall into a permanent punk-pop hole.
Produced by Steven Haigler (Pixies, Quicksand), this sophomore effort finds Brand New maturing, reaching for textures and song structures instead of clichés.
They still, however, alternate their full-on blasts with slower acoustic work, which doesn't hurt.
Many antiromantic lyrics such as "my tongue is the only muscle on my body that works harder than my heart" saturate the disc, but there's still some resentment with downers such as "I hope you come down with something they can't diagnose and don't have a cure for." "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" is one of the stronger tracks and isn't so much a fresh entry as it is a rewrite of their semihit "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad." It's not quite déjà vu; it's just consistent.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TautouJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 01:42 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 2 | Sic Transit Gloria ... Glory FadesVin Accardi, Jesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin LightJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don'tJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | The Quiet Things That No One Ever KnowsVin Accardi, Jesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | The Boy Who Blocked His Own ShotJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Jaws Theme SwimmingVin Accardi, Jesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Me vs. Maradona vs. ElvisVin Accardi, Jesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | GuernicaVin Accardi, Jesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Good to Know That If I Ever Need Attention All I Have to Do Is DieJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 11 | Play Crack the SkyJesse Lacey | Brand New | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 324 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vin Accardi | Composer |
| 2 | Brand New | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Alan Douches | Mastering |
| 4 | Steve Haigler | Mixing, Producer |
| 5 | Jesse Lacey | Composer |
| 6 | Mike Sapone | Engineer, Mixing |
| 7 | Tracy Schroeder | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |