Music out today worth buying

* David Crowder Band – Church Music
* Mae – (M)orning
* Hawk Nelson – Live Life Loud [$3.99 on Amazon today]
* Alberta Cross – Broken Side Of Time

Other music out today

* Brand new – Daisy
* KJ-52 – Five Two
* Owen – New Leaves
* Monsters Of Folk – Self Titled
* Mika – The Boy Who Knew Too Much

Mae - (M)orning

“Vices” opens the album as if the band were taking a completely different, hardcore direction, filling the speakers with distortion and screams [after the long intro, of course]. Brand New has switched things up on each previous album, cohesively exploring sub genres of sub genres, but with ‘Daisy’ the band can’t seem to choose their path.

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‘Daisy’ is probably Brand New’s least exciting/interesting album, often becoming boring for stretches at a time. I say all this as a fan of the band, but it seems as if the band had gotten bored as well and this record is their attempt to create something interesting for themselves. Unfortunately, this doesn’t transfer to the listener and although ‘Daisy’ is by no means a failure, it’s just less than I was hoping for.

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Listen to Brand New

Song to start with: “At The Bottom”

Well, if not the most anticipated release of everyone, everyone is at least a bit curious as to the result of the Brand New’s latest release.

Just a quick recap of past albums leading up to this one. ‘Your Favorite Weapon’, the pop/punkish debut record was good, but didn’t foreshadow what was to come. ‘Deja Entendu’ was, either by unbridled skill or just dumb luck, one of the great albums able to send shock waves through the indie scene also able to influence bands of all statures. ‘The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me’ could not have come with more anticipation, but used brutal honesty coupled with great melodies to extend their rein.

My first thoughts on ‘Daisy’? The band has gotten to the point of boredom and these songs are some of the most experimental that the band has done to date. A mix of hardcore screams and slower indie rock instrumentation may not sound ‘experimental’ for Brand New, but the way these songs are done are not ones of instant connection.

I am really impressed with Chasing Ghosts. Musically, the band is influenced by Jimmy Eat World, Lovedrug, Brand New, and the Deftones just to name a few, which really shows in each song’s diversity. The gut is a good indicator when it comes to music and I’ve got a good feeling about this band. Their new Album came out June 6th, get it!

Song to start with: “Composure”

This latest reader feedback was a big success with a lot of good, relatively unknown bands coming to the light. One of which was Civalias who recently released a new EP entitled ‘You.Me.We’. Piano driven mellow pop/rock and full vocals make Civalias compelling for fans of Aqualung or even buzz word band, The Fray.

Also it has already been mentioned but Brand New also released their first single for everyone to listen to called “At The Bottom”

“At The Bottom” is the first glimpse the band is giving us as to what ‘Daisy’ will be. The song itself definitely has a unique style, something not really found on any of the bands other records, but closer to TDAGARIM than other releases. The song does throw in just the slightest hint of southern rock influence both in the vocals and the guitars, but it’s not clear whether this is just “At The Bottom” or some indication of the rest of the songs. Any thoughts on the song? Let us know.

“At The Bottom” will be streaming on Monday August 10th

UPDATE: The song is now up and streaming. Leave your thoughts and impressions.

Everyone’s favorite secretive band [Brand New] has announced the track listing as well as the art work for their new album, Daisy, which comes out September 22nd. Spin.com has the exclusive which you can find here.

Track listing
1. Vices
2. Bed
3. At the Bottom
4. Gasoline
5. You Stole
6. Be Gone
7. Sink
8. Bought a Bride
9. Daisy
10. In a Jar
11. Noro

Here is a link to the full line up for Lollapalooza this year, some of the biggest/best acts listed below.

Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
Lupe Fiasco
Explosions in the Sky
Brand New
Steel Train
Manchester Orchestra

Leave it to Brand New to just randomly release a single new song. The song is slightly different for the band infusing a bit a soulful rock style with Brand New’s typical approach. Hopefully the song is an indication of the direction the band is headed. The song is worth your money.

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