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WFH x BN

Things are weird. We’re all at home, working or maybe suddenly out of work. Here are some Brand New sets to put on and help keep you sane. As always, the Brand New Archive is a great resource for this kind of thing as well. I hope you’re well - or as well as one could be at a time like this - and I hope this helps in some small way.

Stay home, be safe, wash your hands, press play.

Austin City Limits - 2015

Riot Fest Chicago - 2013

Aragon Ballroom Chicago - October 2017

Lollapalooza Berlin - 2015

Live at the Meow - 2002

High & Low Fest - 2017

Jesse at the Downtown - 2004

Wallingford, CT - October 2016

Bell House Brooklyn - December 2013

Not BN related: here’s a Spotify playlist I just made. I hope you like it.

#brand new

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Brand New released Your Favorite Weapon 17 years ago today.

#brand new #yfw #Your Favorite Weapon

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Brand New released Daisy 9 years ago today.

#brand new #daisy

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Before and after

#brand new #the devil and god are raging inside me #tdagarim

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Science Fiction was released one year ago today.

#brand new #science fiction

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June 17, 2003 - fifteen years ago today - Brand New released Deja Entendu.

#brand new #deja entendu #deja15

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The allegations hit twice as hard because of the realization that music I turned to as an aid, to climb out of a tough spot or to comfort me while wallowing, wouldn't do that anymore. But when the allegations against Lacey surfaced, the lessons I learned felt invalid, and I questioned if the person I am today even matters if the structure it was built on is faulty. The longer I thought about it, the clearer it became that, though Brand New’s music taught me how to cope with personal struggles for nearly two decades, it wasn’t the one doing the heavy lifting. I did that work. You probably did the same for yourself, too.

#nina corcoran #noisey #brand new #jesse lacey

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Despite working on this for days and editing it multiple times, this still feels more like me thinking out loud than having me having complete thoughts. It’s at the point where I feel comfortable sharing it, and people have been asking me if and when I would say something, so here it is.

Where do we go from here?

My goal with this account has always been to share timely, relevant information about the band Brand New, because we all know they aren’t going to share it themselves. I’ve worked hard to connect people with the information they’re looking for about the band, whether it’s about tickets, vinyl, merchandise, photos, setlists, etc. I feel a sense of responsibility with that. People follow me for that, so I want to provide it the best I can.

But right now, I’m in a weird place. And before I talk about myself, I need to say that my deepest sympathy goes out to the victims in this story. I am sorry to see that so many people don’t believe you. I hope that by speaking out, you are able to heal. The fans of this band are not the victims, we are bystanders in someone else’s tragedy. That’s something I’ve kept in mind. But since I’ve made informing and bringing fans together a hobby of mine, I feel like I should speak to it. The title of the account is Brand New fans, but I am just me, one Brand New fan. (And even that is something I’m struggling with right now.) It has never been my intention to speak for all of the fans, and based on my interactions over the past few days, it’s very clear that I absolutely do not.

I have always liked knowing that a lot of the tweets I send make people happy. (More on that later.) But right now there’s not much to be happy about. The thing I’m asking myself is what should the role of a fan account be at a time like this? It certainly doesn’t feel right to just ignore this situation. If I just never tweeted about this, I’m sure I’d be accused of trying to hide it. I knew I had to acknowledge it when it first broke. And since then, I posted a few tweets with info about the shows; Martha pulled out, Kevin pulled out, then they were postponed. And since then I’ve retweeted Jesse’s statement, Kevin’s statement, Sainthood Reps tweet about it, plus a few articles about all of this…and one plea from me to the Reddit Detective Crew. Things feel upside down when the band’s fan account is exclusively tweeting about the awful things one band member did. Some people have said I’ve handled this well, and many others disagree.

Twitter is a great way to disseminate information quickly. It is a horrible place to have a tough, honest, nuanced discussion about men and power, idol worship, sexual assault, justice, forgiveness, rehabilitation, or really anything at all, even with 280 characters. Instead, the conversations that are happening aren’t helpful and don’t go anywhere. So I’m not sure where to go from here.

Is it my obligation to continue to share relevant information, even when it’s all terrible? Should I share every article written about this? Is there such thing as too much? Should I do more? What would that even look like? Or...should I just never tweet again? That seems appealing right now, and my most likely course of action. I’m just feeling drained from all of this just based on my personal feelings, and then it’s harder because I’m trying to find the right path forward with this account. I’m not sure I can support the band that I’ve called my favorite for half of my life anymore. The whole thing makes me want to just shut down. The detective work makes me angry. Getting yelled at on Twitter makes me really sad. And that’s a huge shift from how things used to be.

My favorite thing about running this account has been the feeling of shared joy. Whenever someone tweets me something exciting - following the Science Fiction rollout, a setlist they grabbed, vinyl they bought before it sold out, getting a new tattoo, and recently it’s been photos from shows with captions like “best night of my life!” - I feel that excitement when I hit retweet. It makes me so happy to see others so happy, even strangers, especially about the thing I know we share a common love for. There are a whole bunch of you who I don’t really know but I feel like I know through our interactions, and that gives me a warm feeling of kinship. But now that’s been flipped around. Everyone is upset and trying to deal with this, and that’s made me even more upset. So where I used to feel your joy, now I am feeling your pain. I’m trying to come to terms with this as an individual, and also as a person who people in this community look to for information. I am certainly not looking for pity; I’m just trying to be open about some of the things that I’ve been thinking about this past week and letting everyone know not to expect this account to continue being what it used to be.

I would much rather be tweeting your show photos and poster art and setlists.

I don’t think there will ever be another chance to do that.

Thank you for reading.

Be kind to each other.

Leave the victims alone.

Never stop fighting off your demons.

#brand new

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LIT ME UP match pin | Deja Pins

#deja pins #merch #brand new #pins

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New shirt available at Hot Topic

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SAFE BET PATCH | dejapins.com

#merch #brand new #deja pins

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Science Fiction returns to the Billboard 200 this week

It debuted at #1, fell to #97 in its second week on the chart, and had been outside the top 200 since.

#brand new #billboard #science fiction

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#brand new #science fiction #procrastinate music traitors

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I hope we see you again. We’ll be back to play some more shows before we go away forever. I’ll thank you again if I see you again, but I’d like to take the time now to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the time you guys have spent listening to our music and sharing with your friends and coming to our shows. We don’t feel entitled to any of this. We feel it’s a real privilege that we’ve gotten to do this with our lives and we owe it a lot to you so thank you so much for being here. Thank you. Hope you have a wonderful night and a good rest of your year.

Jesse Lacey; October 29, 2017 in Dallas, TX

#jesse lacey #brand new #dallas

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#brand new #soco amaretto lime

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FOX PIN by Deja Pins (limited to 100)

#deja pins #pins #merch #brand new

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Nada Surf - “Can’t Get It Out” (Brand New cover)

#nada surf #brand new #can't get it out #cover songs