Brand New- "fork and Knife"

Brand new let this B side out recently and i have waited to post it because they decided to sell this one and i hate to cut in on their money flow.

Basically nine songs/demos leaked well before "Devil and God"was planned to drop. Jesse was apparently furious about this and instead of releasing the album, scraped most of the songs or re did them completely (see Luca reprise). Uber cool kids like my self have held on to these demos and prayed they would revisit them.

Recently our prayers were answered with "Fork and Knife". This song has a haunting drum beat with catchy lyrics and I am thrilled it finally made its way out into the light. Though it has some great lyrics im not really sure how this would have fit with DaG any ways. Ill take it as a B side, and Hope he gives the others the same treatment.

Untitled demo 08.mp3- Came to be "Sowing Season (Yeah)

(Fork And Knife).mp3

"Hey water man, where are you and why are you not spraying me?"

The show was fantastic.

Really that is all i need to say but i suppose you will be wanting a little more. So lets skip Mewithoutyou and head straight to everyone favorite post punk art rockers, Thrice.

Thrice came to the stage and lead off with two new songs from their Element themed EPs which only fulled an already frenzied crowd. The stage banter was low and their set list featured a lot of Vheissu but also mixed in some of the stuff from Artist in the Ambulance. They played for an hour and change and Jessie Lacey came out and watched from his balcony. It was great and if you get a chance go stream their new album/EP deal its quite good.

Brand New came on and killed. They started the night with "You wont Know" and did no stage banter. It was an interesting set that did nothing from Your Favorite weapon and a hand full from Deja. There was however a whole bunch of Devil and God and for the first time in a while Jessie seemed borderline comfortable up there. They played for about an hour and half and were sporting two drummers, which was a bit different.

The most interesting moment came during the encore, where instead of playing a few more songs The band slowly came out one by one and proceeded to jam for about 10 minuets. Then they drew feedback and then finally cut the power.

Startling and different.

Said it before and it needs to be said again, you must see Brand New once before you reach 25.

Digital Sea.mp3-Thrice

Fork and Knife.mp3-Brand New

This and that

Guess who is going to that show?

Yeah, this guy.

This marks the 3rd time I will see Brand New and the first time I shall rock out to Thrice. Since both bands are near legendary at this point I feel like it is going to be a terrific show all the way around.

...My Nine Rides Shotgun.mp3-Brand New

Ill get you pictures and such after it goes down.

In other news I have been rocking some old school Moby recently so I thought I would do a minny "Thursdays are for finding old friends" and pass you this classic Track.

Natural Blues.mp3

This is one of the best songs by him but really it is one of the better videos ever made. It features a great story line and fantastic imagery that fits the video almost to a T. There is little to find fault with here and there is plenty of room for interpretation. Plus, it will get stuck in your head hard core. What more can you ask from a video?

Holding on to your grudge...

Oh...it hurts to always have to be honest with the one that you love...

Surfing the web today I found out that Jesse Lacey of Brand New will be doing a solo tour with Kevin Devine through a few lucky cites mainly in the North East. Their Myspace says they will do 11 shows before Brand New hooks up again to do the world famous Reading Festival this summer.

It just so happens I got a solo set from Jesse recently. The banter is great, and the versions are terrific. He does a couple neat covers including Jawbreaker and Neutral Milk Hotel, and stays pretty modest about his talent level. There is the usual sing along of Brand New shows, but mostly its not noticeable. Overall he comes off as a modest guy who's band is getting kind of popular much to his surprise.

I have said it before and ill say it again...of all the artists I have seen no one matches Jessey for pure emotion live. When he sings you can tell he really means it. It is rare to find that in a band these days.

The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot.mp3
The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows.mp3

Jesse Lacey Live At The Downtown.rar