Album Rating: 4.0

goofy is good for a small change

Album Rating: 3.5

Second half of TDAG is a 3.5 at best.





But I 5ed it because first half is just.... wow.

Album Rating: 4.5

I like the bottom of the ocean part, and wtf is the big deal it only lasts like 5 seconds anyway [2]

Album Rating: 4.5

for the good of all man, hold me down underwater and don't let me up again

Album Rating: 3.0

ftr, I don't think the goofy part ruins the song, I just laughed out loud the first time I heard it.

Album Rating: 4.5

To The Water is absolutely gorgeous

Album Rating: 4.5

Its pretty funny. It would actually work really well if it werent for the contrived performance and ridiculous fake accent.

Album Rating: 3.0

rekt

Album Rating: 4.5

The dumb part in same logic is def kind of an attempt at a modest mouse kind of scenery chewing, but brand new works better when they play it totally straightfaced



Its not eye-roll inducing but its definitely a bit awkward

this album is fucking hilarious lmao

Still waiting for the Sputnik charts to allow 2017

Album Rating: 4.0

Aaron wrote:

"I've grown to like "Same Logic/Teeth" but I can't help but think of the Protest the Hero "squeezing cats" part in "Wretch" when I hear the "at the bottom of the ocean..." line."



I don't agree with this particular observation, although this album does not have bad songs, it rather has good songs with bad moments. Only a few of songs are perfect, most of them have some heterogenous elements that distort the atmosphere/feel of the music.



It's a bit like I wrote in the other thread - this album feels like they took some b-sides from every other BN album, added some elements borrowed from bands they like or toured with (Modest Mouse) or thought would be cool to show that they can introduce (Asian moment while singing let's go out and play Nagasaki; southern moment in Desert; medieval ballad moment in Could never be heaven) and mix it up with that rock flavor of I am the nightmare.



And they kind of stretched it between psycho-horror and psycho-therapy. Either this or the other or at least make it like a road from being afraid of yourself to accepting yourself and your inner demons.

Album Rating: 5.0

OK it's been a week now and I officially think this is tied with Daisy for my second favorite Brand New. It's far more consistent in terms of song quality, but it doesn't have anything as adrenaline-pumping as Vices or Sink, or as addictingly eerie as Noro. TDAG remains #1, this or daisy could be #2 depending on my mood (this for slightly more mellow and melodic/flowing, daisy for more of an emotional release).

Album Rating: 4.5

Review is big weed

Album Rating: 4.0

That part in Same Logic./Teeth is pretty bad yea, even then its still one of the best songs on the album and isn't boring garbage like No Control, Batter Up and In The Water

Album Rating: 5.0

Batter Up and In The Water "boring garbage"?



W...T...F...

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

451 is easily my favorite song off of this

Album Rating: 5.0

Well Goddammit, you look so lovely, but you sound, you sound, you sound so ugly

Album Rating: 5.0

Love that line

Album Rating: 5.0

There are times where I wish he'd let loose like that more on here but I have other BN for that and this fills another niche.