Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this absolute gem of an album with a throwback review for “Daisy” 🌼 I know this is a day early as it was released September 20, 2009, but I have another special anniversary video dropping tomorrow for a different album 🤫
After all these years I still get punched in the face by how good Brand New music is. The first two albums are perfect in representing an age in life and in music, and the last three are just masterpieces. They are total genius. Sometimes I am so admired of the lyrics that I almost envy Lacey and Accardi while I'm listening... How did they come up with some of the metaphors, the concepts, the muzic?! And yeah, I still find myself googling Brand New every once in a while hoping to read something new. I had bought tickets for that last show in London, I live in Italy and that would have been my first time seeing them live. And now the only thing I can do is check on Jesse through Andrea, his amazing wife. Every time I see him or their kid in a post I am so relieved. Hope the boys are fine. Hope they'll be remembered. Thanks for the review Jon. It was a nice trip back in time.
imo this is the best brand new album. its angry like some of the heavy ones in tdag but in daisy is more depressing, more painful. and the quiet tracks are fucking beautiful though it is still depressing and painful.
I'd give Daisy a solid 5/5. And I consider it to be in my top ten albums of all time. Comparing it to the rest of their discography, Daisy loses only to The Devil And God... A rather bold statement ahead: The agony present on this album is pratically unmatched anywhere in music. The lyrics are jaw-dropping (who in their right mind would write that it'd be better if God were to wash away everything again then to let the world continue as it is now - "Well if the sky opened up and started pouring rain like He knew it was time to start things over again..."), the singing gripping (this absolutely falls under personal preference as Jesse is my all time favorite singer and his performances are fantastic), the instruments a delight no matter the intensity (I would describe this album's sound as controlled chaos. 'Sink' is one I'd point to as a prime example. Though 'You Stole', 'Noro', 'Bought A Bride', 'Vices' could all be used. Props here go to the band and Sapone.) I have no true least favorites although sure, "Be Gone" can be unappealing. To me that guitar pretty much makes up for it however. And as for my favorite, almost every song here sticks the landing except "Bed" (I never cared much for its sudden start. It does stabilize for me as it progresses). All in all, damn I can't believe this album is 10. That's crazy to think about... if only I'd been listening to it for that long. For me this album is about 3 years old. I guess that doesn't take anything away really, it's more just me giving my own small reflection on this stellar masterpiece. Thank you for reviewing this album Jon! Keep up the good work!
I love this album but I don't find myself coming back to it nearly as often as Devil And God. That said, Sink and At The Bottom are exceptions and are among my favorite Brand New songs.
If I had to rank their whole discography, it’d be: 1) tie between Science Fiction & TDAGARIM 2) Deja Entendu 3) Daisy 4) Your Favorite Weapon When this came out, I loved it mostly because of just how much I loved the band and how excited I was for the release, but over the course of the year following its release, I really cooled off on it and regarded it as their worst until 2015 when I revisited it in its entirety with a new perspective on life, and it finally clicked for me. It’s their weirdest record but it’s sonic abrasiveness and thematic intensity is what makes it so good.
God this album is so damn good. It took me years to actually appreciate it, to be honest. After Devil and God- one of my favorite albums of all time, I (for some reason?) couldn’t appreciate it until about two years ago or so. But since then, it’s almost like the scales have fallen from my eyes and I finally see its genius. Now, for me, this album almost even surpasses TDAGARIM.
So glad you covered this. It actually is my favorite album of all time. I can't even fully explain it to others but every second of this album triggers a different emotion in me. It doesn't try to be pretty in some way like their other albums do, it is just so beautifully messed up. There is always some sort of movie going on in my mind when I hear this which makes listening to this even more intense. I wish I could show this to other people but I guess that just isn't possible. Well, maybe that's what makes it so special to me...
I originally hated Be Gone, but its really grown on me. I was listening to this album today as i walked and i realized how well Be Gone gives a sense of fractured thoughts and a shattered mind. The trick with it is you have to let go. With most songs we focus on the lyrics and progression of the song, but with Be Gone you just have to let it take you Thank you for coming to my TED talk
Brand new has been my favorite band since YFW released. Ill be honest as a 19 year old in 2009 i did not care for Daisy all that much. As a 30 year old man its one of my favorite album of theirs. It is definitely their most underrated work imo.
Daisy is a goddamn masterpiece! It took a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time for this album to grow on me but DAMN when it does. I listened to this album once while having sex, probably the weirdest thing I've ever done. Lol.
I agree that it's tough to put this one in top 3 Brand New (depending on the day I can put this above Deja or Science, though usually not both), which is a shame because this thing is damn good. For me, maybe one more banger in the last third of the album, cut from the same cloth as Vices, ATB and Sink, could have felt like an essential last gasp in the way 451 does on Science. I like In A Jar, but neither it nor the title track feel like a vital stepping stone to get me to Noro (Brand New, like Foo Fighters, always close on a terrific track). Considering the album's brevity, it makes me wonder what Daisy would look like as an EP. As an album, it doesn't feel large and expansive enough to really do itself justice. With that being said, what we do get is fucking awesome, some of their best stuff is on here.
I get your point, but I've always liked the immediate transition from In A Jar to Noro - just revisited the record today and I was again caught by (a pleasant) surprise by the moment when the sheer chaos of IAJ's ending slips into Noro's quiet atmospheric intro. It's weird and unexpected and that's basically what this album is about. You're right that Daisy could fit an additional track in it, but even without it it's still a perfectly cohesive album in my opinion.
@@tomashosek4715 That's a great point, IAJ's mayhem to Noro's mandolin is one of the high points on the album for me too. For me, I've always thought of Daisy as being the "heaviest" Brand New album, since Vices/At The Bottom/Sink overshadow the quieter cuts for me. So I'll go back and give Daisy a listen, but find myself just slightly disappointed since the album as a whole doesn't always reflect that carnal, "heavy" expression. I 100% agree with Jon's score here, the highest possible 4.5/5. It's so close to perfect
This was originally my 4th favorite brand new album but I feel like it’s aged slightly better than deja (not that deja aged poorly by any means) but with this album being more unique I think it stands out more. Now it’s my 3rd favorite brand new album. Which says a lot considering how much I love deja, and with the devil and god and science fiction both being in my top 50 favorite albums ever.
I love this album and honestly is a 5/5 for me personally!! This is my 3rd favorite album by them after TDAG and Science Fiction!! This album is pure anger, confusion, and frustration wrapped up in a 11 song masterpiece of a record!! Also Noro is my favorite closer on any album I've ever heard with it screaming out in pure pain and rage!! Love this record!!
Wow it's already been ten years! I listen to songs from Daisy like everyday and I didn't even realize how much time flew by😭😂 I think my favorite ones are Sink, Vices, and At the bottom too.
When I was getting into Brand New years ago, I liked Daisy more than Devil and God - it's shorter, more aggresive and straightforward, still dark, but less gruelling. TDAGARIM took me far more time to fully appreciate its masterpiece, so I wouldn't rank it lower than Daisy now, but Daisy has never worn off for me. I agree with you (as well as many comments here) that although it's not their best effort, it's still perfect and only proves this band's genius. Thank you for doing this throwback review and making me remind BN's music once again, this band will never get old for me.
I think this is their only album where it’s literally the same sound throughout the whole record (except for the title track), like in a good cohesive way.
TDAG may be a better album but Daisy will always be my personal favourite. The production on this thing is imo the peak of the band and Mike Sapone's production. Noro sounds so sick when the drums and that riff come in. With some bands the lyrical content takes a nosedive in quality when other members take on writing duties, but Vincent's lyricism is on par with Jesse's previous efforts here. Bought a Bride is a severely underrated song lyrically.
I've tried to listen to brand new so many many times and I don't know what it is but I just can't get into them which makes me feel bad and outcasted from the pop punk and alternative rock community because I'm really big fans of both genre's and people just love the hell out of this band and idk, they just don't do anything for me
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this absolute gem of an album with a throwback review for “Daisy” 🌼 I know this is a day early as it was released September 20, 2009, but I have another special anniversary video dropping tomorrow for a different album 🤫
I've seen multiple places it was released on the 22nd
After all these years I still get punched in the face by how good Brand New music is. The first two albums are perfect in representing an age in life and in music, and the last three are just masterpieces.
They are total genius.
Sometimes I am so admired of the lyrics that I almost envy Lacey and Accardi while I'm listening... How did they come up with some of the metaphors, the concepts, the muzic?!
And yeah, I still find myself googling Brand New every once in a while hoping to read something new.
I had bought tickets for that last show in London, I live in Italy and that would have been my first time seeing them live.
And now the only thing I can do is check on Jesse through Andrea, his amazing wife. Every time I see him or their kid in a post I am so relieved. Hope the boys are fine. Hope they'll be remembered.
Thanks for the review Jon. It was a nice trip back in time.
Good review. Daisy’s probably my favourite record by Brand New and it’s soooo underrated so I’m happy to see some love for it!
imo this is the best brand new album. its angry like some of the heavy ones in tdag but in daisy is more depressing, more painful. and the quiet tracks are fucking beautiful though it is still depressing and painful.
I just listened to this album for the first time last night and had no idea it's 10th anniversary was so close! This album was fucking incredible too.
It is insane that an album this good is only their 3rd best album in my own opinion, and probably generally considered 4th or even their worst...
Brian Scalfano lol their first is definitely their worst, kinda like their Pablo Honey
I personally don't understand how I slept on this album so long.
Amazing band - saw them supporting Biffy Clyro on their UK ellipsis tour and they played Gasoline , cracking song.
I saw them in Dublin on the same tour
First time I ever hearing them I'm now a fan for life
I'd give Daisy a solid 5/5. And I consider it to be in my top ten albums of all time. Comparing it to the rest of their discography, Daisy loses only to The Devil And God...
A rather bold statement ahead: The agony present on this album is pratically unmatched anywhere in music.
The lyrics are jaw-dropping (who in their right mind would write that it'd be better if God were to wash away everything again then to let the world continue as it is now - "Well if the sky opened up and started pouring rain like He knew it was time to start things over again..."), the singing gripping (this absolutely falls under personal preference as Jesse is my all time favorite singer and his performances are fantastic), the instruments a delight no matter the intensity (I would describe this album's sound as controlled chaos. 'Sink' is one I'd point to as a prime example. Though 'You Stole', 'Noro', 'Bought A Bride', 'Vices' could all be used. Props here go to the band and Sapone.)
I have no true least favorites although sure, "Be Gone" can be unappealing. To me that guitar pretty much makes up for it however. And as for my favorite, almost every song here sticks the landing except "Bed" (I never cared much for its sudden start. It does stabilize for me as it progresses).
All in all, damn I can't believe this album is 10. That's crazy to think about... if only I'd been listening to it for that long. For me this album is about 3 years old. I guess that doesn't take anything away really, it's more just me giving my own small reflection on this stellar masterpiece.
Thank you for reviewing this album Jon! Keep up the good work!
I love this album but I don't find myself coming back to it nearly as often as Devil And God. That said, Sink and At The Bottom are exceptions and are among my favorite Brand New songs.
If I had to rank their whole discography, it’d be:
1) tie between Science Fiction & TDAGARIM
2) Deja Entendu
3) Daisy
4) Your Favorite Weapon
When this came out, I loved it mostly because of just how much I loved the band and how excited I was for the release, but over the course of the year following its release, I really cooled off on it and regarded it as their worst until 2015 when I revisited it in its entirety with a new perspective on life, and it finally clicked for me. It’s their weirdest record but it’s sonic abrasiveness and thematic intensity is what makes it so good.
Bed is my favorite Brand New song and it makes me so happy that you talked about it specifically
You put into words many of the feelings I get when I listen to this underrated classic. Thank you for your hard work on these videos, Jon.
God this album is so damn good. It took me years to actually appreciate it, to be honest. After Devil and God- one of my favorite albums of all time, I (for some reason?) couldn’t appreciate it until about two years ago or so. But since then, it’s almost like the scales have fallen from my eyes and I finally see its genius. Now, for me, this album almost even surpasses TDAGARIM.
So glad you covered this. It actually is my favorite album of all time. I can't even fully explain it to others but every second of this album triggers a different emotion in me. It doesn't try to be pretty in some way like their other albums do, it is just so beautifully messed up. There is always some sort of movie going on in my mind when I hear this which makes listening to this even more intense. I wish I could show this to other people but I guess that just isn't possible. Well, maybe that's what makes it so special to me...
I originally hated Be Gone, but its really grown on me. I was listening to this album today as i walked and i realized how well Be Gone gives a sense of fractured thoughts and a shattered mind. The trick with it is you have to let go. With most songs we focus on the lyrics and progression of the song, but with Be Gone you just have to let it take you
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
Thank you for doing this. I love this album and band so much.
i always thought that fox was adorable lmao :') one of my fav albums of all time
You know an album is worth checking out when ARTV does a throwback review.
Love this album so much! You pulled off pretty much all of my thoughts on it in amazing fashion.
Brand new has been my favorite band since YFW released. Ill be honest as a 19 year old in 2009 i did not care for Daisy all that much. As a 30 year old man its one of my favorite album of theirs. It is definitely their most underrated work imo.
This album has an amazing flow
Daisy is a goddamn masterpiece! It took a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time for this album to grow on me but DAMN when it does. I listened to this album once while having sex, probably the weirdest thing I've ever done. Lol.
Even Be Gone, a repetitive track with no understandable lyrics, is one that I will get the urge to listen to every few months
I agree that it's tough to put this one in top 3 Brand New (depending on the day I can put this above Deja or Science, though usually not both), which is a shame because this thing is damn good. For me, maybe one more banger in the last third of the album, cut from the same cloth as Vices, ATB and Sink, could have felt like an essential last gasp in the way 451 does on Science. I like In A Jar, but neither it nor the title track feel like a vital stepping stone to get me to Noro (Brand New, like Foo Fighters, always close on a terrific track). Considering the album's brevity, it makes me wonder what Daisy would look like as an EP. As an album, it doesn't feel large and expansive enough to really do itself justice. With that being said, what we do get is fucking awesome, some of their best stuff is on here.
I get your point, but I've always liked the immediate transition from In A Jar to Noro - just revisited the record today and I was again caught by (a pleasant) surprise by the moment when the sheer chaos of IAJ's ending slips into Noro's quiet atmospheric intro. It's weird and unexpected and that's basically what this album is about. You're right that Daisy could fit an additional track in it, but even without it it's still a perfectly cohesive album in my opinion.
@@tomashosek4715 That's a great point, IAJ's mayhem to Noro's mandolin is one of the high points on the album for me too. For me, I've always thought of Daisy as being the "heaviest" Brand New album, since Vices/At The Bottom/Sink overshadow the quieter cuts for me. So I'll go back and give Daisy a listen, but find myself just slightly disappointed since the album as a whole doesn't always reflect that carnal, "heavy" expression. I 100% agree with Jon's score here, the highest possible 4.5/5. It's so close to perfect
Even though I was only 3 years old when this album came out, I love it to death right now.
This was originally my 4th favorite brand new album but I feel like it’s aged slightly better than deja (not that deja aged poorly by any means) but with this album being more unique I think it stands out more. Now it’s my 3rd favorite brand new album. Which says a lot considering how much I love deja, and with the devil and god and science fiction both being in my top 50 favorite albums ever.
I love this album and honestly is a 5/5 for me personally!! This is my 3rd favorite album by them after TDAG and Science Fiction!! This album is pure anger, confusion, and frustration wrapped up in a 11 song masterpiece of a record!! Also Noro is my favorite closer on any album I've ever heard with it screaming out in pure pain and rage!! Love this record!!
Wow it's already been ten years!
I listen to songs from Daisy like everyday and I didn't even realize how much time flew by😭😂
I think my favorite ones are Sink, Vices, and At the bottom too.
When I first heard Be Gone I was scared out of my fucking mind, such an underrated song that holds the entire album together.
This is personally my least favourite brand new album but I still really really like it, that proves just how great of a band they are
When I was getting into Brand New years ago, I liked Daisy more than Devil and God - it's shorter, more aggresive and straightforward, still dark, but less gruelling. TDAGARIM took me far more time to fully appreciate its masterpiece, so I wouldn't rank it lower than Daisy now, but Daisy has never worn off for me. I agree with you (as well as many comments here) that although it's not their best effort, it's still perfect and only proves this band's genius. Thank you for doing this throwback review and making me remind BN's music once again, this band will never get old for me.
Daisy is forever my favorite album by Brand New, with Science Fiction a close second
I grew out of Deja and The Devil and God tbh
Bed and Gasoline have really grown on me
I think this is their only album where it’s literally the same sound throughout the whole record (except for the title track), like in a good cohesive way.
Amazing masterpiece! We share the same favourite song ^^
Please bring back throwback reviews, and please review " blood sugar sex magik" unless you already did
Joint favourite album of all time.
Hey dude, can you review Momento Mori by Flyleaf, speaking of throwbacks?
daisy's already 10? shit man. i saw brand new in 2016 when they were celebrating 10 years of TDAGARIM, didn't feel like such a long time ago
One of the greatest bands ever
Do you plan on doing a throwback review for the TØP Self-titled? it turns 10 on December 29th
Yes, planning to as of now
@@artvjon Yay!
Do STARSETS 'DIVISIONS' dude. Great album and great band. Brand new will always be one of my favorites though
Amazing album
Will you review the new Charli album?
TDAG may be a better album but Daisy will always be my personal favourite. The production on this thing is imo the peak of the band and Mike Sapone's production. Noro sounds so sick when the drums and that riff come in. With some bands the lyrical content takes a nosedive in quality when other members take on writing duties, but Vincent's lyricism is on par with Jesse's previous efforts here. Bought a Bride is a severely underrated song lyrically.
Well this was unexpected
Please do a review of starset divisions album
yes!
He said he’s not going to review Starset because he doesn’t care for them
Review the fame and the fame monster by lady gaga
Review rated r by rihanna pleaseeeee, you rarely talk about rihanna
@Amber133 Lee Disturbia is quite scary so I agree
Soooooo, you're going to review 'Death Is a Warm Blanket' Also??
Already covered it. Please check before requesting 😎 ruclips.net/video/yQoljRr-NCs/видео.html
Could you review Igor by Tyler, the Creator please?
I've tried to listen to brand new so many many times and I don't know what it is but I just can't get into them which makes me feel bad and outcasted from the pop punk and alternative rock community because I'm really big fans of both genre's and people just love the hell out of this band and idk, they just don't do anything for me
Be Gone isn’t southern style, it’s North Folk style.
tbh vince accardi really wrote better with some tracks than jesse
Daisy is my least favorite Brand New album, but it's still good.
HI I'M DAISY.
goddamn i’m early
Daisy is the best album of all time but not the best Brand New album
that literally makes no sense. it can’t be the best of all time if it’s not the best brand new album??
Harry Dunn it’s better than all other albums ever but other brand new records are better
First!