DeadJournalist.com Album Reviews

The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me - Brand New

by Lauren Fincher
11.30.06

Brand New released their new album, finally. They dropped off the face of the earth about three years ago after touring for their very popular album Deja Entendu. Apparently their singer had multiple things wrong with him which led to him having to have surgery. I guess that is a valid enough reason why it took so damn long to release this new album.

Everyone knows that I'm a bit of a fucking retard for most anything considered "scream-o" or "pop-punk". It was a huge skeleton in my closet for years, but it feels better to have them out in the open. I'm a girl I'm allowed to enjoy that shit!

Moving on though to what I'm supposed to be writing about.

So, here we are with their new release, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. I don't know what the fuck happened while that kid was on the operating table, but all I can say is thank god something took place because this album is a 10/10.

Warning: If you were a fan of their earlier releases, you might not be into this album. Especially if you were looking for something to sing along to in the car - and don't act like you don't do that.

This album is definitely a must listen. Even those that refuse to think that a band that was categorized as "pop-punk" could ever put anything out they would enjoy have sworn by this album. I might go so far as saying that this album will be nominated for something, somewhere, because of the songwriting. I'm not saying this is like the holy grail of new albums released this year, but it's damn close to it.

I haven't mastered this reviewing of an album yet, but just bare with me. I'm guessing you guys were hoping to read some long winded biography about this band with a bunch of cool links and shit like that, but I don't have the attention span to search that shit out. Do it yourselves. Also, do your self a favor and either download the album or go buy. I don't buy albums that often because of my compulsive cd shopping problem, but I might just have to venture out and pick this one up.