Brand New is set to embark on a fall tour of North America

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BRAND NEW

Thursday, October 22

MESA AMPHITHEATRE

(Phoenix, AZ) – After selling out every date on their June trek through the United Kingdom and July’s small US tour of underplays, which sold out in record time, Brand New is set to embark on a fall tour of North America stopping in Phoenix on October 22 at Mesa Amphitheater for a 6:15pm show. The tour is in support of the band’s highly anticipated new full length album Daisy, set to release September 22. Special Guests MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA open the show.

Formed in 2001, Brand New – Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Brian Lane and Garrett Tierney – have established critical acclaim for their innovative and boundary breaking music.  The band’s head-turning 2001 debut Your Favorite Weapon (Triple Crown Records) was followed by 2003’s gold-certified sophomore album Deja Entendu, which Rolling Stone called a “masterpiece” and the New York Times proclaimed “extraordinary.”  In 2006 the band released their critically acclaimed major-label debut The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (Interscope) and earned raves for yet another chapter in their genre defying career from SPIN, Blender, NY Times, LA Times, and Billboard among others.  The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O’Brien to perform the hit single “Jesus.”

Now the band is set to take us down another path with their defiant new album, Daisy.  The new record features a collection of songs produced by longtime friend Mike Sapone and mixed by Dave Sardy (Rage Against the Machine, Cold War Kids, Slayer).  Brand New continues to break the mold and in true Brand New form, they delve into new musical territory.

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Brand New Concert Review 11.10.2007

By Adam Scott, FromTheCrowd.com Contributor

Visually Brand New’s stage setup had the makings of nothing less than an explosive in your face show. Duel drum sets, a giant almost African style bass drum, and shiny instruments galore made me feel like I had A.D.D. in a Guitar Center. The show opened with a storm of beats and epic guitar riffs blindsiding concert goers with the octet we now faced due to all the excess instruments. After tumultuously bombarding our eardrums with an opening second to none, the show had just climaxed. Not saying that the show wasn’t great and musically radio quality, I just believe the crowd was looking for more of a rollercoaster ride of their past discography.

Being quite a fan of Brand New after the release of Deja Entrendu in 2003, I heard only one song I was familiar with and the rest of the show seemed to be a song by song journey through their newest album, The Devil and God are Raging Inside my Head. By the standards of hardcore fans this was probably a great thing and an insight into the freshest music recorded. However, for the rest of us I believe we were a bit confused and left a bit empty.

On the flip side, guitarist Vincent Accardi was extremely impressive with his outlandish devices he used to strum his guitar. Using what looked like a tool to vibrate his strings and a cello bow made the most original sounds come from his musical axe. Nearing the end of the set lead singer Jesse Lacey was left on stage to play an acoustic melody with a guest accordion player. Throwing everyone off with the very polka friendly instrument, the band returned to end the show with a wordless eruption of talent, musical genius, and an incredible display of Long Island rock & roll.

Although I felt a bit cheated by the song selection, the show was exactly what I was looking forward to and Brand New delivered on every aspect.