Artist:Brand New
Song:The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
Album:Deja Entendu
Brand New was a post punk band who had success mostly through MTV playing their videos. They came along at the tail end of the punk emo movement so they needed to adjust their sound for longevity. Brand New is from Levittown, Long Island, NY. Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Jesse Lacey was a founding member of Taking Back Sunday. He formed Rookie Lot with bassist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane. Though that band didn't last long, the three continued to rehearse together until they added guitarist Vincent Accardi from the band One Last Goodbye. Brand New started playing locally. And a demo got them a deal with Triple Crown Records for the 2001 album Your Favorite Weapon. The album did well enough that Razor & Tie picked up the 2003 album Deja Entendu for national distribution. The album was certified Gold. The video for The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows was in heavy rotation on MTV and that resulted in modest chart success and a new record deal with DreamWorks who were soon taken over by Interscope. BTW, the girl in the video is Alison Haslip of Attack of the Show! and The Voice. There were certainly high expectations at Interscope and I guess Brand New didn't meet them as they were dropped after two albums. After plenty of uncertainty, Brand New released a 2017 album on their own label. Then they split up after Lacey was accused of past sexual misconduct. He seems to be in hiding. Here's the video for The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows by Brand New.
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