Band: Have Mercy Album: The Earth Pushed Back Genre: Alternative Label: Topshelf Records There haven’t been a ton of records I’ve been really excited about this year thus far. I’ve given some high marks in terms of “scoring,” and I think that is partially because there has been a lot of pretty mediocre records coming […]
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REVIEW: Have Mercy – The Earth Pushed Back
May 21st, 2013 
Tyler Osborne 
Posted in Features, News, Reviews 
Tags: album, alternative, baltimore, brand new, Have Mercy!, jesse lacey, new album, pop-punk (genre), punk (genre), review, stream, The Earth Pushed Back, topshelf record 
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Kevin Devine Details Progress On Kickstarter-Funded Solo And Full Band Albums
February 13th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine took to Facebook to update fans on his progress and plans for his upcoming solo and full band projects. Devine notably secured the money for a solo effort, a full band release as Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band, and supporting tours for both albums through a wildly successful (and still ongoing) […]
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Brand New To Put Out New Music This Summer, According To Fan On Twitter
February 8th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Michael Rugenus is a freelance graphic designer from New Jersey. Last night, he attended the first live concert of mysterious supergroup Shone at Mercury Lounge in New York City. You know who else was in attendance? Jesse Lacey, the frontman of Brand New. Based on a few tweets from Rugenus, aka @Bigg_Tuna, over the course of […]
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January 16th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Kevin Devine has updated his fans on the huge success of his recent Kickstarter pledge. Devine is planning to record, release and tour the next two records. His seventh album (solo with Rob Schnapf producing) and album number eight (GDB with Jesse Lacey producing). Read what he has to say below and get ready for […]
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WATCH: Kevin Devine with Jesse Lacey (Brand New) – “Cotton Crush” (Live)
December 4th, 2012 Dan Bogosian This past Saturday in New York City, Kevin Devine and the God Damn Band did a show celebrating ten years of making music together where they played three of Devine’s albums (Circle Gets The Square, Split the Country, Split the Street, Between the Concrete & Clouds) front to back. On the original version of “Cotton […]
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WATCH: Taking Back Sunday Discuss “Rivalry” With Brand New
November 16th, 2012 James Shotwell The so-called “feud” between Taking Back Sunday and Brand New is as old as the misuse of emo. Since the days following the release of Tell All Your Friends people have used message boards and venue parking lots to debate the cause of the battle that reportedly inspired a slew of fan favorites from each […]
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UTG LIST: 15 Anniversary Tours We Want In 2013
August 27th, 2012 James Shotwell 2012 has been a year filled with reunions and anniversary tours. From New Found Glory’s run celebrating Sticks & Stones, to Taking Back Sunday’s nearly sold-out Tell All Your Friends dates this fall, it’s clear that nostalgia is big business for the modern alternative scene, and today we’re looking ahead to the future. 2013 is […]
Posted in Columns, Features, News, UTG List Tags: 10 year anniversary, 2013, afi, andrew mcmahon, anniversary tour, anniversary tours, artist in the ambulance, avenged sevenfold, Billy Talent, brand new, coheed and cambria, deja entendu, fall out boy, fun, gossip, in keeping secret of silent earth, jesse lacey, matchbook romance, nate reuss, Ocean Avenue, reunion, rumor, sing the sorrow, something corporate, story of the year, take this to your grace, the ataris, the early november, the format, Thrice, Thursday, tour, tour dates, utg list, yellowcard 1 Comment » Jesse Lacey Talks About Brand New
August 9th, 2012 Michael McCarron Alternative rock outfit, Brand New, are not the most outgoing of all the “big bands” in the alt-scene today. Their well known spat with American media has been in full-force for over six years now, which has manifested itself in an all-out boycott of US outlets. However, the Long Island quintet have been more cooperative […]
Brand New Hope to Release New Music
August 4th, 2012 Michael McCarron It looks like the wheels of mysterious alternative rock powerhouse, Brand New, are in fact still moving (albeit at the Long Island quintet’s own speed). In a recent interview with VueWeekly.com, Brand New frontman, Jesse Lacey, discussed the band’s inter-workings and their plans for the future. Lacey expressed a desire to get new music out […]
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Real Friends Release Acoustic EP, Stream Brand New Cover
May 15th, 2012 James Shotwell Chicago’s Real Friends have (finally) released their highly-anticipated Acoustic Songs EP. The album is currently available for streaming and pay-what-you-want download Real Friends’ Bandcamp. Need even more Real Friends in your life? The band also released an acoustic cover of Brand New’s “Mixtape.” You can stream the song after the jump, or skip the wait […]
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Jesse Lacey Discusses The Future Of Brand New
May 15th, 2012 Matthew Dondiego Yesterday fans of the indie rock outfit Brand New were thrilled to find out the band would be playing an additional show this weekend on Saturday at the Stone Pony. So excited that the show sold out within 5 minutes of the tickets going on sale. With an appearance at this year’s Bamboozle and scheduled […]
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September 17th, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: Brand New Album: Daisy Genre: Rock Label: Interscope/DGC It will come to no surprise to anyone whose followed Brand New for more than one album that their newest, Daisy, finds the band exploring new sounds and musical ideas. In fact, it’s something that’s more expected at this point than frontman Jesse Lacey being a […]
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