November 11, 2003

Deja Entendu

Mike has been praising Brand New's album Deja Entendu recently and I just wanted to echo his thoughts here. It's among the best album's I've ever listened to and is just an amazing piece of work. It took Mike a while to get into it. He had listened to their previous album My Favorite Weapon when it came out, and Deja Entendu is a much different sound. I had only heard the song Jude Law and a Semester Abroad before Deja Entendu, so I didn't have any expectations for what the album would sound like.

The first couple times I listened to it, I really enjoyed and a couple tracks really stood out: Sic Transit Gloria, Ok I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don't, and Quiet Things. Lately though, I've been listening to the entire album on an almost daily basis. Mike and i agree, it somehow just gets better with each listen. The final song on the album, Play Crack the Sky, is quickly becoming another favorite. From that song: "What they call love is a risk, cause you will always get hit out of nowhere by some wave and end up on your own."

So if you have a chance, give Deja Entendu a listen and see what you think.

I'd also like to add that about a month after I purchased Deja Entendu, I also picked up My Favorite Weapon. I've also quite enjoyed that album. In my opinion, Deja Entendu is a much deeper album, but My Favorite Weapon is definitely fun to listen to.

Posted by Jason at November 11, 2003 01:38 AM
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I really had high expectations for this album, and so far it's been a major disapointment. I didn't hear any hooks. None. The album came highly recommended from all the right sources, so maybe it's me. It sounded like the Ataris a little, but it sounded like the songs were being made up as they went along. My rule of thumb is to give every album three full listens before I give up on it. I've got two down, and I'm dreading the third.

Posted by: Billy G on February 20, 2004 03:37 PM

Deja Entendu, is the greatest music I have ever heard, and it never gets old. Every note is placed perfectly in place. Its great.

Posted by: someone on December 15, 2004 05:18 PM