These lyrics are great. I'm not sure if Jesse or Vinnie wrote them though. I don't really think it matters (I'll tell you why in a second, see 4)
I don't think Jesse sounds like Isaac Brock of modest mouse. I think that different singing style that people are hearing, if influenced by anyone, is a distinct mark of his time on tour with Andy Hull (manchester orchestra) and kevin devine.
Of course there's a Nirvana influence in there too. Manchester Orchestra's latest album (which is great) also has some songs that sound like Nirvana or even Black Sabbath. I usually chock up Andy's strange singing sound to his southern background, but Jesse's not from the south, so I don't know what's going on. Regardless, I like the sound. (I don't so much like Isaac Brock's singing though)
I would be hesitant to interpret these lyrics in regards to specific failed relationships in Jesse's past. First of all they are a band, and Jesse isn't the only one whose life gets written about. Vinnie does a lot of writing too, and in fact wrote most of the songs on this record. I heard Jesse saying that when Vinnie came to him with new songs they fit in perfectly because they were so much like something he (Jesse) would have written himself, and it's a testament to how long they've been friends. I don't try to interpret the songs in terms of any of the guys' lives though. Even if a song was inspired by a romantic rejection, the song is still about rejection in general.
I like Brand New (the last two albums especially) because I think they touch on a deeper spiritual struggle with the current generation. The juxtaposition between regret and the darkness within is confessional, to say the least. The speaker of these songs doesn't try to ever justify himself. He rages in bitter distrust against past relationships, but still makes petitions to friends, family, G-d, himself, to love him. It's an acknowledgment of loneliness and fear that results in rage, that's where you get the soft parts followed by explosive choruses. That's how the guys wrote of course because that's how they feel, but I think everyone under 30, whether they have direction or not, is growing increasingly aware of the absence of something. Something that wasn't passed on to this generation, even if it's something as simple as truth, whatever that may be.
Everyone doesn't like Brand New, but I expect the sentiments expressed in this album to pertain to just about everyone.
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These lyrics are great. I'm not sure if Jesse or Vinnie wrote them though. I don't really think it matters (I'll tell you why in a second, see 4)
I don't think Jesse sounds like Isaac Brock of modest mouse. I think that different singing style that people are hearing, if influenced by anyone, is a distinct mark of his time on tour with Andy Hull (manchester orchestra) and kevin devine.
Of course there's a Nirvana influence in there too. Manchester Orchestra's latest album (which is great) also has some songs that sound like Nirvana or even Black Sabbath. I usually chock up Andy's strange singing sound to his southern background, but Jesse's not from the south, so I don't know what's going on. Regardless, I like the sound. (I don't so much like Isaac Brock's singing though)
I would be hesitant to interpret these lyrics in regards to specific failed relationships in Jesse's past. First of all they are a band, and Jesse isn't the only one whose life gets written about. Vinnie does a lot of writing too, and in fact wrote most of the songs on this record. I heard Jesse saying that when Vinnie came to him with new songs they fit in perfectly because they were so much like something he (Jesse) would have written himself, and it's a testament to how long they've been friends. I don't try to interpret the songs in terms of any of the guys' lives though. Even if a song was inspired by a romantic rejection, the song is still about rejection in general.
I like Brand New (the last two albums especially) because I think they touch on a deeper spiritual struggle with the current generation. The juxtaposition between regret and the darkness within is confessional, to say the least. The speaker of these songs doesn't try to ever justify himself. He rages in bitter distrust against past relationships, but still makes petitions to friends, family, G-d, himself, to love him. It's an acknowledgment of loneliness and fear that results in rage, that's where you get the soft parts followed by explosive choruses. That's how the guys wrote of course because that's how they feel, but I think everyone under 30, whether they have direction or not, is growing increasingly aware of the absence of something. Something that wasn't passed on to this generation, even if it's something as simple as truth, whatever that may be.
Everyone doesn't like Brand New, but I expect the sentiments expressed in this album to pertain to just about everyone.
I really like the way you described the emotion throughout their albums ^.^
I really like the way you described the emotion throughout their albums ^.^