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The Apocalyptic World of Brand New’s ‘Science Fiction’ Feels Realer Than Ever

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  1. Melody Bot

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    I really liked this review of Brand New’s Science Fiction by Craig Jenkins, published at Vulture:


    In any other year — hell, any other month this year — Science Fiction’s gallery of druggies, atom bombs, and separatist militiamen would’ve read like, well, real-deal science fiction. But summer 2017 is a place where guys with guns tout full-fledged white supremacy, and the guy with the nuclear codes promise “fire and fury” to overseas enemies. The protagonist of Brand New’s “Desert,” a gun-toting, homophobic wing nut who thinks God commanded him to wipe out liberals, isn’t a far cry from the people on TV rallying in support of ethnic cleansing. The nuclear winter of “137,” a song literally named after a byproduct of decaying radioactive uranium, suddenly seems possible.

     
  2. youwontknow

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  3. Kal El

    The sidewalks are watching me think about you.

    Jason, any chance the Brand New camp might answer a few questions from the chorus.fm team? Any kind of interview possibility?
     
  4. NationalPhenomenon

    Regular Prestigious

    That remains my favorite write-up on the band and that album. It's one of the few that shows an understanding and appreciation of everything surrounding them.
     
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  5. youwontknow

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    Very cool! Totally agree. Seeing any of the fall shows?
     
  6. NationalPhenomenon

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    Yup, I'm heading to Chicago once more. Will be my third time seeing them there and hoping they play most, if not all, of the new record. I gotta keep up the pace I've set by seeing them at least once a year since 2006 (except 2010).
     
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  7. Kingjohn_654

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    @Jason Tate
     
  8. PR said no interviews currently scheduled or planned. So I doubt it for the foreseeable future.
     
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  9. NationalPhenomenon

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    No surprises there haha
     
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  10. Colin Your Enthusiasm

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  11. Colin Your Enthusiasm

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    Sweet I'm going to the Chicago show too!
     
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  12. youwontknow

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    Nice! Keep that s**t up!! I'm seeing both Cali dates.
     
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  13. St. Nate

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    Doing PR for Brand New sounds like a blast.
     
  14. Serenity Now

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  15. Hahahhaha. The stories are epic.
     
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  18. St. Nate

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  19. Saephon

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    So... about that podcast... *Sees Drew's twitter feed obsessively*
     
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  20. billyboatman

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    Great write up. Definitely, gave me a different view.. and now I'm listening to it again. Just gets better with each listen.
     
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  21. jlinitz

    John Linitz @jlinitz

    Great review. I've been so upset about the current state of the country and the more I listen to the album the more I realize that it was released at just about the perfect time. It's helping me cope and have that feeling of "you're not alone." I love how Craig captures that. :clap::clap::clap: