You Wont Know - Brand New

Band: Brand New
Album: The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me
Released: November 20, 2006
Home Town: Long Island, NY
Why is it on here?:  I needed some intensity today and Brand New always brings it.  This song follows the theme of the album - the juxtaposition of good and evil as Jesse Lacey the lead singer struggles internally with his personal feelings about Christianity and whether or not he belongs in heaven despite his sins.

"Jude Law and the Semester Abroad" - Brand New

Band:  Brand New
Album: Your Favorite Weapon
Released: October 9, 2001
Home Town: Long Island, NY
Why is it on here?:  Probably one of the first Brand New songs I ever heard, power pop at its finest.  I love the intensity of their stage performance.  Though they have changed their sound up some over the years, that intensity remains.  

"Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades" - Brand New

Band:  Brand New
Album:  Deja Entendu
Released:  June 17, 2003
Home Town: Long Island, NY
Why is it on here?:  I remember waiting in anticipation for this album to come out back in 2002 and 2003 -- I was not disappointed.  Deja Entendu moved Brand New from the category of "pretty cool power pop band" to a legitimate rock band.  This song is intense and the video has a really cool premise.  The song name is a quote taken from the 1998 Wes Anderson movie, Rushmore and means "Thus passes through the glory of the world".  Interesting but I'm not sure I get it...