Hall Of Fame Glory doesn’t fade: Looking back at Brand New’s ‘Déjà Entendu’

In 2003 Brand New were just another pop-punk band from Long Island. Then came ‘Deja Entendu’. Smart, sexy and bleak, it didn’t just push the band into becoming the spotlight-shunning superstars that we both hate and adore today; it redefined a genre.

‘Deja…’ laid the groundwork for Brand New to become what they are today - the band that can sell a show out in minutes or send Twitter into a frenzy with the prospect of new material. It’s the quintessential Brand New album, balancing the bubblegum angst of ‘Your Favorite Weapon’ with the grand alternative opus that shapes both ‘The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me’ and ‘Daisy’. Every album sees the band taking a stylistic leap, but ‘Deja Entendu’ is the only one that has elements of them all. Even their newest track ‘Mene’ - their first in six years - has roots arching back to ‘Jaws Theme Swimming’.