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Deja Entendu - Brand New
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70 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: This sophomore disc finds the young emo band expanding on its sound with the help of producer Steven Haigler (Pixies, Quicksand).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Spin
    91
    A fresh, literate blast of nuanced screamers and mid-tempo heart purging. [Aug 2003, p.119]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Frontman Jesse Lacey seems less interested in pummeling the listener with hooks than in hooking you with carefully crafted dynamics and tempo shifts that add emotional heft to his sensitive-guy crooning. [8 Aug 2003, p.74]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Deja Entendu has more than its share of irresistible singalongs, but Brand New are more poetic and musically adventurous than their emo peers.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 64
  3. Negative: 1 out of 64
  1. TheDaveHimself
    10
    Lyrically, it's a powerhouse. I'm not one to listen to this kind of music, but I'll be damned if Brand New can't write a song/album. They've continued to impress me in a genre that holds no interest with me. Every song here is brilliant.… Expand
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  2. SarahH.
    10
    If this album doesn't move you by first listen, go back and listen to the lyrics. Then get ready to sell your soul to Jesse Lacey's pen.
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  3. AB
    1
    Incredibly over hyped crap...fanboys unite.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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