
- Summary: The fifth full-length release for the Long Island rock band was a surprise digital release and was produced by Mike Sapone. A physical release is expected in October.
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- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Can't Get It Out | |
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As we glide over whatever We know to be over forever I really hope the shame is less Than what we feel in times of stress But I guess that that's... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 14
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Mixed: 0 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Aug 22, 2017Science Fiction is a bold, legend-making statement well worth the eight year wait. If it ends up being their swan song, then we can rest assured that Brand New is going out on their own terms: in peak form, bearing no regrets.
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Aug 22, 2017As an approximation of the band’s legacy and a reckoning with Lacey’s vocation of confessionalism, this record feels made for them. Science Fiction feels like an Event, similar to the releases of To Pimp a Butterfly and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
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Aug 22, 2017Brand New manage to reinvent themselves while also recapturing the essence of what’s made them so special and enduring.
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Q MagazineSep 27, 2017There is much to savour here. If this is a swansong, it's most definitely a worthy one. [Nov 2017, p.104]
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Nov 7, 2017A lifetime away from the Long Island quartet's emo and pop-punk origins, Science Fiction is a complex and nuanced beast of introspective indie rock and detailed production.
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Oct 4, 2017Seething with anxiety and frontman Jesse Lacey’s trademark sarcastic self‑flagellation, and with a gorgeous production that gives the music space to breathe, it’s an emotional, intelligent work of grace and beauty.
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Aug 22, 2017Science Fiction is a flawed yet beguiling record that keeps you hooked without offering the emotional payoff that we've come to expect.
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Positive: 23 out of 24
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Mixed: 1 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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