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Universal acclaim- based on 192 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 169 out of 192
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Mixed: 5 out of 192
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Negative: 18 out of 192
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Aug 29, 2017Ah, 10 years after Devil and God they have made a worthy sequel. While a few songs I feel could have been enhanced they all seem to have their place on this album and the 1st half is incredibly strong.
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Sep 14, 2017
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Aug 29, 2017I don't give many reviews due to my sheer lack of terminology, but damn this album is impressive. This is an album that revitalizes rock in an era that is desperately lacking that "something". Thankfully, the power, wit and emotion is there. This cohesive piece of work deserves to be recognized and more importantly- dissected. I promise you won't regret it.
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Aug 22, 2017The dark, brooding energy of Brand New's previous three albums is reincarnated into Science Fiction, a work so melancholy and distinct that it transfixes the listener and leaves them breathless. Nearly a decade in the making, this album proves continually to be worth the wait.
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Nov 12, 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, 2017Brand New last album dissolve all lyrical and instrumentals elements that made this underrated band being in a musical way one of the most different groups of all time. Science Fiction talks about the last tought of Lacey thinking back of all way walked since the begining of this. The dark athmosphere, the references to previous releases, everything on this record make this score 10/10
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Sep 3, 2017Brand New have once again proven themselves to be a staple of the early 21st century musically. From the get go you are greeted with a deep and driven album that not only has musical depth, but also shows off Jesse's mastery of lyricism. An instant classic.
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Aug 23, 2017
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Aug 23, 2017An album well worth the 8 year wait. Hoping this isn't the end, but if it is, Brand new is going out on top. This is the kind of album that was great on the first listen and has only gotten better with each subsequent listen.
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Aug 28, 2017Melhor álbum da carreira. Solos bem distribuídos, cada uma demonstrando seu verdadeiro potencial vocal e músicas envolventes. Realmente mostraram que essa nova era será diferente e madura em relação ao estilo das músicas.
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Sep 30, 2017Arguably their best album, combines all elements from their past 4 albums and make this masterpiece. Seriously, this album is a grower, but it exceeded all expectations of mine and blew me away. This is a must listen to if you're a fan of alternative rock, emo, post hardcore, indie rock, etc...
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Nov 16, 2017
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Apr 16, 2020I stumbled upon this album a little late but really fell in love with it. Most bands lose "it" as they age, but in Brand New's case, I feel the opposite. They grew as musicians and pieced together a phenomenal album.
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Sep 10, 2018
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Jun 7, 2021
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Aug 26, 2017The production and sonics are outstanding. Accessible songwriting. Some great guitar hooks.
Definitely worth a listen..
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Aug 22, 2017
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Aug 29, 2019
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Sep 30, 2017
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Jul 22, 2018The essence is there, but I felt like the deep lyricism wasn't there all the time as it used to be. The phenomenal work with the guitar ends up compensating everything that isn't there.
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Dec 31, 2018
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Sep 12, 2017Its main interest point may be the metaphysical ideas and organization behind it that truly inspire contemplation, and it fully achieved success with the consistent, smart, and trance-like timbre, which quizzically left the rather plain melodic shapes to come off as a bit odd and the attempt to sound grounded unique yet disenchanting. My Score: 133/180 (Solid) = 7.4/10
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Nov 28, 2021a flawed yet beguiling record that keeps you hooked without offering the emotional payoff that we've come to expect
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May 23, 2019Brand New at their most boring and uninspired. Brand New has lost what made me fall in love with it. Not to say the age of the group and it's maturity has anything to do with that. Brand New tried, and failed to create another compelling concept album in the vein of the Devil and God. Here, it's more rehashed bad ideas and dare I say that I prefer the EP's to this
Awards & Rankings
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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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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]