Brand New blessed the Hollywood Palladium with two shows this past weekend; I was able to get a piece of the action on Sunday Oct. 18. Being at a Brand New show felt a lot like being in a crowd at a main stage at a music festival because of the insane amount of jumping, pushing, and shoving — however it was welcomed by audiences, and only added to the band’s overall performance.
While Brand New is not an up and coming band (in fact, they’re pretty well established), they have always been a very prolific indie-rock band. They’ve been around since 2000, but have not broken into the mainstream music genre despite heavy rotation on Fuse and MTV.
In the past, Brand New has toured with Incubus, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, and Finch. Their music focuses mainly on finding oneself amidst the adversities of life, and being able to recuperate after losing someone. Brand New’s music would probably fall under what many people call “emo”, but what is emo if it doesn’t stand for emotional? All music comes with emotion, and Brand New is the epitome of expression in its finest form.
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