After listening to it all weekend, I’m confident that Science Fiction will stand with their best. The fervor around the quick-paced release of their long-awaited fifth album, Science Fiction, is a testament to not only how popular and beloved they’ve remained over the years, but how willing fans are to forgive any frustrations they had with the band because, at the end of the day, Brand New always deliver. And if this is truly gearing up to be the end of Brand New’s narrative - and they’ve been increasingly hinting that’ll be the case, though who knows with this band - I can’t think of a better way to go out. A couple years ago, I wrote about how being a fan of this band could be a frustrating, punishing exercise - one of delayed release dates and long radio silences and some perceived animosity toward the people tracking their every move - but, in retrospect, the past few years have proven to be pretty swell when all’s said and done. There were times when it felt like this day might never come and other times when it felt like it was right around the corner, but it’s finally actually here. Let’s just take a second to marvel at the fact that, after eight years, having a new Brand New album out in the world feels like nothing short of a small miracle.
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