Red Mosquito

oasisfan35 wrote:

I don't anticipate to find any Brand New fans here but I think this is tremendous.

The new album is still hitting me pretty good. Get Hurt had a ton of baggage of course but I feel this one is taking all of the solid elements in that record and using it to bring some real life to this album. After the time off I had no idea what to expect but I think it's fantastic.

I don't know if Brand New fans even exist anymore.

I was unsure about this album at first but it really grew on me, especially Spider Bites. I'm probably one of the few who have no problem with the production.

I felt much better after the second listen. It’s a good album that sadly actually sounds better when you listen to it on an iPhone speaker.

liebzz wrote:I felt much better after the second listen. It’s a good album that sadly actually sounds better when you listen to it on an iPhone speaker.

I am still really enjoying it but I do feel, after multiple additional listens through the headphones in the yard, that it is compressed to an inch of it's life. I actually think it is a stellar record and am happy that it is ten tracks... 8-10 tracks, though totally random, just sits really well with me for a listen.

Fallon sure didn't have to look at the lyrics

Didn't know of the Backstreets cover... love it.

This YouTube channel has all the Fallon 'at Home' streams fully timestamped out.

Love the build of this.

This EP is a really nice listen. I really love his voice.

Strat wrote:This EP is a really nice listen. I really love his voice.

Really enjoyed the radio studio streams of Positive Charge so hopefully this hits bandcamp at some point.

that billie cover is so good
sounds like an original song by them

Living room of the house I finished my adolescence had that exact rug.

Helluva tune.

edit: his smile that continually creeps out during the performance, encapsulates so much.

Looks like they may not have been too happy with the finished product either History Books: Remixed and Expanded

edit: This is a tremendous effort, I adore this album so much already.

next time listen to your damn album before releasing it...lol

better late than never...ill blast this damn thing so loud now

oh my god, this sounds amazing
im crying

AOTY 2024 lol

First listen with the headphones today and I had to actually turn the added bass down on my Walkman, the mix is really quite good.

That said, they left a click-track and some strange artifacts on Michigan, 1975 which was unfortunate. I don't dislike the original mix but seems like an odd oversight.

Fallon sounds great and there are additional vox all over the record that were just BURIED (even Springsteen!) in the original mix, very happy this got done. The acoustic Positive Charge is nice, it's a great tune but I would have taken a Brian solo version too; really enjoy those that I have heard. The acoustic History Books (the Boss song) comes across as absolutely beautiful, truly fantastic way to end a great album.

edit: with the acoustic additions I really hope Fallon is still in that mindset a bit and either writing with the rest of the band or solo, Local Honey and some of the quieter tracks on the other solo efforts are just phenomenal to me.

The cleaned-up Michigan, 1975 and the album, less the History Books EP, is free to download on their bandcamp page

Love seeing the energy of promoting new music, sounds like he's in a good spot.
The songs are definitely vibing all over his influences that aren't the Boss