Brand New is an American alternative rock band consisting of lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist Vincent Accardi, bass guitarist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane.

History
In the late 1990s Jesse Lacey, Garrett Tierney, Brian Lane, Brandon Reilly and Alex Dunne were all members of The Rookie Lot, a post-hardcore band largely influenced by groups such as Lifetime. The Rookie Lot released a 5-track demo and a split 7" with Yearly before breaking up in late 1999. After The Rookie Lot broke up, Brandon Reilly went on to be a guitarist in The Movielife and Alex Dunne played guitar in Crime In Stereo. Lacey and Lane continued to play together with Tierney joining them shortly thereafter. The three started writing new material, with the help of Brandon Reilly, for the new project. The members started looking for a second guitarist and eventually found the then 17 year-old Vincent Accardi. Accardi decided to join the band after hearing the trio play "The Shower Scene", the first song they wrote together. Between their formation in 2000 and Your Favorite Weapon's release in 2001, Brand New released two demo CDs, the first of which was originally available as a free MP3 download on their website. Both demos contained songs that were rerecorded for Your Favorite Weapon.

Formation
After signing a single album deal on Triple Crown Records, the band set to work on their debut, Your Favorite Weapon. The album was to be a mix of rerecorded songs from their demos as well as several new ones. The album was produced by Mike Sapone
The first and only single released from Your Favorite Weapon was "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad", which received airplay on both MTV2 and Fuse.
In August 2002, Iodine Recordings released Your Favorite Weapon on 12" vinyl along with an extra track, "...My Nine Rides Shotgun", a demo from the band's early days. 500 copies were pressed on clear blue vinyl, and 100 copies were pressed on white. Because of high demand, Iodine Recordings repressed Your Favorite Weapon in early 2003 on clear vinyl, limited to 300 copies.
Soon after the release of Your Favorite Weapon, the band released two songs on a split EP with Safety in Numbers, which contained the tracks "Moshi Moshi" and a cover of Love Spit Love's "Am I Wrong." "Moshi Moshi" was also later available as a B-side on the UK "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" single.

Your Favorite Weapon
The band's second album, Deja Entendu, was released in June 2003 to much acclaim. The album contains slower, deeper songs than those on Your Favorite Weapon, with a more polished sound.
The title is French, literally translating to "already heard," which is said to be a comment on the band's opinion of modern music sounding similar. Lacey got the name for the album while watching an episode of Jeopardy!. The album was produced by Steven Haigler, who was the sound engineer on the Pixies' Trompe le Monde.
Between May 2004 and June 2005, no new material or information was publicly released to fans. During that time, however, the band signed to major label Dreamworks. Interscope Records bought out the label shortly after.

Deja Entendu
In late 2005, Brand New started recording their highly-anticipated third album in Oxford, Mississippi with producer Dennis Herring, but later dropped him in favor of Mike Sapone with whom they had worked on their first album.

The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
On October 19, 2007 the band announced via their Myspace and their official website that a new song, entitled "(Fork and Knife)", would be released online through iTunes, among other digital music retailers, on October 23, 2007. "(Fork and Knife)", a rerecorded version of "Untitled 7" from the early leaked demos, was released as a single track download; it is not part of a bigger release. The song was released in Japan on October 31, 2007

Recent News
Early 2006 saw the unofficial addition of guitarist Derrick Sherman to the band, who contributed to their third album, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, and has accompanied them during recent tours.

Jesse Lacey – lead vocals,songwriter,guitarist
Vincent Accardi – guitarist, backup vocals
Garrett Tierney – bassist
Brian Lane – drummer Members

Discography

Your Favorite Weapon (October 9, 2001)
Deja Entendu (June 17, 2003)
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (November 21, 2006) Albums

Brand New/Safety in Numbers Split EP (2002)
The Holiday EP (2003) EPs

Singles

First Four-Track Demo (2000)
Second Demo (2001)
Deja Entendu Demos (2003)
New Album Demos (2006) Compilation appearances

"Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" (2002)
"The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" (2003)
"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" (2003)
"Untitled" (2006)