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Brand New's 'LP5' timeline of events leading up to the pre-order madness

Well, here we are. Finally, after a year or so of speculation and rumor-milling, we have concrete evidence that Brand New are actually going to release a fifth LP. The as-of-yet untitled, mysterious album, which went up for preorder as a “very limited” vinyl release yesterday, has been the subject of many theories and speculation. Let’s take a look at exactly how long it took us to get here.

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Sept. 22, 2009: Release of Daisy

Upon the release of Daisy back in 2009, no one thought we’d have to wait this long for a full-length of new tunes to see the light of day, yet here we are. Speculations by a selection of the mainstream media that Daisy could be the last Brand New album were dismissed by the band, but for a while it certainly felt like that was coming true.

June 19, 2014: Official statement about Brand New recording

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After much silence, and purported studio time which revealed nothing, a statement on their website referred to the band officially recording—though still giving us nothing concrete.

Early April, 2015: The Devil And God… lyric book fulfilment

Back during  the release of The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, the band promised to send a printed lyric book to anyone who sent them a dollar. Those who received the book nearly a decade later noticed that it also came with a poster that referred to the release of some 2005 demos, along with a postcard that bore the words “RIP 2018.” With no one seemingly believing anything would manifest from this aged promise, it proved the lengths that Brand New would go to keep fans on their toes know no bounds — and that anything was possible.

April 13, 2015: “Mene”

The first of two stand-alone singles we’d receive. Originally debuted on April 8 at a show in Denver, Colorado as ‘Don’t Feel Anything’, ‘Mene’ was given a proper release allowing speculations kick up. With no real direction or future possibilities being made clear, the smoke and mirrors took over once again.

June. 30, 2015: Opening night of tour, Jesse refers to the end of Brand New

Before ripping into “Sowing Season (Yeah)” in Utah, Jesse speaks about the potential end for the band. A theme that was repeated throughout the tour.

Oct. 12, 2015: Jesse alludes to the end of Brand New, again

During a speech on the last show of their 2015 tour, Jesse Lacey, after tearing up talking about his bandmates, said, “I’m gonna tell you right here and now this isn’t gonna last much longer.” He also referred to new music and live dates coming eventually: “The next time we play, we’ll have a new record for you. But this won’t last much longer. We can’t do this forever.” While they have played dates since, the end of Brand New has been a shadow over the future.

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Dec. 2, 2015: Leaked Demos 2006

More new music. Well, new in the loosest sense possible. Having originally leaked back in January 2006, the band had referenced to potentially releasing them in an interview with a German magazine.

January 26, 2016: “Confirmed” new album this year

Procrastinate Music Brand New screenshot

In an email from Procrastinate! Music Traitors, the potential for a new album was alluded to in the new releases section of the themed attachment, giving a more concrete promise, and more importantly, hope.

May 17, 2016: “I Am A Nightmare”

Finally, new music, and one their best tracks to date. Though it would be a little while until anything further happened, in fact, new music still hasn’t manifested. It was a direction the fans, who were often torn by the direction the band were going, were wholly pleased with. Everything was suddenly filled with promise.

September 26, 2016: The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me anniversary, confirmed no new album


A statement released on the band’s Facebook refers to their plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Devil And God on their tour dates that fall. It also states that no new album will surface in 2016. The end of the statement also alludes to their disbandment, a notion supported by the release of new merch designs, one of which bears 2000-2018.

August 6, 2017: Reddit unveils LP5?

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With minor advances towards anything substantial, bar the Procrastinate! site going down occasionally, very little changed. That was until Cdowns, a reddit user with apparent inside information confirmed that LP5 is completed, along with a booked tour. Rightly so, pessimism was rife in the thread.

August 7, 2017: Reddit stokes U.K. tour rumors

Reddit Brand New tour screenshot

This time, another user, Existentixlist, refers to someone they know meeting another person with inside knowledge of double dates in a few cities, with two albums being performed in their entirety and LP5 being a potential EP. Now, as far as we know, it’s only two separate dates in the U.K. and a definite LP. Of course, this is Brand New—things always change.

August 15, 2017: LP5 Announcement

The Procrastinate! store unveils a preorder for LP5, along with Brand New socials announcing an upcoming tour. Madness ensues. The preorder sells out.

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August 17, 2017: A fan receives a mysterious CD

So, it would appear that a simple album pre-order isn’t enough for Brand New. Fans received CDs from Procrastinate! featuring an album’s worth of material in one track.

Rumor has it that the recipients are probably the lucky few who bagged a pre-order, so could this be the long awaited LP5? Or simply a distraction from something bigger? Do they even all hold the same music? Stay tuned.

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Of course, even though there’s an album in the air, it doesn’t mean the conspiracies have stopped. One eagle-eyed Reddit user/ultimate pessimist believes that because no year was set, and Brand New have led everyone to believe they’ll disband in 2018, that the album won’t surface until October 2018; making the instant download supposedly “Available June 5 (EST) at 12:00 AM” make a little more sense. It’s most likely that Brand New madness setting in again.

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