jesse lacey

Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey has posted a studio cover of John Prine's classic hit, “In Spite Of Ourselves,” which features guest vocals from his wife, Andrea Lacey. Due to the privacy settings on the video, we are unable to embed it on the website (see below), but you can listen to it through Vimeo. Read […]

Kevin Devine has posted the final segment of his four-part interview series, in which producer Jesse Lacey (Brand New), the Goddamn Band and Devine himself discuss the process behind creating his new record, Bubblegum.  In addition to the full-band, rock-focused Bubblegum, Devine simultaneously released Bulldozer, a solo-focused record that was produced by Rob Schnapf. Both records are streaming on Spotify and Devine's […]

Part two of the four-part interview series with Kevin Devine and Jesse Lacey (Brand New) is now available and can be seen below. This installment looks at how Devine and his band pushed their own boundaries while recording their new album Bubblegum, which Lacey produced. You can watch part one of the interview series here. The solo-focused album Bulldozer was […]

Kevin Devine has posted part one of a four-part video series, in which producer Jesse Lacey (Brand New), the Goddamn Band and Devine himself discuss the process behind creating his new record, Bubblegum. Check out the interview at the bottom! In addition to the full-band, rock-focused Bubblegum, Devine is simultaneously releasing Bulldozer, a solo-focused record that was produced by […]

After coordinating a historic Kickstarter campaign a few months back that raised nearly $115,000, Kevin Devine has made good on his promise and has announced that his two new records are completely finished. Bulldozer, aka “The Solo Record”, and the Jesse Lacey-produced Bubblegum, aka “The Goddamn Band rock record”, will both be available October 15th via […]

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]

In a recent interview around their just-completed UK tour, Brand New vocalist Jesse Lacey revealed that the band will be hitting the studio in April, and hope to have new music out before the end of the year: “Well we probably started writing new material as soon as we were done with the last record, […]