Science Fiction
by Brand New
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 October 2017
- Label: Procrastinate! Music Traitors
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:01:21
- Community rating: 3.96/5 from 28 ratings
Artists on this release: Jesse Lacey, Vincent Accardi, Garrett Tierney, Brian Lane
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released as a surprise after an eight-year hiatus, 'Science Fiction' blends dynamic, brooding rock arrangements with atmospheric production and spoken-word samples, serving as the band's first and only number-one album. The songwriting is marked by a fixation on mortality, mental health, and self-reflection, with lyrics that make frequent, meta-references to the band's own history and discography. Acclaimed by critics, the album is widely regarded as a wise, deliberate, and definitive conclusion to the influential band's career.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, existential, dynamic, evening, sprawling
Tracklist
- Lit Me Up (06:16)
- Can't Get It Out (03:42)
- Waste (04:36)
- Could Never Be Heaven (03:16)
- Same Logic/Teeth (05:34)
- 137 (05:01)
- Out of Mana (05:14)
- In the Water (06:52)
- Desert (03:36)
- No Control (03:55)
- 451 (04:52)
- Batter Up (08:27)
Credits
- Jesse Lacey - vocals, rhythm guitar, lyrics, photography
- Vincent Accardi - lead guitar, vocals, lyrics
- Garrett Tierney - bass, vocals
- Brian Lane - drums
- Mike Sapone - producer, audio engineer
- Morning Breath Inc. - art direction, design
- Andrew Ellis - booking
- Mike Dimeo - electric organ [hammond organ]
- Amanda Giacomo - assistant audio engineer
- Joe Cannetti - assistant audio engineer
- Mario Ramirez - assistant audio engineer
- Nathan Kiner - assistant audio engineer
- Zachary Casper - assistant audio engineer
- Brett Romnes - audio engineer
- Charles Godfrey - audio engineer
- Claudius Mittendorfer - audio engineer
- Gerardo "Jerry" Ordonez - audio engineer, software technician
- Steve Kupillas - audio engineer
- Frank LaTorre - harmonica
- Michael Gagliardi - horns
- Peter Lewitt - legal
- Nate Futral - live management
- Emily Lazar - mastered by
- Chris Allgood - mastered by [assisted by]
- Vince Ratti - mixed by [mixer]
- Brandon Sloter - photography
- Jason Noto - art direction, design, photography
- Jay Maude - photography
- Thobias F盲ldt - photography by [cover photo by]
- Brand New - producer, written-by, performer
- Sue Marcus - public relations
- Andrew Accardi - synthesizer
- Santino Sapone - synthesizer [ambient synthesizer apparatus]
- Doug Cunningham - art direction, design