deafening

4 minutes ago, August West said:

I replied to the order confirmation email from Procrastinate and this was their response:

 

Hello, the Science Fiction album you purchased is still on pre-order, and will ship by the end of October. 

 

You will receive tracking via email when it ships. 

 

We apologize, but we do not know the exact day this month it will ship.

 

Thank you!

I was finding it hard to believe that Brand New and PMT would intentionally be coy regarding, well, anything.  They're adults with lives; they don't have time to think about toying with fans, much less put it into execution.

I am now 110% convinced they think this shit is cute as fuck.

A short guide to living the Brand New fan life:

1.  Pay the most to be the last to know or receive anything

I hope you found this guide helpful.

I've purchased two records in the past year and a half. I can really see a difference, especially in how easy it is to save for trips now. It's just getting harder for me to justify a $25-$30 purchase for a medium that's confined to my home.

I could sell 85% of my collection and not be hurt about it, but I'm too lazy.

Outgrown Things has been in heavy rotation for me for the past six months.

I would highly recommend anyone check them out if they have not heard of them.

4 hours ago, IanRees said:

Yeah it was crazy hot, being from LA im used to it but the humidity was the killer.

Coming from Texas where the highs are still consistently in the 90's, it was a nice break. Especially Sunday.

I have also been sick since Tuesday. hashtag thanksriotfest

1 hour ago, NapalmBrain said:

Only clunker for me was prophets of rage 

This was actually my favorite set. New Order killed it, as well.

Wear sunscreen, kids.

What is everyone up to after the Fest each day? Will probably do Gogol on Sunday, but up in the air for tonight and tomorrow.

On 9/5/2017 at 4:29 PM, batman said:

harvey came way too close for comfort here... guys, be safe. nothing you have in your house is worth putting your life at risk. assume the worst case scenario and move to a safer spot if you need to. too many friends down here thought they'd be fine and had to be rescued by boat. 

I hope you fared well through it. The Golden Triangle is my hometown area, and it was really hard to watch everything happen and not be there to help.

Here's to hoping Irma makes a complete U-turn right the fuck away from FL.

For all three of you who still frequent this part of VC; is anyone attending RF this year?

Also accepting any Chicago recommendations as it’s my first time visiting.

and for those of you who hate Riot Fest, we know.

The best part is reddit actually believes that PMT! is receiving direct orders from Brand New to fuck with us with these CD's.

Roughly 180 have been logged and adding a cushion for those who do not use reddit/VC or those who chose not to update the doc; that probably leaves ~half accounted for. That means, shocker, half may not have been mailed out yet. I did read somewhere Zach(k?) confirmed all CD's were sent, but I saw no source for that.

The real philosophical question here is why do we care about a compact disc?

2 minutes ago, museummouth said:

Still nothing in myusps giving up hope at this point

Since I've signed up I've received a record, a small package that fit in the mailbox, and a couple pieces of mail. Zero of it showed up in myUSPS.

I don't think I understand what myUSPS is.

Of course you are

5 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

Someone on Reddit cracked the code and Brand New are buying all of us houses on 11/6.

Mine better be on the beach or I want my $50 back.

I saw this thread on the second page once.

I thought I had entered the Twilight Zone.

25 minutes ago, bluescreenlife said:

Has this not been mentioned yet?

http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/brand_new_fan_countdown_reddit

Reddit thread: http://www.altpress.com/_amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/brandnew/comments/6wk454/rabbit_hole_it_looks_like_theres_a_brand_new

God damnit.

On 8/25/2017 at 9:48 AM, parkinglot said:

(all these songs sound almost identical)

I keep listening to it hoping the songs will start to separate, but it’s one big blob of dreamy beach tunes with lackluster lyrics.

It’s not BAD, at all, but I’m having a hard time with this one. 

50 minutes ago, justin_cole12 said:

As far as the album goes I think it's up there with Daisy and TDAG and MAYBE my fav of theirs. I'm really trying to limit my listens though because I don't want to get burned out too quickly on what seems to be their last release.

I think this might be my favorite, as well. 

I'm becoming less worried about getting burned out. I have listened to all their albums since this was released, and I still love them as much as I did when they were released. 

I find it equally amusing and irritating that those of us who spent the most have the least amount of information (zero.)

I joined myUSPS a few days after the CDs started to arrive so I’m not sure if that changes anything, but my Turnover record did not appear in my dashboard until I manually entered it in almost two weeks after the label was created.  A lot of those who did get their CD had no appearance on their dashboard, also.

I’m holding onto my hope. It keeps me warm at night.

I am having to force myself to play other albums in between listens of SF. If I set this on repeat, I will never stop. 

There is is not a single song I don’t like. After 10+ listens, Lit Me Up may be my favorite, but I still can’t even chose confidently.

edit: in retrospect, it’s been far more than 10 plays.

1 minute ago, mymirrorspeaks said:

 

Procrastinate! Customer Service	4:04 PM (1 hour ago)
to me

 

Hello, we do not know anything about CDs that have shipped recently. Our music and products will ship in October.

I bet they rubbed their hands together menacingly before they typed that out.

This is hands down the tamest BN thread in VC history, but we still have 2 months before the records even start arriving.

I listened to Deja once.

Love the sweet little PMT! memo that tells us everything we’ve already known for a week.

55 minutes ago, Snaggle Von Swift said:

I'm more interested if the Limited even guarantees a CD. Still haven't gotten anything.

Brand New: the only band that can make vinyl collectors care more about a CD than the record.