Brand New – Jesus Christ
When mature rock music is obvious, we feel it & we know it is something important. There are so few bands of this generation making hearty, heartful important rock & roll in the tradition of spirit, punk, poetry, & heart all at the same time: Modest Mouse had their hey-day sadly pass, Anathallo it seems is on the downward trend after 2 nearly perfect LPs, & The Arcade Fire were never that great to begin with. Then we discover songs like “Jesus Christ” & we watch our faith in modern young music re-instated like a president’s hopeful second term – it is one of alternating dynamics, bursting love/pain, & painfully intimate structure. It’s a song that grows like moss or plaque on old teeth, a rotting infrastructure from the inside out, a growth we admire & fear somehow at the same speechless moment. Scream it, feel it, if nothing else dream of more like this & clench your fist at once.
This song is on repeat at least once every three days. For the past year or so. It just doesn’t get old.