Brand New, 'At the Bottom' -- Video Premiere
- Posted on Sep 23rd 2009 2:15PM by Dan Reilly
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When Brand New decided to make music videos for their new album, 'Daisy,' they skipped the traditional route altogether. Not only did the Long Island, N.Y. rockers opt to rearrange the songs -- including the lead single 'At the Bottom' -- they decided to perform them live for the first time. "Our friend set us up in a live studio in Brooklyn and we played versions of songs on the new record that haven't appeared anywhere else yet," guitarist Vinnie Accardi tells Spinner. "It's kind of strange, because it was the first time we were playing those songs together at all, and then we were actually playing alternate versions of them, which no one asked us to do."The decision to film the songs with new arrangements was made after the group got settled into the studio. "We're in a pretty small, tight room and once [director] Dan Navetta and his friends set it up, there wasn't really a feeling in the room that you wanted to play loudly," Accardi says. "So you have 'At the Bottom,' and it's obviously a bit of a stray from the version you'll hear on the record." The band also recorded versions of the 'Daisy' tracks 'Bed' and 'Bought a Bride,' as well as older songs.
These video sessions and arrangements weren't the only thing Brand New did differently for their fourth album -- for the first time, frontman Jesse Lacey wasn't the only one composing songs. "It's kind of a new thing for us as far as me being able to contribute melody or lyrics to Jesse," Accardi says. "Usually, once all the music is done, everybody kind of just steps away and lets Jesse do what he needs to do. For 'At the Bottom,' I came up with the original concept for the song and a few lines, but 90 percent of it became Jesse's."
Check out this clip of 'At the Bottom' and a brief band interview. 'Daisy' is in stores now.




