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New Musical Express

Recovering emos Brand New have taken doing things their own way to the point of invisibility, but their journey into the widescreen ether continues with yet another breathtakingly accomplished record.

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The Phoenix

Daisy may lack the immediate accessibility of Brand New's previous efforts, but once it grows on you, good luck getting it out of your head.

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Spin

The sound is old-fashioned, but the fury is fresh.

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Sputnikmusic

Brand New found a way to create a complete, effervescent album.

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Entertainment Weekly

Not so much a cohesive statement as an investigation of future stylistic destinations.

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Filter

Daisy demonstrates that Barnd New can remain forever sincere and massively intriguing composers. [Fall 2009, p.96]

Alternative Press

It's hard for many Brand New superfans to admit, but it's entirely possible that the band simply wrote a good album this time around, not a great one.

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All Music Guide

Brand New may not be completely comfortable with the slow stuff, but Daisy's willingness to experiment is what makes the album so interesting, even as its furious rock songs continue to pack a punch.

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Drowned In Sound

It’s certainly a digression from what they could easily have done, and that was something they, obviously, really needed and wanted to do. But it also feels like a regression from the promise and charm that they once exuded.

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Slant Magazine

Brand New confronts listeners with an impressive variety of sound and fury, but, taken as individual songs or as a cohesive album, Daisy wants for the type of overarching vision that would hold the drama together. That's frustrating, but then again, this is the type of fierce and aching rock that sounds best when one is frustrated. So maybe that's the point.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 50 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jason M gave it a1:
I don't understand what everyone is saying here. This album is crap, I keep listening to it trying to see if it'll grow on me and it doesn't. I think it's just so artsy and esoteric that everyone is like "I don't get it, it has to be good." There's no flow to the album, no structure, and the songs all sound mashed together like they were written in 10 minutes. Their voices don't sound natural and I agree with the reviewer that said they sound just like Modest Mouse. All I could think of when I heard it was "whoops." Fail.

Kim W. gave it an8:
Took a few listens, but now I love it.

Levi H. gave it an8:
Sort of a bastard child between albums two and three, and suffers from the inevitable disjunction in styles. Ultimately, though, and album which has large potential to grow into your subconsious. You may not love every song, but you will probably find yourself humming your favorites without meaning to.

JL R. gave it an8:
Its not a bad album. Its a good album but it doesn't have that special something that made brand new's past albums simply amazing... feels kind of lifeless to me.

Halston R. gave it a10:
This is exactly what brand new needed to do.

Cameron S. gave it a9:
Amazing, not quite as good as devil and god.

Zachary A. gave it a10:
This is their best album. It's dense, noisy, but beautiful at the same time. good to know that their releasing music for themselves.

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