Your Favorite Weapon

Brand New’s debut for Triple Crown Records captures the raw angst of early-2000s pop punk with hooks sharp enough to draw blood. Recorded when the Long Island quartet were barely out of their teens, Your Favorite Weapon pairs jagged guitar work and Jesse Lacey’s anguished vocals against surprisingly infectious melodies, bridging pop rock accessibility with the genre’s characteristic emotional intensity. The album became an underground staple, establishing the template for their later experimental turns.