Trivia / Brand New

• Creator Breakdown: The aggressive sound and darker lyrical content of the The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me were heavily inspired by the deaths of several friends and family members of the band during the recording process (all of whom are explicitly named in the liner notes), as well as Jesse Lacey's feelings of frustration and anxiety following the leak of some of the band's unfinished recordings, along with his depression concerning the rejection of his marriage proposal by his then-girlfriend (Sherri DuPree, vocalist of the Long Island band Eisley), and the subsequent dissolution of their relationship. The influence on the later event is particularly evident on songs like "Degausser" and "Not the Sun".
• Creator Recovery: Science Fiction was recorded at a point in which all the band members were married (and in Lacey's case, after he became a father). Though the album is far from happy-sounding and is sonically darker than either Your Favorite Weapon or Deja Entendu, the lyrics focus on contemplation and self-acceptance rather than adopting the angrier, more self-condemnatory tone that defined the band's earlier works.
• Role-Ending Misdemeanor: Around the time the band was doing their final tour, planning to disband in 2018, two women accused Jesse Lacey of sexual misconduct that allegedly occurred 15 years prior while both were underage and he was in his early 20s. Lacey responded with a statement on the band's Facebook wherein he did not explicitly address either woman's accusations but rather offered a general confession of his recurring struggles with sex addiction, cheating and relational dishonesty as well as an apology for this behavior. As a result of the allegations, the final tour was up and cancelled, and the band have since been silent.