Information about Jesse Lacey

Jesse Thomas Lacey (born July 10 1978) is an American musician from Levittown, New York.^[1] He is the lead singer of the band Brand New. Jesse was born to parents Sandy and Thomas. As well as being the lead singer, he also plays guitar and piano and writes most of the band's songs and lyrics. During a concert in St. Louis, Missouri, Lacey stated during his sophomore year in high school, he was persuaded to begin playing bass guitar for his high school talent show by fellow friend John Nolan. Before Brand New, he played in The Rookie Lot, featuring fellow Brand New bassist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane as well as future MovieLife members. Previous to this, he had a short spell in Taking Back Sunday where he played bass and backing vocals on old records. Two notable songs he features on are: "Go On" and "Summer Stars" from the band's self-titled EP. Thanks to the popularity of his current band, Lacey has a broad fanbase and has several fanpages dedicated to him. He could be considered an embodiment of the uniquely sincere sound the Long Island music scene has been accredited with over the past decade.

He is a well known fan of Morrissey and The Smiths, having previously namechecked both of them in the song "Mix Tape" on Brand New's debut album Your Favorite Weapon. Lacey's lyrical style has been compared with Morrissey's, with many parallels noted between the two (eg. Brand New's "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" and The Smith's "The Boy With a Thorn In His Side") The actual origin of the title was given to Jesse by his father because, whenever the basketball-loving family played a game, Jesse put his hand in a way so that when he shot, his hand would get in the way of the ball's direction and his dad called him "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot". A guitar of his also supports the words Hi Moz. He's also notably a fan of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, as stated in an interview. He's covered NMH songs such as "Two Headed Boy Pt. Two" and "Oh Comely."

Jesse Lacey has close ties with fellow Long Island musician John Nolan, a former member of Taking Back Sunday and a current member of Straylight Run, with whom he attended South Shore Christian School. As a result of their friendship, their respective bands are often known to tour together and to combine each other's songs to form a medley, and Lacey has previously appeared on stage during a Straylight Run tour. There was a time in the 1990's when John Nolan stole Lacey's girlfriend. This resulted in a bitter feud which inspired the writing of Brand New's "Seventy Times Seven" and Taking Back Sunday's "There's no 'i' in Team'. This is evident as Lacey's well know line "You're as subtle as a brick in the small of my back, so let's end this call and end this conversation."is mentioned in both songs. this line was first quoted by Lacey in a phone conversation that followed the betrayal. Eventually Lacey and Nolan resolved their issues and became friends once again.

Jesse Lacey has been featured in Kevin Devine's "Cotton Crush", "After Party", and "No One Else's Problem" off the album Split the Country, Split the Streets. Lacey recently finished up a solo tour of thirteen shows with Kevin Devine and special guest Grace Read.

Discography

Albums:

• The Rookie Lot/Yearly split 7" (As The Rookie Lot), (1999)
• Your Favorite Weapon (As Brand New), (October 19, 2001)
• Deja Entendu (As Brand New), (June 17, 2003)
• Split the Country, Split the Streets (Backing Vocals on "Cotton Crush", "Afterparty", and "No One Else's Problem"), (May 10, 2005)
• The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (As Brand New), (November 21, 2006)

EPs:

• Taking Back Sunday EP (As Taking Back Sunday), (2001)
• Lullaby EP (As Taking Back Sunday), (2001)
• Brand New/Safety in Numbers Split EP (As Brand New), (2002)
• The Holiday EP (As Brand New), (December 15, 2003)

Demos:

• Five Track Demo Tape (As The Rookie Lot), (1998)
• First Four-Track Demo (As Brand New), (2000)
• Second Demo (As Brand New), (2001)
• New Album Demos (As Brand New), (2006)

References

• Interview With Jesse Lacey
• New York Metro article about the "Long Island Rock Scene"

External links

• Official Brand New website

•  • [ e] Brand New
Jesse Lacey Vincent Accardi Garrett Tierney Brian Lane
Albums
Your Favorite Weapon Deja Entendu The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
EPs	Demos
Brand New/Safety in Numbers Split EP The Holiday EP	First Four-Track Demo Second Demo New Album Demos
Singles
"Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" (2002) "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" (2003) "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" (2004) "Sowing Season" (2006) "Jesus" (2007)

Taking Back Sunday
Members
Present: Adam Lazzara | Fred Mascherino | Eddie Reyes | Mark O'Connell | Matt Rubano
Previous: John Nolan | Shaun Cooper | Antonio Longo | Jesse Lacey | Stevie D.
Discography
Studio Albums: Tell All Your Friends | Where You Want to Be | Louder Now
Live and Compilation Albums: Taking Back Sunday/Angels and Airwaves/Head Automatica/The Subway Promotional CD | | Notes From the Past
Demos and EPs: Taking Back Sunday | Lullaby | The Tell All Your Friends Demo | Tell All Your Friends Promo''
Singles: Timberwolves at New Jersey | Great Romances of the 20th Century | Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team) | You're So Last Summer A Decade Under the Influence | This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know) | Set Phasers to Stun MakeDamnSure | Twenty-Twenty Surgery | Liar (It Takes One to Know One) | What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost? | My Blue Heaven
Record Labels
Warner Bros. Records | Victory Records
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