Brand New - Oh Comely (Neutral Milk Hotel cover) - Live at the Epicentre 7/19/09

Jesse Lacey of Brand New performs an amazing cover of "Oh Comely" by Neutral Milk Hotel, 7/19/09 at the Epicentre in Mira Mesa, CA.

[@snakeofbrass]

i came in my pants upon finding this. one of my favourite bands covering one of my favourite songs by my favourite band. delicious.

[@irosencrantz882]

gothfather, they got peanut butter in my chocolate! I liked Brand New before. I LOVED NMH. Now I love Brand New by proxy!😂😀😉

[@Velvexic]

Nice Elliott Smith pfp

[@ashleighironside8276]

I’ve been listening to this cover for almost ten years now. All “holy shit, I’m ancient” thoughts aside, I still get goosebumps from “know all your enemies.”

[@azariaheden2806]

I guess I'm kinda randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to watch new movies online?

[@DaveAnchovies]

@@azariaheden2806 who would waste time watching new movies?

[@DaveAnchovies]

"when you still believed in me" is the crux for me. i know everyone loves that part, i dont het it, i like the build up. i discovered NMH and mre importantly, Jason Molinas Songs Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co. very late...i may not have since i prefer my pain music loud and plodding, real modern punk like Tyvek, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads (if you read the lyrics you might dare use that emo word, but the music is pure punk with a james brown after the better part of a litre of whisky. anyway, probably shouldnt cover this song. never heard these guys and i suggest y'all check out the Marked Men/Radioactivity for pop punk as long as you dont mind the guys doing it are probably your dads age (or in his record collection). You wont look back. i wont pick on these guys, too easy. ill-advised cover.

[@CrossStrain]

12/11/21

[@juniorTheDog1]

Yo same

[@JorgEscobar]

Jesse Lacey can say "brains". He purposefully planted that. He's covered this song MANY times, does anyone seriously think he would mess that up THAT many times? This man is a lyrical genius.

[@porkboy86]

You're giving him too much credit. He fucks up all of Jeff mangum songs that he does because he wants to be considered eccentric. He wants to live in his shoes. I've seen three of his concerts. He's done three different covers. He just thinks he knows better because he has no idea what the songs are actually about

[@porkboy86]

He's a lyrical genius, but he's covering someone else's song and altering it. That makes him a lyrical genius for changing one word. Okay, he might be but him changing one word in this song does not make him a lyrical genius

[@AvrieRox17]

i watch this atleast 10 times a day

[@guitaristcj]

Why are we all glazing over the fact that he didn't play the Goldaline part?

[@lost524]

favorite part of the song :(

[@vpxc]

Not all the way through the video and literally decided to stop watching because of that

[@annefrankenstein2114]

@@vpxc yep came here specifically to here that part lol. Best part

[@vincentmadden6112]

maybe he had a fixed set time and didn't have enough time to play the whole song

[@Serileigh]

I didn't think anyone but Jeff Mangum could pull off this song. I guess Jesse Lacey just proved me wrong. Thanks so much for posting, this is one of my favorite songs.

[@southrules]

Not that hard of a song to play or sing

[@Justcarlosdiaz]

​@southrules do you have a video of yourself performing it all the way through?

[@fallinggstarr]

haha wow how am i only discovering this now. very impressive.

[@RalphLindsen]

Ok, gotta admit, this is well done. I'm always dreading the typical perfect singer/songwriter rendition, but he really did express the song really well.

[@JoshFollmann]

Jesse Lacey is the reason I got into NMH in the first place. Somewhere along the way in reading about him and Brand New, I became aware that he was a big fan of something called Neutral Milk Hotel. So I started reading about them, and listened to Aeroplane, and became a fan. Since then, I'm proud to say I've seen Jeff live, with Julian Koster, which is the closest thing so far to a NMH reunion. Long story short, Jesse's done a lot to bring in new NMH fans. And he nailed this song. :)

[@carolynjohnson3145]

L

[@JoshFollmann]

@@carolynjohnson3145 Oof 😬

[@carolynjohnson3145]

@@JoshFollmann Booooo!!!!!

[@JoshFollmann]

@@carolynjohnson3145 Yes, I agree. Why do I feel like we're arguing about this?

[@HorkPorkler]

​@@carolynjohnson3145gay

[@DatingTV]

Apart from some of the words being off (which can be attributed to Jeff's style of singing some vowels), this is really fantastic.

[@DaveAnchovies]

apart from the words being demented?

[@Fanchus]

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE COVERED THIS SONG!! IT'S AMAZING!! Love both Brand New and Neutral Milk Hotel to death!

[@TheKingcowb0y]

I had never heard of Neutral Milk Hotel nor Jeff Mangum before, until Jesse Lacey had praised the band so much. Anyone who hates on Jesse Lacey because he covered one of his favorite songs is just ignorant and clueless. Get a job

[@terenceokane]

wouldn't have known of this band or this song if I wasnt a Brand New fan back in 07-09

[@huntasoup]

@@terenceokane same here!!

[@saintbabylon7250]

Awesome! I never knew Jesse listens to NMH. NMH are one of my all time favorite bands & Two Headed Boy is one of the first songs I ever covered. I was like 15 at that time.

[@alicehernandez8970]

Jesse's favorite album is In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

[@adamlove5173]

I was there for this show and was absolutely blown away by this song, despite (at the time) not knowing it. It's a crazy pleasure to be introduced to NMH and ITAOTS by Jesse Lacey. I also love how he repurposed this song and made it his own -- especially with some lyrics.

[@neutralsoymilkhotel]

god can everyone just shut up and appreciate how amazing this is

[@agoldstein135]

shivers after the first two words

[@Frowntowner]

This is absolutely incredible.

[@PinStripes41]

what a cover

[@samfisher1663]

I played here lol I feel so honored now

[@rawrRtotehmax]

i was at this show! im on the left (when youre facing jesse) amazing show, got to meet him again for the 3rd time such a great guy

[@noleyone]

Fantastic. He did the song justice.

[@laila0000]

I listen to this religiously

[@bringmedatradio]

This makes me very happy

[@amsteve93]

Amazing band covers an amazing song

[@Skullkilling]

love how the audience isnt singing along at all. 5:55 someone starts clapping thinking it was over. pleb tier audience blessed to have their emo show closed with the mangum.

[@cabz9097]

but is brand new patrician?

[@andrewf528]

Is Neutral milk patrician?

[@killyourself5407]

Cabz no

[@killyourself5407]

Andy Flynn yes

[@nem6952]

Cabz Actually, yes. Last two albums are the fucking shit. Incredible.

[@huntasoup]

Amazing. I cannot get enough of it. 💜

[@terenceokane]

OMG those old Sidekick Cellphones! Crowds used to look different!

[@CrackThoseClaws]

I just wish there will be a studio version of this cover. Great one.

[@upsidedowni]

Thanks for this, the quality is fantastic. I've seen him perform this twice and it always gives me goosebumps.

[@321Green1Fork123]

Jesse lacey from brand new is an amazing song writer and composer. His favorite album is in the aeroplane. Put two and two together and u cant go wrong

[@heatherlynn0789]

This was such a good show! Good times.

[@mattgcn]

i don't get why all you commenters can't just appreciate this guy's love for music and his passionate performance jesus christ

[@hiddenhistoryofearth5090]

Beautiful!! Dang

[@Razorplated]

thank you for doing the song justice. i wish more bands that covered had the passion...

[@jazzyscissorhands]

i loved this. brings me back to that night :))))

[@ghostieboo00]

Perfect, as always!

[@jridenoure]

holy damn, this was surprisingly good.

[@ashevillecat]

3:38 is pure emotion, bravo

[@Tribune12345]

@bklepacki28 He kept the first version of the song NOT because he sang in perfect pitch and NOT because his voice didn't crack once, but because he and his band members believed that the first take captured JUST the right amount of emotion to be distributed to other people. NMH fans appreciate the band not for musical talent, but for their artistic worth. If they wanted to sound perfect or if they wanted to prove their technical worth, I highly doubt they would have used a saw as an instrument.

[@TheBundyboy66]

Amazing performance...

[@AtlanticSpamHammer]

Missing the last part (Goldaline my dear)

[@Russkellington]

thanks for posting this... kinda a heavy song to end with hah.

[@peaceric]

i'm not the biggest Brand New fan but i have to admit he has fantastic taste in music, if nothing else. hell of a cover

[@rip211]

SOOO Glad you were able to record this! My camera was dead at this point!

[@sexsexsexyNathan]

Congratulations. Thanks for sharing.

[@silvrwdge]

DAMN, speechless

[@Darkhero676]

oh my god he Scared the shit out of me when he said "the last song ever... i mean ever. " i was like .....no... srsly wheres my gun lol

[@jacklynisabella0]

knowing that brand new did a neutral milk hotel cover.. makes me gain more respect for brand new.

[@heatherlynn0789]

I kept getting smashed against the barrier lol. such a good show

[@blackmirrors9946]

Best NMH cover

[@Kdkjdjewerdnxa]

at like 5:40 is when i realised this is an excellent cover

[@entropyvisionary]

This is a great cover. Too bad he didn't sing the last verse.

[@cannibalmoth848dayz2]

entropyvisionary screaming fans ruined the best part 😂😂😁

[@HuntahCole]

Stop complaining about how he said "brain" instead of "breath". I thought it was "brain" too until recently. Many lyric sites say that the song says "brain" also. A simple misunderstanding.

[@jamesbond7684]

well done

[@DarlingByDefault]

At first I was upset the original isn't available for this song but then I found this O___o

[@XcrippleX]

@steve0619 sooo fucking true. Along with Andy Hull, and Coldplay

[@costadelcrimsontide]

THIS!!!!!!!!!

[@abelinoramone]

i think Jesse is the biggest NMH fan out there

[@jamieclark420]

@cayftw thank you for putting my thoughts into words.

[@TheLaraFest]

Fucking beautiful.

[@jefedezorros]

@StarvingSound Yeah he does. Jeff Mangum says "lose your breath" and that does make sense. It's a poetic way of saying "die". "I'll be with you when you die." And it is meant to rhyme with "left".. which comes closer "breath" or "brain"?

[@infearandfaiith]

"this fucker" is a fucking legend

[@ARMTOAST]

The fact the audience didn't completely lose control of their bowels like a teeny-bopper amidst beatlemania at 1:35 makes me a sad panda.

[@Bhetacarn]

Jesse can play anything, I wish Jesse Lacy, John Nolan, Anthony Greene and Conner Oberst Would collaborate

[@joeydee247]

And then Thom Yorke shows up last minute.

[@rawrRtotehmax]

haha i was at this show! i was to the left (when youre faceing jessy) fucking beautiful show

[@ThomasBaxter]

the voice of this song is true.

[@wavelines3]

obviously he played an abridged version.

[@mrlepercon]

@NASTY138 HOW COULD YOU NOT!!!!! HES GOT MAD SKILLS

[@heatherlynn0789]

I was hereeeeee

[@GetOffMyNuts88]

@lynch03 i saw him in Philly and i talked to the guy who follows them around for myspace and asked him about changing lyrics. his response was he changes the lyrics depending on his mood and what hes thinking about on that day.

[@Tribune12345]

@bklepacki28 why one would dislike them, but I can also see why I like them. And even though they don't have the technical skill to be compared to Elliot Smith or Radiohead, the message their music sends is one that hits right where it aims with me. I can see that a lot of indie fans kind of put them to shame, but I genuinely have yet to find another band that can make me feel what they want me to as well as Mangum's. So again, I have to respectfully say that we have to agree to disagree. =]

[@morespininjellyfish]

@uondrugsdotcom thank you for being one of the only people to comment on this and actually understand whats going on

[@holy7]

yes

[@holdendeez69]

YOOO I ALMOST SHIT MYSELF WHEN I SAW THIS

[@Darkhero676]

@NASTY138 yeah effing amazing have you ever heard Play Crack the sky? its the last song on Deja entendu ( the greatest cd ever recorded) and its basicly all him accept like some backing guitar. freaking epic this guy is my muse

[@AsbjornOlling]

Isn't it breath, instead of brain?

[@chrossiepher]

wow

[@Brian12327]

@indieifyoucan as both a fan of Brand New and NMH, you obviously have no idea how much NMH influences Brand New.

[@midnightarmonia]

brand new covering neutral milk hotel? oh yes everything is right with the world

[@porkboy86]

I don't know who you are but you're beautiful

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

@@porkboy86 simp

[@Tribune12345]

@bklepacki28 We'll just have to agree to disagree. Haha I love Elliot Smith. Conor Oberst is great, but for some reason has never had the same emotional effect on me as Jeff Mangum. I suppose when the argument comes down to "which artist is better," there can be no further agreement. And "How to Disappear Completely" was at one point my favorite song. But I simply find some of Mangum's stuff more personally engaging. And I also find it to be the music I always wish to listen to. So, I can see

[@theotrump3953]

Memes cover memes

[@pizzafreak1175]

LOL!

[@taylorgomez2391]

Got something better in mind?

[@BILLYTALENTisamazing]

fuckin gold

[@orlyplate]

@Nagsworth hello, best person on the internet!

[@spkrim]

Everyone needs to stop the debate. He is playing a song that he likes. get over it. It doesn't matter. Jesse loves this song... he played this song. Big deal. If you don't like it, then don't like it. It's not like he is trying to say that his version is better or anything, he is just playing the song. He changed the lyrics... WHATEVER! It's a cover! Just because you love NMH doesn't mean you have to shit all over BN. Let the guy play a song he loves for gods sake!

[@LunaMarHar]

come back already.

[@Banshee177]

I didn't like this song that much the first time I heard ITAOTS, but it really is an emotionally moving song. Definitely not one I would want to sing along with, but just listen intently.

[@reckonre]

this song is so fun to sing.

[@Banshee177]

It really is. When I listen to it in the car, I wail and scream till my lungs can't take it anymore.

[@lerakelemen1801]

I lost control one time too when I was listening to this song, saying what I wanted to say.

[@thebrattster]

I can say with no shame that I have a huge man crush on Jesse Lacey

[@dude43102]

@LaptopHero ..... I'm not reading every single comment on here, so please help me understand and forgive my ignorance, ... you say you liked this before Mangum covered it. If he covered it then who's the original writer or performer...? And does someone know the true story and meaning behind the song? Or has that never been revealed. Thanks.

[@ybrik222]

@twoheadedgirl Jeff Magnum, 007! Also... Simmer down. :P

[@FabianRWhite]

holy shit.

[@INEC213]

You posted this the day after, "way back" in 2009. Pretty rad. Too bad about Jesse, but this is good art.

[@Chola7891]

Perfect....but I don't like how he changed the part "we know who our enemies are"....whitch is the part I prefer in the original song of neutral milk hotel.

[@nlow21]

@matt00092 did you just say jesse lacey plays without passion?

[@Sup_Mate]

@cayftw Sad but true.

[@flamingotrigger44]

portugal the mans' new album comes out 7/19/2011!!! i just found this out and then saw the date on this video

[@Tribune12345]

It is ten minutes later and I already regret getting angry. Haha My apologies to bklepacki. Everyone needs a good rant occasionally to stay sane, so, once again, my apologies. I gave the troll the biggest meal of its life. haha

[@Tribune12345]

@bklepacki28 If an author writes a wordy book with superb grammar, it does not necessarily make it beautiful literature. If a painter uses masterful technique and flawless perspective, it does not necessarily make an inspiring painting. If a guitarist can move his fingers faster than your eyes can follow up and down a fret-board or can flawlessly change chords, it might make his music more technically outstanding, but it does not necessarily make the music great. Apologies for the rant.

[@owleyefilms]

YO

[@av3nged112]

pretty obvious everyone in the crowd arent fans of good music never even heard this song before clapping when not appropriate and screaming and shit

[@Brian12327]

@indieifyoucan Ok if you really want to check out a good cover of Bob Dylan check out Aaron weiss of mewithoutyou singing it ain't me