Brand New may have announced plans to break up in 2018 with T-shirts

They'll stay 18 forever.
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Tricia Gilbride
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Brand New may have announced plans to break up in 2018 with T-shirts
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Brand New fans have come to expect two things: music that speaks to their eternal suffering and cryptic messages.

Now the band's back at it with some new merchandise, including T-shirts featuring a floral upside-down cross (for spring!) and another portraying a resurrection. They both read "Brand New: 2000-2018."



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They also released this new shirt, which is interesting because Brand New's heavy lyrical focus on a fear of God has always been geared towards Christianity.

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The good news is that it's 2016 now, so the end times aren't quite here yet. Brand New has tour dates with Modest Mouse coming up this summer. They also recently released a new single, "I Am A Nightmare" that many speculate could be a single from their long awaited follow up to 2009's Daisy.

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The band released a new shirt with the single art, too, but it was only available for 24 hours, because this is Brand New we're talking about.

But realistically, Brand New breaking up wouldn't change much. In the past seven years, they've released two songs. And if they break up in 2018, they can stay 18 forever. 

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Tricia Gilbride

Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.

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