Degausser
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"Degausser" is a song off Brand New's 2006 album The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. It is track 4 on the album. The song wasn't available on the original leaked demos. It is now available for streaming on their PureVolume and MySpace pages.
Background Information
A "Degausser" is a magnetic device used to completely wipe or erase a roll of film and/or audio tape. Degaussers are often used in film-making. Another common example is the large electromagnet used to disable security tags on many electronics and/or CDs.
Live performance
"Degausser" was played extensively during Brand New's 2006 tour, including their support with Dashboard Confessional, under the title, "Take Apart Your Head." The first single off the album was originally going to be this song, but was later changed in favor of "Sowing Season."
In an interview with the band's street team, Lacey stated that "Degausser" was his favorite track to play live from the new album, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me.
During a performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Lacey mentioned that the song was written about a "demon that lives up in the attic in my cousin's house". At a performance at the House of Blues in Chicago (and in other performances) he stated that it is a song about the beginning of the end of the world. Lacey has stated other things at other shows and seems to make a game out of coming up with different origins for the song.