Barlow made a four-track home recording of "Brand New Love" in 1986, during the same period that he was an active member of Dinosaur Jr.[1] That four-track recording closes out the album Weed Forestin', which was first self-released by Lou Barlow on cassette in 1987 under the name Sentridoh.
The EP featured a new studio recording of "Brand New Love" performed by the Sebadoh's then three-piece line-up of Barlow, Gaffney and Jason Loewenstein.
Steve Taylor wrote that the "early lo-fi version of "Brand New Love" was taken up to mid-fi on the... Sebadoh vs Helmet mini-album".
[2] At a little over four minutes, this studio version is slower and significantly longer that Barlow's original home recording.
The most significant additional section is an intense noise-rock outro with layered guitars and a feedback-laden crescendo.