Album Info

Anarchy, My Dear

Alternative - 2012

Say Anything’s fifth studio album, Anarchy, My Dear, is a genuinely angst-ridden release. It's easily the hardest Say Anything has... more

Tracklist

1

Burn a Miracle

3:53 min
2

Say Anything

3:01 min
3

Night's Song

3:44 min
4

Admit It Again

4:12 min
5

So Good

4:29 min
6

Sheep

2:55 min
7

Peace Out

5:16 min
8

Overbiter

3:27 min
9

Of Steel

4:09 min
10

Anarchy, My Dear

5:43 min
11

The Stephen Hawking

7:38 min

About Anarchy, My Dear

Say Anything’s fifth studio album, Anarchy, My Dear, is a genuinely angst-ridden release. It's easily the hardest Say Anything has crafted since 2004’s . . .Is a Real Boy. The group's album art even depicts a symbol of a burning flag stitched onto an actual flag. Singer Max Bemis has said that this album is about subverting society and breaking down boundaries. Sure enough, “Burn a Miracle” opens with taut pop-punk that leans a bit harder on the punk. Over guitar leads with late-'90s emo flavors, overdriven bass, and plenty of upstart lyrics, Bemis sings through a distortion filter. His chanting “burn a miracle” cleverly sounds like he’s shouting “burn America.” He namechecks Randy Newman in “Night’s Song,” a reggae-tinged ditty that juxtaposes a lightly bouncing melody with Bemis angrily spitting out his lyrics like a soured beverage.