Say Anything will release “Psyche!” on April 28th. Pre-save is up and the press release is below.
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Max Bemis Announces New Solo Project
Max Bemis of Say Anything has announced his new project, Maxim Mental. Today he’s shared the new song “Evermore (And the Grammy Goes to)” as well as some new tour dates.
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Saves the Day’s Chris Conley, Say Anything’s Max Bemis, and Sparta’s Jim Ward are doing a livestream together on September 30th. Tickets are now available.
Max Bemis Announces ‘…is a Real Boy’ Live Stream
Max Bemis will be performing an acoustic livestream of Say Anything’s …is a Real Boy on September 8th.
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Say Anything has released the song “Send You Off.”
Say Anything – “Pink Snot”
Say Anything’s new song “Pink Snot” is up on Spotify and Apple Music.
Bemis Family Start Kickstarter
Max and Sherri Bemis have started a Kickstarter to release four albums:
This isn’t just about one album even in the literal sense. We want to give the world FOUR albums and stream them for free regardless of who backs this Kickstarter. One full length LP, two e.ps and one of indeterminate length. All created by the Bemis family. So that would be the Perma album, the first solo Sherri Dupree-Bemis album, my first solo album (the first release by me since Say Anything recently stopped), and the first release by our girls’ indie rock project, which they’ve titled FLOWER PETAL FLOWER ROSE.
Say Anything Pre-Orders
Say Anything have posted up pre-orders for their new album.
Say Anything Announce the End; Share New Song
Say Anything is (sorta) coming to an end. A lengthy message from Max Bemis (over ten pages), can be read here.
Our plans as a collective are to, kind of sort of, end Say Anything. Or “the first era of Say Anything”. Whatever you want to call it, it’s that thing. I don’t buy that shit when other bands do it, but whatever the fuck works as terminology. I need a break. We’ll return one day to play festivals and scoff at our career. But I want to say goodbye.
There will be no full U.S tour to support the record or in the near future. I am done being a touring musician as my main profession. Say Anything is retiring in the sense that Jay-Z did. It’s not an indefinite hiatus or a breakup because that’s impossible. But we’ll get to that.
A message from his wife, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, can be read here:
If what Max wrote doesn’t make it clear, he’s recovering from a PTSD “breakdown” and this is not really bipolar-related stuff. It’s a guy who followed his passion to the point of almost breaking who stopped and saved his own life for us and those who care. Which has left him joyful but needing rest and relaxation and positivity.
The band will be releasing their new album, Oliver Appropriate, on October 12th. The first single, “Daze” is up on Spotify and Apple Music.
Max Bemis Opens Up Song Shop
Max Bemis of Say Anything has reopened the Song Shop.
Say Anything Debut New Song Live
Say Anything debuted a new song live at SXSW last night. A fan shot video has made its way online.
Say Anything Sign with Dine Alone Records
Say Anything have signed with Dine Alone Records and will be releasing their new Will Yip produced album later this year. Brooklyn Vegan has the following quote from Max Bemis:
It is surreal to have a new home for Say Anything. It’s been a minute since that’s been the case and I’m totally excited that we’ll now be working with the wonderful Dine Alone Records. I’ve been a fan of the label for a long time and am full on stoked to release our new Will-Yip-produced LP with them. The record is a bit different from the last one (blah blah as always) and is going to be an involved, weird organism, but one I am glad to entrust to Dine Alone. If you’re in Texas come see us play with our (OMG) labelmates …..And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead to celebrate the occasion.
Max Bemis Details the Creation of ‘…Is a Real Boy’
AV Club sat down with Max Bemis of Say Anything to talk about the creating of …Is a Real Boy.
Fans Report in: Say Anything Finish New Album
I’ve had a few readers reach out and say that Say Anything announced last night at their show at the Beacham in Orlando, FL that they had recently finished recording their new album.
Say Anything to Retire “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too” From Live Show
Max Bemis has decided to retire “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too” from Say Anything’s live set:
Gotta sound in. I was a naive kid when I entered “this scene” at 19 and found out that a lot of people I knew of or looked up to repeatedly cheated on their spouses and girlfriends, hooked up with underage girls, etc. It has been heartbreaking and continues to be jarring as someone who I hope is different. It makes me question even the mutual not-coerced of-age interactions I’ve had with women during my youth. We should all question the dynamics of sexuality and our role in this.
That being said, I’ve never and would never cheat on my wife or betray my family and that is also a form of emotional abuse I see perverted by many people in entertainment as well as other obvious creepy shit. Given all of this, I’m going to be retiring the song Wow I Can Get Sexual Too for the foreseeable future. It may speak partially of my flaws but mostly a sarcastic caricature of someone I’ve never been at all and is no longer appropriate during this crisis.