Preview: Say Anything - Anarchy, My Dear

I'm not sure what the indie community thinks of Say Anything. I'm more inclined to group them with the emo movement of the early '00s. On March 13th, Say Anything will release their fourth studio album, Anarchy, My Dear, through Equal Vision Records. The new album was produced by Tim O'Heir (Say Anything, Sebadoh, Superdrag). As Say Anything front-man Max Bemis affirms, the new album deals with Bemis' love for anarchy.

That love for anarchy carries through to the album's artwork. Explains Bemis: We thought we could best represent what the album means by using the symbolism of a burning flag stitched onto an actual flag. The image represents a championing of the 'cause' of struggling against the rules and regulations that dictate our thinking. Anarchy, My Dear is our first attempt to write a true 'punk' record; thematically speaking, it's a collection of songs about subverting society and destroying the boundaries humankind has placed upon ourselves both physically and in our minds. Coincidentally, it also happens to be the first record we've made in years where we had total freedom to explore our 'edgier' side and present a raw picture of what the band is truly about onstage.

Anarchy, My Dear Tracklist:

01. Burn A Miracle
02. Say Anything
03. Night's Song
04. Admit It Again
05. So Good
06. Sheep
07. Peace Out
08. Overbiter
09. Of Steel
10. Anarchy, My Dear
11. The Stephen Hawking

Watch the lyric video for the first single "Burn A Miracle" that was created by The Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo below.



Tour Dates:

3/24 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
3/25 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
3/27 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox @ The Market
3/29 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex-Grand Room
3/30 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
3/31 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
4/1 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
4/3 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
4/4 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
4/5 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
4/6 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
4/7 - Montreal, QC - Corona
4/9 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
4/10 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
4/11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Small's Theatre
4/13 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theatre
4/14 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
4/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
4/17 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
4/18 - Richmond, VA - The National
4/20 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
4/21 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
4/22 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
4/24 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
4/25 - Orlando, FL - Beacham Theatre
4/27 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
4/28 - Dallas, TX - Live @ Mokah
4/29 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
5/1 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
5/2 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
5/3 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues

* Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band, Fake Problems supporting all shows
* The Front Bottoms supporting on all shows from 3/24 to 4/11
* TALLHART (ex-Marksmen) supporting on all shows from 4/13 to 5/3