Anarchy, My Dear

Personnel: Max Bemis (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion); Coby Linder (vocals, drums, percussion).Audio Mixer: Tim O'Heir.Recording information: Golden Ear, Brooklyn, NY; Rosewood Studios, Tyler, TX.Illustrator: Mike Ski.Photographer: Scott Gries.Arrangers: Tim O'Heir; Max Bemis.In what might be one of the most pleasantly angst-filled albums of the punk revival, Max Bemis gets back to the earlier, more thematic days of Say Anything on Anarchy, My Dear. With a sound that leans more toward the pop side of pop-punk, the album creates a nice contrast between the pleasant melodies of the songs and the seething, dissatisfied lyrics that rest on top of them. That spirit of discontent is prevalent throughout the entire album, which finds Bemis taking the opportunity to lash out at the world around him in a gesture of anti-cool catharsis. While his target seems to be society, the singer seems to especially delight in taking shots at so-called hipster culture, with songs like "A