You may be saying to yourself, "Self, why is Max Bemis, singer/songwriter of one of my most beloved bands, Say Anything, whose self-titled new album drops November, 3, FYI, participating in this edition of Buzzworthy's "The 5"? Why, Self, would a man so prone to lacerating self-examination via his music feel the need to divulge any more unknown secrets about himself to the world?'
My answer, after chastising you for talking to yourself too much, would be that, "you may think you know, but you have no idea." And you would probably look at me funny for quoting VH1's Behind The Music tagline, and then I would clarify by saying "The 5" is for those factoids you usually don't get from regular interviews. Such as? Such as Say Anything's early days playing NOFX songs at Jewish summer camp! See? Plus, find out more about Max's graphic novel obsession, his side project band, Two Tongues, and watch "Hate Everyone." Again.
Christopher Browder is a dude from Louisville, Kentucky. He's a fan of LOST, quesadillas, and George Bush (with a mustache). He plays too much Wii and drinks too much Diet Coke. Christopher Browder is also Mansions, a one-man emotional rollercoaster (a la Bright Eyes) who sounds a lot like early Death Cab For Cutie. If the photo on Browder's purevolume profile is any indication -- he spends a lot of time being overwhelmed by the feelings he sings about. That bodes well for the music, because you can tell he means every word.
Mansions' debut album drops March 3 on Doghouse Records, home of Jet Lag Gemini, Army Of Me and The Honorary Title, and original signer of The Get Up Kids, Say Anything and All-American Rejects. Not too shabby, right? If you can't wait until March, and you happen to be lucky enough to live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, you can catch Browder with buddies standing in on bass and drums at The Werehouse February 6. Otherwise, listen to Mansions, and get ready for a major arrival!
Tags All-American-Rejects, Army-of-Me, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Jet Lag Gemini, Mansions, Say Anything, The All-American Rejects, The Buzz On, The Honorary Title, the-get-up-kids
We were never very good at science, so here's our best shot at explaining heart-on-their-sleeves emo dance-punk unit Say Anything's tripped-out new thermographic video, "Baby Girl, I'm A Blur." For those of you who haven't seen it yet, um, it involves infrared images, which may be either the same or the opposite of thermographic… images? Which means… things about… temperature and heat… and stereophonic… multi… seismic… graphical… scientific terms.
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