Recorded 2013–2014 Artist Say Anything Producer Max Bemis | Length 46:36 Release date 10 June 2014 Label Equal Vision Records | |
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Released June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10) Hebrews
(2014) I Don't Think It Is
(2016) Genres Alternative rock, Electronics in rock music Similar Say Anything, Anarchy - My Dear, In Defense of the Genre, All My Friends Are Enemies, Is a Real Boy | ||
Hebrews is the sixth full-length studio album by American rock band Say Anything. On March 25, the band announced via their label, Equal Vision Records' blog that their new record entitled Hebrews, titled after front-man Max Bemis's Jewish lineage, would be released on June 10, 2014. Early on in the recording process, it was announced that the album would be self-produced by Bemis, and engineered by Garron DuPree. On April 24, the first single from the album was released, titled "Six Six Six" via billboard.com, along with more details concerning the ambitious production and release of the upcoming record. Most notably, front-man Max Bemis confessed that the forthcoming album features production that had been unprecedented to the band - the album features no guitars, an instead replaces traditional guitar-based riffs with orchestral string arrangements while maintaining the punk-influenced drive that has been attributed to the band in the past.
Contents
"Judas Decapitation" was released to radio on May 19, 2014.
Say anything six six six
Background
In an interview with Billboard magazine in December, 2013, Bemis spoke about the new record, divulging that the album was "about 80 percent done." Furthermore, Bemis spoke covertly about the new record, claiming it to be "kind of a big shift for us in certain ways...some really crazy arrangements."
Bemis went on to speak of the recording process with engineer Garron DuPree, saying they "have been able to spread out the recording over the course of five months or so. It's definitely giving me a lot of time to tastefully arrange things that I wouldn't have necessarily had the time to do..."
The record features several guest appearances by the singers of various indie rock, punk rock and emo bands: Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra, Aaron Weiss of mewithoutyou, Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 and Angels & Airwaves, Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids and Reggie and the Full Effect, Chris Conley of Saves the Day, Gareth and Kim Campesinos of Los Campesinos!, Bob Nanna of Braid, Jon Simmons of Balance and Composure, Brian Sella of The Front Bottoms and Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré. Additionally, the record features all the members of the band Eisley: Bemis' wife, Sherri DuPree-Bemis, her sisters Stacy and Chauntelle, brother Weston and cousin Garron. Bemis' brother-in-law, Mutemath drummer Darren King, also appears on the record.
Track listing
All songs recorded by Say Anything.
Personnel
Songs
1John McClaneMatt Pryor - Chris Conley3:34
2Six Six SixSherri DuPree - Andy Hull - Jon Simmons4:40
3Judas DecapitationKim David - Gareth Campesinos!3:25