Say Anything Band • Page 38

yep

 

I wonder if he's going to continue with a lot of guest performances, worked really well on Hebrews

 

I have a ton of faith. Hebrews is still my second favorite, and that was only two albums ago. I also like IDTII, even if it was a little more hit or miss, so I have no reason to believe this won't be fantastic.

 

The last three albums have had a handful of songs I love. Just hoping for another s/t situation where the whole thing engages me. In Bemis I have faith.

 

Blows my mind that the singer from Moneen has been in Say Anything for like 3 years now and I didn't know it

I can get behind a well written Say Anything album. I know everyone else hated it but I Don't Think It Is showed that Bemis still has a ton of great directions to go in. I'd like to hear a straight up rock album, less feedback squalls and muffled yelling and lyrics about jizz

 

He is?!

 

More lyrics about jizz pls.

 

I’m drunk af. Playing Overwatch whilst listening to IDOTG disc 2.

Shit is hitting me soooooooo hard right meow

 

I don’t wanna get looooooooost in the oceannnnnn

 

Looks like the album is doneeeeeeeee

 

I respect this decision. On one hand, I see how it could make him uncomfortable performing today. On the other, if Radiohead can go without Creep, Say Anything can forego "Wow."

 

Can't wait for the in defense tour. Going with my gf to the first night and with friends the 2nd night, going to be awesome.

Also really excited about the new album I'm assuming we'll have to wait till after this tour before we hear anything from it

 

I’m also really excited. I also don’t have any interest in the opening acts sadly.

 

Wil Yip produced it? Gives me hope for this album.

 

I think he produced the last one... hopes diminished now? Lol

 

Max said he's done doing the "experimental lo-fi" thing for now so we ~should~ be in the clear

 

He just mixed the last one, he was definitely more involved with this one. Honestly not too knowledgeable on what just mixing is though or how producing goes

Did the last album grow on you at all? I think I remember you saying you revisited it

 

Production does mean a certain involvements in the process, be that songwriting, project management, or even engineering (though often producers have an engineer on hand)

Mixing starts when you get all the stems (that’s what a recorded solo part of any instrument is called) into a DAW (logic, pro tools) and you start working on the actual audio file, be that making sure that the hits line up, how loud something is or what post processing effects are used (EQs, Reverb, Delays, saturation etc.) and sometimes can go as far as reamping certain guitar/bass parts through different amps than have been originally used.

So yeah if a record sounds bad it’s more often than not the guy who mixed it that dropped the ball. You can do a stupid amount of stuff in post.

 

Ehhhh, a poorly engineered record can only be helped so much in the mixing stage imo unless you get a miracle worker. I’m gonna guess that record was poorly engineered and/or Max had specific instructions for Yip to follow. Yip’s never been the best mixer by any means, but his work is usually decent and listenable (imo).

 

Well I suppose to depends how much influence Max had with that lo-fi stuff he was doing (which he's done with?). I enjoy Wil's production just fine on all the other rock/indie bands he works with.

Hopes staying alive. Been waiting too long for a Say Anything record I enjoy.

 

Max and Darren King did all the other production work I believe

 

You know, I keep saying I'm going to write about it, and one of these days, I will. I still don't think it's a great record -- I'm hesitant to call it good, even -- but I get it now. I'm trying to put my bias aside, because after revisiting it prior to our interview, it intriqgued me, and I listened to it quite a bit for a couple weeks. I ended up trimming down the tracklist and throwing some bonus tracks in a playlist that I actually think makes it I pretty good album. There are certainly moments I like, and as for the moments I don't, I at least have had time (and insight) to reflect on where they're coming from. It was a lot to drop on fans without a single to indicate the record's direction. I'd still say it's my least favorite Say Anything album, but much like Rivers Cuomo, I've come to truly admire Max for his willingness to try new things and do exactly what he wants to do, regardless of how it's received.

 

I don’t like his drumsound, but he did a good job on After The Party.

Didn’t really like his work on that starting line EP tho.

 

He did incredible work on la dispute, code orange and mewithoutyou