IS A REAL BOY (LP) 04/29/2020 Jackson's refined melodic sense and

Jackson's refined melodic sense and straightforward but splendidly executed keyboard work dominate the performances regardless of his surroundings

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and perhaps even strange

"Save Room

IS A REAL BOY (LP) 04/29/2020 Jackson's refined melodic sense andModern pop punk and emo are not usually known for depth but Say Anything bucked conventions with the complex, self reflexive IS A REAL BOY, a high minded concept album that tells as much about the band's real leader, Max Bemis, as it does about his fictional surrogate. Bemis's battle with bipolar disorder is dire, but the music he's crafted out of his troubles is colorful and busy, folding confessional lyrics into bright arrangements like the keyboard