#lucy bemis

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1. My husband @maxbemis’s newest comic came out yesterday. ‘Lucy Dreaming’ on @boom_studios! I’m so proud of him! He’s always loved comics; Reads them religiously (like...really) and decided he was going to write them (on top of already being a musician with a successful band @sayanything). He pursued his writing dreams a few years back and now has written a ton of of published comics (including books for @marvel and @dynamitecomics ). He’s my life inspo forever. And the best Husband and Dad on top of it all. 😍 #bemissisters

2. 😍 This poor beautiful man has been literally slaving to finish songshops and has somehow ended up on a schedule where he sleeps during the day and works all night while WE sleep.  Everyone’s cramming to get things wrapped up before Charlie is born!😅 Best man. Too bad all the women in his family don’t adore him💔 #bemissisters #maxbemis

3. Happy Birthday to the best of the best. 😍 Finally were the same age and I’m not the old lady anymore! 😂😂💗💗💗💗 #bemissisters #maxbemis

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The Moment She Knew by Nosound from the live album Teide 2390

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Lucy Bemis is too cool to be real.

[melontay]

[ahb-writes]

Team-up scenario: a character knows more than the others but hates having the responsibility of acting on this knowledge + a character who knows absolutely nothing of substance but absolutely loves jumping into the fray no matter the circumstance.

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Preview: Lucy Dreaming SC

Lucy Dreaming SC preview. A vibrant coming-of-age fantasy about living your dreams—literally. #comics

Lucy Dreaming SC

Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writer: Max Bemis Artist: Michael Dialynas Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas Letterers: Colin Bell & Ed Dukeshire Price: $19.99

Max Bemis (Moon Knight writer and lead singer of Say Anything) and Michael Dialynas (The Woods) present a vibrant coming-of-age fantasy about living your dreams—literally.

In her dreams, Lucy is the hero of all her favorite…

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sdupreebemis: Every time I think she can’t top her last look...@dointhecockroach sends us a new dress. #lucyjeanbemis 🌹

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Lucy Dreaming #3

Art by Michael Dialynas | Letters by Colin Bell | Words by Max Bemis

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[sayanythingclub]

#DAD

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Kites by Nosound from the album Teide 2390, live at Teide Observatorium (2390m), Starmus Festival, Tenerife (Spain)

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Album Review: ‘Petals For Armor’ - Hayley Williams

You’ve probably heard Hayley Williams’ debut album by now… 

Originally split into three parts, the Paramore frontwoman aimed to ‘include people on the journey in the same way that I experienced it.’ But with each EP delivered in such quick succession, it killed some of the hype for Petals For Armor. At least for me, it did. Either release it as separate EPs or as a whole album. Otherwise, it just feels redundant.

When criticised for this approach, Williams called out the ‘men of Twitter that just hate the way that I’m putting out my album’ and wondered ‘How have you released YOUR albums?’ Which is rather unfair considering some female fans also felt that so many singles at once was unnecessary, myself included. That and it’s a little arrogant to suggest that just because I haven’t released an album of my own, I don’t get to have an opinion. How many times do I have to say it already: ‘You don’t get to dictate how others respond to your work. That’s the risk you take releasing it to the public.’

That’s not to say Petals For Armor isn’t good. In fact, it’s downright compelling, the singer providing a rather brutal examination of her past while imagining femininity ‘in different ways than people are used to seeing – it is primal and ferocious and gross and beautiful.’

First single ‘Simmer’ attempts to draw a line between ‘wrath and mercy’ amidst a fidgety, Radiohead-meets-Fiona Apple-meets-HAIM bass thrum; where rage begins as a ‘quiet thing’ but grows into something raw and visceral as Williams projects her maternal instinct onto her younger self (‘And if my child needed protection/From a fucker like that man/I'd sooner gut him/'Cause nothing cuts like a mother’).

‘Sudden Desire’ sees lustful urges explode in a haze of fuzzy bass and galloping snares, along with the post-coital angst (‘Don't know if I can deny/A sudden desire/Your fingerprints on my skin/A painful reminder’). ‘Leave It Alone’ is a mellow, bass-flecked ballad that has the singer coming to terms with grief in all its forms, written after her grandmother suffered serious head trauma in a fall. ‘Dead Horse’ confronts old shame with a deceptive, West-African-inspired pop lilt, Williams admitting to having an affair with her former husband, New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert, who was married to Eisley’s Sherri DuPree-Bemis at the time.

‘Pure Love’ is carefree 80s pop that more than snatches Carly Rae’s wig, complete with power ballad high notes. The New Wave punk of ‘Over Yet’ finds ‘it’s the right time/to come alive,’ while ‘Sugar On The Rim’ celebrates rave culture with 90s techno club decadence; rediscovering love under neon lights. 

‘Crystal Clear’ is a semi-duet with Williams’ grandfather awash in skipping beats and other atmospherics to reflect the singer’s newfound romance (allegedly with longtime friend and Paramore bandmate Taylor York, who also helped produce the record). On ‘Creepin,’ Williams confronts a ‘poor little vampire baby’ that sucks the life out of her atop a sluggish yet menacing bass crawl. ‘Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris,’ though, is a force of divine feminine energy, with Williams backed by the haunting harmonies of female supergroup boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker) as she proclaims: ‘I myself was a wilted woman/Drowsy in a dark room/Forgot my roots/Now watch me bloom’).

Standout track ‘Cinnamon’ also revels in femininity, this time in the context of domestic bliss (‘Eat my breakfast in the nude/Lemon water, living room/Home is where I'm feminine/Smells like citrus and cinnamon’). Twitchy, syncopated beats find themselves entangled in a knotty bassline, all frayed around the edges. The result is a feverish blend of 90s indie, sultry RnB and folk pop, indebted to a host of other female artists who exude strength, individuality and fearlessness, including Kate Bush, Janet Jackson, St Vincent, Tune-Yards and the aforementioned Apple. And there’s no better way for Williams to pay tribute than on her solo debut, where womanhood sits front and centre.

Petals For Armor doesn’t reach any comfortable conclusions. There’s no neat bow tied around it nor is there any sudden epiphanies. Rather, it’s an ongoing journey, mostly imperfect and at other times heartbreaking. It’s a natural progression from Paramore’s 2017 album After Laughter, the sparky, colourful yin to Petals For Armor’s dark, turbulent yang.

Something that’s always bothered me is how some people try to curb your anger, that you must always choose forgiveness, to be diplomatic, to always give the benefit of the doubt. That it’s somehow a sign of maturity to stuff your feelings down.

Here, Williams completely obliterates that concept. Rage is now a beautiful, restless creature. It’s something to savour, to embrace, something to revel in. Dating all the way back to ‘Misery Business,’ the singer always been a fine purveyor of rage. 

Bold, lush instrumentals also help to strengthen it, thick with the kind of basslines you can bounce a 20¢ piece off thanks to the nimble fingers of Joey Howard; the synthwork tight yet playful; the beat forever steady. Nature motifs prove incredibly vivid, but, much like life, take on a certain ugliness. Some tracks can feel repetitive here and there, especially in the record’s second half, but overall it’s a pretty consistent effort.

A cathartic slow burn, Petals For Armor is Hayley Williams (almost) born anew. Now watch her while she blooms…

- Bianca B.

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Kind of obsessed with Sherri DuPree-Bemis (singer/guitarist of Eisley)’s amazing artwork

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Lucy learns that she may not be alone in her dream landscapes.

Lucy Dreaming #3 (of 5) Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writer: Max Bemis Artist: Michael Dialynas Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas Letterer: Colin Bell Price: $3.99

PREVIEW: Lucy Dreaming #3 (of 5) Lucy learns that she may not be alone in her dream landscapes. Lucy Dreaming #3 (of 5) Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writer: Max Bemis Artist: Michael Dialynas Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas Letterer: Colin Bell Price: $3.99

[paramorera]

I can’t wait to be mother and spoil my kids dying their hair like Sherri Dupree does with her siblings.

[bayanin]

Would you spit in Little Lucy’s face Because she watches the movie Frozen And she wants to be a princess Even though Disney employs nearly genocidal business practices?

Say Anything - Princess