Far from whiny teen angst rock, ... Is a Real Boy is actual punk: It rails against itself and against society at large, laughing all the way. Say Anything's grasp of irony sets them apart from other similar bands: In "Every Man Has a Molly," Bemis sings, "Molly Connolly just broke up with me over the revealing nature of the songs. You goddamn kids had best be gracious with the merch money you spend, because for you I won't ever have rough sex with Molly Connolly again," to the tune of a gently plucked guitar that explodes into full-on pop-punk-rock with hand claps and a chorus of backing vocals. "Slowly, Through a Vector" ends with Bemis repeating "Ha ha ha, show me what you've got," as if to say, Neener-neener, other emo bands; I can rock circles around your asses.
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