Tight New Dimension
Fat Wreck Chords
2016
Rating: 7.5 pink plumber pills out of 10
I'm not sure if Mean Jeans wins the award for best album cover or worst album cover of the year, but it's gotta be in the running for one of those (my vote is best, but I have notoriously bad taste). Regardless, if you take anything from listening to Mean Jeans, it's not to take shit too seriously. Their music is basically a modern version of three-chord Ramones punk with some Jeff the Brotherhood-style riffs thrown in; the songs are catchy as hell (though maybe a tad overproduced for my personal taste), and the lyrical content probably couldn't be any stupider. Song titles like "Michael Jackson Was Tight," "Are There Beers in Heaven?," "4 Coors Meal," and "Croozin'" sorta let you know exactly what you're in for...punk party rock for dudes who like to wear short cut off jean shorts, thrift store hats, and drink a lot of a terrible beer. On paper that sounds terrible to most people, but seriously...the songs are crazy catchy.
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