Mean Jeans - Are You Serious? (Dirtnap, 2009)

Mean Jeans
Are You Serious?
Dirtnap
2009

Rating: 7.5 vomit buckets out of 10

I've been saying for years I need more poppy party punk in my life, and lo and behold along comes Mean Jeans. I mean sure, I could have listened to this when it first came out in May of 2009, but where is the fun in that? Instead, I wait until March 2011 and then kick myself for missing out on this for nearly two years. Obviously, kicking myself is the best part, as it's both awkward and painful.

Anyways, so these Portland kids like to write songs about partying, wearing mean jeans (which seem to be an actual item along with the band's name), doing drugs, and more partying. You could call them Ramones rip-offs, but...well, actually you'd be right. But the songs are so damn catchy and fun and simple and who gives a shit if the singer sounds like Joey and all the songs are short three chord pop punk. Music ain't always gotta be challenging and ground breaking...sometimes it just needs to be a good time.