Whenever
I see the title of this cassette I can only think that it is using the word “mean”
in a way that is negative, like a jerk, and so it’s supposed to say “How You
Are Mean”, and then it’s going to be a collection of complaints and pet
peeves. On the contrary though, this is
something closer to that pop type indie type clean rock sound of
Spitalfield. It’s Superdrag or Supergrass
or just plain super.
The
songs can be somewhat short and to the point, with a tinny indie rock vibe and
vocals comparable to Billie Joe Armstrong.
On the third song in particular I
can hear a bit of the melodies of a slower Local H number come out, like maybe
an acoustic Local H song from their “As Good As Dead” album.
“How
You Mean” also does get acoustic in its own right, channeling EFS of course,
and then by the end we bring out something between The Hold Steady and Coyote
Shivers. Really, this is just a nice
slice of Americana rock n roll, though not so much in the Neil Young sense but closer
to John Mellencamp but with some sort of punk rock roots built in.
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