Mean Creek / Local Losers
| Album: | Local Losers | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mean Creek | Added: | Jul 2014 | |
| Label: | Old Flame Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-07-25 | Pull Date: | 2014-09-26 |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 14 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 3 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 12, 2014: | Octagonal Banana
Hangover Mind |
4. | Aug 20, 2014: | Brownian Motion
Cool Town |
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| 2. | Sep 08, 2014: | ZoeRadio
Night Running |
5. | Aug 20, 2014: | A-philiac
My Madeline |
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| 3. | Aug 29, 2014: | Octagonal Banana
Hangover Mind |
6. | Aug 11, 2014: | ZoeRadio
Hangover Mind |
Album Review
Zoe Rogers
Reviewed 2014-07-22
Reviewed 2014-07-22
Post-punk four piece group from Boston, MA, Mean Creek released this fourth studio album in June 2014. It is a fun listen throughout with up-tempo drums and punchy melodies. Feels very reminiscent of 80s 7" punk. RIYL: Lemonheads,The Replacements, Jay Reatard, Japandroids, Surfer Blood.
FCC WARNINGS: 3, 5
Recommended Tracks: 2, 4, 7, 8
1. (2:25) Cool Town - Surfer punk. Falsetto on the chorus.
2. (2:29) My Madeline - Some feedback at the beginning, great guitar melody, female backing vocals
3. (2:27) Anxiety Girl - This reminds me of Japandroids, it is awesome, FCC warning though, FUCK
4. (2:02) Night Running - Call and response between male and female vocalists with some good ooo-ing in the chorus.
5. (2:39) Johnny Allen - I'll call this one Surfer Blood instrumentation with Hold Steady vocals. FCC: Fuck
6. (3:00) Mass. Border - Straight up rock-n-roll
7. (2:45) Hangover Mind - Guitar strumming followed by a super catchy guitar hook and stuck in your head lyrics.
8. (2:47) Teenage Feeling - This one is great too, echo effect on the lyrics, up beat and great instrumentation.
FCC WARNINGS: 3, 5
Recommended Tracks: 2, 4, 7, 8
1. (2:25) Cool Town - Surfer punk. Falsetto on the chorus.
2. (2:29) My Madeline - Some feedback at the beginning, great guitar melody, female backing vocals
3. (2:27) Anxiety Girl - This reminds me of Japandroids, it is awesome, FCC warning though, FUCK
4. (2:02) Night Running - Call and response between male and female vocalists with some good ooo-ing in the chorus.
5. (2:39) Johnny Allen - I'll call this one Surfer Blood instrumentation with Hold Steady vocals. FCC: Fuck
6. (3:00) Mass. Border - Straight up rock-n-roll
7. (2:45) Hangover Mind - Guitar strumming followed by a super catchy guitar hook and stuck in your head lyrics.
8. (2:47) Teenage Feeling - This one is great too, echo effect on the lyrics, up beat and great instrumentation.
Track Listing
| 1. | Cool Town | 5. | Johnny Allen | |||
| 2. | My Madeline | 6. | Mass. Border | |||
| 3. | Anxiety Girl | 7. | Hangover Mind | |||
| 4. | Night Running | 8. | Teenage Feeling |