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Mean Jeans' new EP

Posted by Loren on April 9, 2022

Mean Jeans' new EP
Mean Jeans' new EP

Mean Jeans released a new 3-song EP yesterday, a digital EP titled Hits From The Bog, courtesy of Fat Wreck Chords.

"We just unearthed some recordings that got lost in the bog somewhere along the way," the band says in a statement. "Listening back, I have to wonder what we were smoking at the time, cuz there's definitely some saxophone, a single jazz chord, and we've betrayed the '4 chords per song' rule. Still I think they'll appeal to anyone feeling possessed by junk food and/or slime."

The EP preludes an upcoming tour with The Chats -- dates below.

Track Listing:

1. Mind Fulla Slime
2. My Body is a Wasteland
3. Twistin off A Cliff

Mean Jeans will be making the following appearances with The Chats throughout April and May. Dates below.

14 Apr 2022 in Phoenix, AZ, US @ Crescent Ballroom w/ The Chats 
15 Apr 2022 in Los Angeles, CA, US @ The Echo w/ THICK 
16 Apr 2022 in Berkeley, CA, US @ UC Theatre w/ The Chats 
17 Apr 2022 in Roseville, CA, US @ Goldfield Trading Post w/ The Chats 
19 Apr 2022 in Ventura, CA, US @ Ventura Music Hall w/ The Chats 
20 Apr 2022 in Santa Cruz, CA, US @ The Catalyst Atrium w/ The Chats 
23 Apr 2022 in San Diego, CA, US @ House of Blues w/ The Chats 
25 Apr 2022 in El Paso, TX, US @ Lowbrow Palace w/ The Chats 
26 Apr 2022 in Houston, TX, US @ The Bronze Peacock w/ The Chats 
27 Apr 2022 in Austin, TX, US @ Emo's w/ The Chats 
28 Apr 2022 in Dallas, TX, US @ Cambridge Room w/ The Chats 
30 Apr 2022 in Nashville, TN, US @ Basement East w/ The Chats 
1 May 2022 in Atlanta, GA, US @ Buckhead Theatre w/ The Chats 
3 May 2022 in Columbia, SC, US @ The Senate w/ The Chats 
4 May 2022 in Baltimore, MD, US @ Baltimore Sound Stage w/ The Chats 
5 May 2022 in Boston, MA, US @ Paradise Rock Club w/ The Chats 
6 May 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA, US @ Jergels w/ The Chats 
7 May 2022 in Brooklyn, NY, US @ Warsaw w/ The Chats 
8 May 2022 in Philadelphia, PA, US @ The Foundry w/ The Chats 
10 May 2022 in Montreal, QC, Canada @ Foufounes Electrique w/ The Chats 
11 May 2022 in Toronto, ON, Canada @ Velvet Underground w/ The Chats 
12 May 2022 in Cleveland, OH, US @ Grog Shop w/ The Chats 
13 May 2022 in Louisville, KY, US @ Zanzibar w/ The Chats 
14 May 2022 in Chicago, IL, US @ House of Blues w/ The Chats 
15 May 2022 in St. Paul, MN, US @ Amsterdam Bar w/ The Chats 
17 May 2022 in Lawrence, KS, US @ The Bottleneck w/ The Chats 
18 May 2022 in Omaha, NE, US @ Slowdown w/ The Chats 
20 May 2022 in Denver, CO, US @ Marquis Theatre w/ The Chats 
21 May 2022 in Salt Lake City, UT, US @ Kilby Court w/ THICK 
22 May 2022 in Boise, ID, US @ The Shredder 
25 May 2022 in Seattle, WA, US @ El Corazon w/ The Chats 
26 May 2022 in Portland, OR, US @ Crystal Ballroom w/ The Chats 
27 May 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre w/ The Chats

Mean Jeans' new EP
Mean Jeans' new EP

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