Mean Jeans will release their first album for Fat Wreck Chords, Tight New Dimension, this Friday (4/22) (pre-order), and a full stream premieres in this post. If you've checked out Mean Jeans before, you pretty much know what to expect here: Ramones worship with all the spirit, power pop hooks, and speed that you need to pull something like this off. It's not just Ramones though. For one, Mean Jeans have a lot more guitar solos than those early Ramones records. They also have a different sense of humor, with track titles like "4 Coors Meal" and "Michael Jackson Was Tight," and they even bring synthesizers in on closing track "Are There Beers In Heaven?" (There's that sense of humor again.) It's a fun record that rocks from start to finish, and you should give it a spin:

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Mean Jeans at BV-SXSW 2016 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Mean Jeans also have upcoming tour dates, including some with their label heads NOFX (though they're not on NOFX's NYC show):

Mean Jeans -- 2016 Tour Dates

04/21/16 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor w/ NOFX

04/22/16 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution w/ NOFX

04/23/16 Jacksonville, FL Mavericks w/ NOFX

04/24/16 St. Augustine, FL Nobby's

04/25/16 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle w/ NOFX

05/12/16 Portland, OR Liquor Store Record Release show w/ Fire Retarded, Mister Tang

05/18/16 Chicago, IL East Room w/ Easy Habits, Mama

05/19/16 Milwaukee, WI Club Garibaldi w/ Easy Habits

05/20/16 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club w/ Easy Habits, Frankie Teardrop, Chincees

05/21/16 Madison, WI False Floor w/ Easy Habits

05/22/16 Indianapolis, IN The Hi-Fi w/ Easy Habits, Smokes

05/23/16 Cincinnati, OH Northside Yacht Club w/ Easy Habits

05/24/16 Cleveland, OH Mahalls w/ Easy Habits

05/25/16 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail w/ Easy Habits

06/24/16 Helsinki, Finland Hori Smoku Summer Boogaloo