Mean Jeans - "Steve Don't Party No More"

People all too often forget the power of a simple unpretentious rock and roll song. Thankfully, Portland's Mean Jeans haven't. I first heard the band at Jackpot Records a few weekends back as the excellent Ramones-esque sing-along "Let's Pogo B4 U Gogo" blasted over the store's speakers. And I haven't been able to put down the trio's November debut Are You Serious? ever since. Song titles like "2 Much Cocaine" and "Steve Don't Party No More" may seem ridiculous out of context, but over surging drums, power chords and the classic punk-rock voice of singer Billy Jeans, that absurdity becomes overwhelmingly infectious. It's punk in its most simple and pure form—just drop the needle and inject.

Mean Jeans - "Steve Don't Party No More" (from Are You Serious?)