Mean Creek Announce New Album

Get psyched for the latest bundle of tie-dyed sing-along rawk from Beantown favorites Mean Creek who are preparing to drop their second full-length album, “Youth Companion,” on October 16 via Old Flame Records. The dazzling twin-vocal ballroom dance of singer-guitarists Chris Keene and Aurore Ounjian blends sinuously with the Norse thunder created by bassist Erik Wormwood and drummer Mikey Holland, yet the music swells endlessly like a vast ocean of reverb. Anthemic, regal Band of Horses-style mood rock meets the overripe and unbridled energy of the Pixies. Catch the album’s first single, “Young & Wild,” streaming below, and if you missed them at the Paradise last week then head to their Bandcamp for a few things to tide you over until they come back home. – Dean Shakked