The energetic alternative trio feel as vibrant and hungry as ever on their first release in just over two years
Celebrated on this site and beyond for the urgent and engrossing nature of their take on punky alternative rock, Baltimore’s Mean Sea are a band who take the spirit of the genre and give it a fiery modern edge, melding hard-hitting instrumentation with intense vocals and powerful, often relatable lyrics in a way that sticks out and leaves an impression on you as a listener.
Their latest single ‘Look Around’ is their first since the release of their Sorry We’re Late… Again EP from late 2023, and it finds the band feeling as hungry and dynamic as ever, ripping through its duration in kinetic and restless fashion. The lyrics explore relatable themes like the business of modern life and the the realisation that everybody has their own things going on which mean that they can’t always be around or waiting to pick you up when you fall. It is a track that serves as something of a sobering reality check, and the sharpness of their sound and delivery helps give the message the blunt impact that it desires.
